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File photo of a durum wheat field in Idaho. (Craig Morris photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Late North American durum faces quality downgrades

By GFM Network News October 8, 2019

MarketsFarm — Cool and wet conditions delaying harvest operations across North America’s durum-growing regions are cutting into the quality of the crop in both the U.S. and Canada, with widening price spreads likely going forward. “It’s been a challenging harvest,” said Erica Olson, marketing specialist with the North Dakota Wheat Commission. “We did have some […] Read more

Statistics Canada’s March preliminary estimates of principal field crop areas, including 2019 acreage forecast released April 24, 2019. (Statcan.gc.ca)

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Canadian farmers to reduce canola plantings by seven per cent

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News April 24, 2019

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canadian farmers intend to plant seven per cent fewer acres of canola this spring compared with a year earlier, even less than expected by analysts and traders, as a dispute with China hampers demand, a government report showed on Wednesday. China and Canada are locked in a diplomatic and trade dispute […] Read more

The Canada 150 emblem in a durum field. (Agr.gc.ca)

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Durum markets rattled as harvest set to start

By GFM Network News August 16, 2018

CNS Canada — With the durum wheat harvest rapidly approaching in Western Canada, many analysts wonder how the dry conditions and extreme heat will affect yields. Yet there is one aspect about this year’s crop they already know. Increased seeded acreage this spring, and market access problems hindering longer-term durum sales, mean farmers might want […] Read more

When I dug up some seeds, I could see they had germinated, but the seedlings were yellow and kinked.

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Crop Advisor Casebook: Did John’s durum seed get burned by fertilizer?

A Crop Advisor's Solution from the February 6, 2018 issue of Grainews

By Jessica Siemens February 7, 2018

John’s durum crop got off to a rocky start last spring with poor seedling emergence. John farms 16,000 acres of canola, durum, spring wheat, barley, peas and lentils near Stirling, Alta. Early on, the stand was thin and patchy, which became more prevalent as the plants got bigger. Since the spring, I’d been keeping an […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Steady to lower durum market expected

By GFM Network News January 12, 2018

CNS Canada — Larger-than-expected production, a seasonal slowdown in demand and looming Italian country-of-origin-labeling regulations all loom over the Canadian durum market, with steady to lower prices anticipated over the next few months. Italian COOL regulations are set to come into effect in mid-February and require pasta makers in the country to segregate foreign durum, […] Read more

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Durum forecasters predict steady and strong market

By GFM Network News August 1, 2017

CNS Canada – For farmers able to nurse their durum across the finish line this harvest, prices in the winter could make it worth their while. Withering heat and dry conditions have taken a toll on durum yields, especially in southern regions of the Prairies, but analysts like John Duvenaud of the Wild Oats Grain […] Read more

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Lower North American durum acres keep attention on yields

By GFM Network News May 24, 2017

CNS Canada — North America’s smaller durum acreage base in 2017 could give prices a boost later in the growing season, depending on how yields shape up for the new crop, according to a U.S. analyst. Disease issues in 2016 and better projected returns for other crops in 2017 are expected to lead to a […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Durum lacks momentum ahead of competing harvests

By GFM Network News March 14, 2017

CNS Canada — Canadian durum prices are at a standstill as the market looks to upcoming production, while domestic crops act as a “wild card,” one Winnipeg-based analyst says. “The durum market is certainly quiet right now. We’re kind of in that period where we’re in a lull,” said Jerry Klassen, manager of the Canadian […] Read more

Crops, Spring Wheat

Durum acres to decline in 2017

By GFM Network News February 3, 2017

CNS Canada –– Canadian farmers are sitting on large stocks of poor-quality durum, which should cut into acres seeded to the crop this spring. Durum stocks in the country, as of Dec. 31, 2016, came in at 6.9 million tonnes, marking a new record for that date, according to Statistics Canada data going back to […] Read more

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Rising durum bids topping out in Western Canada

By GFM Network News November 22, 2016

CNS Canada — Durum bids in Western Canada posted solid gains over the past two months, with concerns over the quality of the crop behind much of the strength. Prices are showing signs of topping out, though — and the highs may be in for now. Spot durum bids in southern Saskatchewan, where the bulk […] Read more

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Tag Archives Durum wheat

Late North American durum faces quality downgrades

Canadian farmers to reduce canola plantings by seven per cent

Durum markets rattled as harvest set to start

Crop Advisor Casebook: Did John’s durum seed get burned by fertilizer?

Steady to lower durum market expected

Durum forecasters predict steady and strong market

Lower North American durum acres keep attention on yields

Durum lacks momentum ahead of competing harvests

Durum acres to decline in 2017

Rising durum bids topping out in Western Canada

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