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ICE May 2019 canola with 20- and 50-day moving averages. (Barchart)

ICE weekly outlook: Oversold canola still fundamentally bearish

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News February 20, 2019

ICE canola futures are starting to look oversold after falling contract lows during the week ended Wednesday. While a short-term technical correction is possible, the underlying fundamentals remain bearish. “Canola might be a little bit short-term oversold,” said Ken Ball of PI Financial in Winnipeg. Signs that exports were perking up could also be supportive, […] Read more

Crops

Clubroot genetics and agronomy

Develop a strategy to stay ahead of clubroot in 2019

By Doug Moisey February 19, 2019

It’s time to face facts: the risks associated with clubroot have become far too great to ignore — no matter where you’re growing canola. In fact, we actually saw an increase of clubroot confirmations in 2018 So, why the increase? For starters, clubroot spores are moving from field to field. As well, use of canola […] Read more

The plant on the  left is healthy.  The plant on the right is sulphur deficient.

Canola, Crops

Avoid nutrient deficiencies in your canola

With some advance planning,  this won’t happen to you

By Melanie Epp February 12, 2019

Nutrient deficiencies in canola are rarely an issue for canola growers, but mobility and environmental issues can inhibit uptake. Having a good plan, though, goes a long way. Warren Ward, agronomy specialist, Canola Council of Canada, explains. When they do surface, nutrient deficiencies don’t show up in all corners of the field, but in irregular […] Read more

Columns, Marketing

2018 was a year with potential

Most commodity prices followed the same trend in 2018, hitting their highs in May

By Brian Wittal February 6, 2019

Winter is the time to review what happened last year, and take those learnings to heart as we prepare and plan for the coming year. First, let’s look at the Canadian dollar in 2018. The dollar has a major impact on both the costs of farming and the returns on commodity sales. Currency risk needs […] Read more

The arrest in Vancouver of Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, shown here with Russian President Vladimir Putin at an investment forum in Moscow in October 2014, has further dampened hopes of revived commodity flows between the U.S. and China. (File photo: Reuters/Alexander Bibik)

Canola, Crops, Markets, Reuters

Canadian canola runs into Chinese delays after Huawei arrest

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News February 5, 2019

Winnipeg/Beijing | Reuters — A political dispute between China and Canada over the arrest of a Huawei executive is slowing canola shipments through Chinese ports and causing some importers to hesitate to buy from their biggest supplier, according to interviews with a dozen traders. Since Canadian authorities arrested Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou in […] Read more

Crops, Markets

StatsCan canola stocks numbers point to big carryout

By GFM Network News February 5, 2019

As two analysts looked at Statistics Canada’s latest report on total stocks of principal field crops, they immediately zeroed in on canola. Statistics Canada’s report, released Tuesday, shows canola stocks as of Dec. 31, 2018 were at 14.553 million tonnes, up 4.9 per cent from year-earlier levels, “The numbers are sort of in line with […] Read more

ICE March 2019 canola (candlestick chart) with CBOT March 2019 soyoil (green line). (Barchart)

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola waits on trade talks, USDA reports

By GFM Network News January 30, 2019

ICE canola futures are quiet at the end of January, but could see some movement from outside influences in the coming weeks, according to Exceed Grain senior marketing analyst Wayne Palmer. “Everybody is waiting to see what’s going to happen with the Chinese/United States (trade) talks,” he said. Two days of high-level trade negotiations between […] Read more

ICE March 2019 canola with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Weak export data holds back canola market

By GFM Network News January 23, 2019

The Canadian dollar and vegetable oil are the main supports for canola contracts on the futures markets, but sluggish exports are holding it back from further gains, said a market analyst. Other than being down on Monday, canola has finished up in five of its last six sessions, according to Pro Farmer Canada’s Mike Jubinville. […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Flea beetles top Manitoba’s 2019 watch list

By GFM Network News January 19, 2019

Cold temperatures hitting Manitoba won’t do much to hurt flea beetles overwintering, leaving the pest as a major concern for canola farmers heading into spring. Flea beetle numbers were quite high in Manitoba in 2018, making them “probably at the top of the list of (insects) to watch out for this year,” said John Gavloski, […] Read more

Canola, Crops

My name is Bob and I have clubroot

Don’t be afraid to let the world know that this disease hit your farm

By Lee Hart January 18, 2019

Finding the first plants or patch of clubroot on your farm is nothing to hide or be ashamed of says Autumn Barnes, an agronomy specialist with the Canola Council of Canada. The fact is, she says for farmers in Alberta, and probably most parts of Western Canada, it is a matter of when the disease […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Acknowledging the past, seeking a better future

GFM Network News