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(File photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

Weekly canola exports pick up

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News February 1, 2019

Weekly Canadian canola exports hit their highest level in more than two months during the week ended Sunday, helping narrow the gap between this year’s export pace and the year-ago movement. Canola exports of 268,500 tonnes during week 26 of the crop year were roughly double the previous week’s total and the largest movement in […] Read more

A big issue for many Prairie soybean growers last year was green seed.

Crops, Features

What pulse growers can do if the taps turn off

A dry season in 2019 will make things difficult for Prairie pulse and soybean growers

By Angela Lovell January 31, 2019

Like many grain farmers across Western Canada, pulse and soybean growers had a tough 2018 from a weather standpoint. Many began the 2018 season seeding into soils with below-average soil moisture, then struggled with hot, dry weather throughout the season. That had a significant impact on yields. To top it all off, a number of […] Read more

Rail cars in Vancouver. (Photo courtesy/copyright Canadian National Railway)

Canola, Crops, Markets

Canadian canola demand off year-ago pace

By GFM Network News January 11, 2019

CNS Canada — Canadian canola exports and domestic usage are both falling behind the year-ago pace, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission data. Canada exported only 63,700 tonnes of canola during the week ended Jan. 6, according to the report. That compares with the average weekly movement during the crop-year-to-date of about 200,000 tonnes. […] Read more

Crops, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Four Eastern wheats to be reclassified in July

By GFM Network News November 29, 2018

Four classes of Canada Eastern wheat are set to be reclassified in mid-2019 into a new “Other” class, to cut the costs of segregating grain during commercial handling. The Canadian Grain Commission announced Thursday a new Canada Eastern Other Wheat (CEOW) class will be created effective July 1, 2019. At that time, the Canada Eastern […] Read more

Canola, Markets

Visible canola supplies building: CGC report

By MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News November 2, 2018

CNS Canada – Canadian canola stocks in the commercial pipeline increased for the fifth-straight week, according to the latest data from the Canadian Grain Commission, as solid post-harvest deliveries more than made up for the routine demand from exporters and the domestic crush sector. Farmers delivered 499,900 tonnes of canola during the week ended Oct. […] Read more

In the modern context, wheat shouldn’t be feared, it should be understood.

Farm Life, FarmLife

So what’s the story on modern wheat?

Nurse Loves Farmer: Some insist it’s changed and causes ailments, but what is the wheat of today really all about?

By Sarah Schultz October 1, 2018

“Go back to the way it used to be!” I often hear this when people are talking about wheat and gluten, as they insist that the wheat products they eat nowadays give them ailments like bloating and stomach aches, thus assuming wheat has been modified too much in the last century. Wheat has been a staple food in […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

Canola crush margins tightest in years

By GFM Network News September 15, 2018

CNS Canada — Canola crush margins have fallen to some of their lowest levels in more than a decade, which should keep a lid on any upside in prices. As of Thursday, the canola board crush margin calculated by ICE Futures U.S. was only about $26 above the November contract, which compares with levels a […] Read more

Crops

World Crop Briefs: Australia reaches trade deal with Indonesia

By MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News September 12, 2018

Australia has agreed to a trade agreement that could see it export as much as 500,000 tonnes of feed grains into Indonesia tariff free in the first year. The Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA) includes provisions for a five per cent increase in allowable tariff-free feed grains into Indonesia each year. The agreement is […] Read more

Chickpeas. (CalypsoArt/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Pulses

Some Canadian Exotic Grains customers compensated

By MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News August 14, 2018

CNS Canada — A few producers who did not receive payment from Canadian Exotic Grains Ltd. have been compensated through the Canadian Grain Commission’s Safeguards for Grain Farmers Program, the commission said Tuesday. Canadian Exotic Grain’s grain dealer license was revoked April 26 after the company was unable to pay producers. On June 4, Saskatchewan […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Spring Wheat

Chinese demand boosting Canadian wheat, barley exports

By GFM Network News July 18, 2018

CNS Canada — China is making major moves to import more Canadian wheat and barley this year. Data released by the Canadian Grain Commission show China more than tripled its wheat imports, taking in 979,100 tonnes as of May, up from 295,300 tonnes in the same period of 2016-17 and an increase of 231.6 per […] Read more

GFM Network News

FCC-led coalition to invest $5 billion into agriculture innovation

Only small adjustments in latest USDA supply/demand estimates

New federal funding to open for agriculture, agri-food market diversification

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