Crops & Production Tips

ICE canola weekly outlook: Weak soybeans a “problem”

By Phil Franz-Warkentin October 16, 2024

The ICE Futures canola market backed away from nearby highs during the week ended Oct. 16, as losses in Chicago soybeans and soyoil weighed on values. With the canola harvest in its final stages across Western Canada, the market will likely settle in a sideways range while looking to outside influences for direction.

Crops, News

Federal funds announced for Cereals Canada

By Don Norman October 15, 2024

The recent $7.3 million in federal money to Cereals Canada is slated for international market improvements and research into the impact of environmental conditions on cereals

Harvested Saskatchewan lentils. (Bobloblaw/iStock/Getty Images)

Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly: Lentil market watching India dispute

By Adam Peleshaty October 15, 2024

An ongoing dispute between Canada and India involving the assassination of a Sikh man on Canadian soil has Canada's lentil market fearing that one of its largest trading partners may shut its doors to the pulse.

Crops, Equipment, Machinery

CNH’s app, web portal upgrades based on farmer input

FieldOps replaces previous Case IH, New Holland brand-specific telematics

By Scott Garvey October 14, 2024

As many farms’ management practices go digital, growers increasingly ask for machine telematics and agronomic field data to be combined into one online interface — and it should be intuitive, streamlined, and maybe most importantly, fully mobile, according to Jacob Maurer, global product manager for CNH. When the company decided to redesign its web portal […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Saskatchewan crop report: Harvest nearly complete

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm October 10, 2024

Combining in Saskatchewan is virtually complete with the provincial report putting the harvest at 97 per cent finished overall. That's a gain of six points during the week ended Oct. 7, as parts of the province contended with rain delays.

The Chicago Board of Trade building on May 28, 2018. (Harmantasdc/iStock Editorial/Getty Images)

Corn, Markets, Soybeans, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

CBOT Weekly: Trade too low on U.S. corn, soybeans ahead of S/D report

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm October 9, 2024

Estimates for U.S. corn and soybeans are perhaps too low and wheat prices are set to increase due to smaller global supplies.

Canola, Crops

Back to blackleg

Lab-testing canola stem samples can help verify the disease and its specific race

By Jeff Melchior October 9, 2024

Everyone knows blackleg has been all over canola crops throughout Western Canada this year — but producers will still have to wait a bit to find out just how much the fungal disease has impacted Prairie crops. That’s why Clint Jurke, agronomy director with the Canola Council of Canada, is waiting until survey data is […] Read more

Crops

Manitoba crop report: Most of the harvest off the field

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm October 9, 2024

Combining in Manitoba advanced 12 points at 85 per cent complete for the week ended Oct. 7. While some crops made great amounts of progress, others did not. The largest gains were made in the province's soybean and flax harvests as they are up 41 points apiece at 70 and 61 per cent finished respectively.

Barley, Canola, Cereals, Corn, Crops, Markets, News, Oats, Peas, Pulses, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Canadian Grain Commission releases August export report

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm October 8, 2024

The Canadian Grain Commission's monthly report on grain exports for August 2024 - the first month of the 2024/25 marketing year.

Photo: Victoria Popova/iStock/Getty Images

Markets, News, Peas, Pulses

Pulse Weekly: Yellow peas slip as India pauses levy cut

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm October 8, 2024

Yellow pea bids in Western Canada are coming under pressure, while green pea prices hold steady.

GFM Network News

Canadian trade data delayed by U.S. government shutdown

Sigurdson applauds Alberta farmers

U.S. grains: Soy, corn dip on farmer selling; U.S.-China trade talks in focus