GFM Network News

More News →

Tag Archives grain production

Photo: Greg Berg
Canola, Cereals, Crops, Markets, Pulses

AAFC lowers Canadian wheat ending stocks estimates

Drop in estimated oats carryout another notable adjustment

By ,
 MarketsFarm – Canadian wheat ending stocks for both the current marketing year and 2023/24 (Aug/Jul) were revised lower by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s market analysis division in its updated supply/demand estimates, released July 21, with tighter oats and pulse stocks also expected.  Wheat ending stocks for 2022/23 were lowered to 3.540 million tonnes by AAFC, […] Read more
EU flags in front of the headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels. (Jorisvo/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Markets

More grain for European Union in 2023-24, USDA projects

Larger production seen reducing need for imports

By
MarketsFarm — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) attaché in Madrid is projecting an increase in grain production for the European Union (EU) in 2023-24. In USDA’s Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) report released Wednesday, the attaché pegged the EU’s 2023-24 grain production at 284.7 million tonnes, 17.9 million more than this year’s crop which […] Read more
One Canada Square (tower at centre) houses the London head office of the International Grains Council. (Iliffd/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Markets

July report from IGC has few changes

Numbers tweaked from previous month's report

By
MarketsFarm — Other than a few tweaks, there were no major changes in the latest monthly report from the London-based International Grains Council (IGC) released Thursday. In comparing the July report with that from June, the IGC tweaked its estimate for total global grain production for 2022-23. It trimmed output by 0.13 per cent at […] Read more
One Canada Square (tower at centre) houses the London head office of the International Grains Council. (Iliffd/iStock/Getty Images)

IGC tweaks old-crop numbers, makes bigger changes in new-crop

By
MarketsFarm — There were a few tweaks to the old-crop data in the April supply/demand report from the International Grains Council (IGC) on Thursday — but somewhat more significant numbers for its new-crop projections. For the 2021-22 crop year, the IGC bumped up total global grain production by three million tonnes at 2.287 billion tonnes, […] Read more
One Canada Square (tower at centre) houses the London head office of the International Grains Council. (Iliffd/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Markets

Little variation seen in global grain supply and demand data

By
MarketsFarm — Few significant changes appear in the latest monthly supply and demand report from the International Grains Council (IGC), which released its estimates Thursday. The IGC slightly nudged its estimate of total world grain production from its August estimate of 2.23 billion to September’s 2.227 billion tonnes. The September forecast is 2.1 per cent […] Read more
Bulk wheat being loaded on a ship in a Russian port. (YGrek/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Markets

Global grain production to increase, IGC predicts

By
MarketsFarm — The International Grains Council (IGC) issued projections Thursday calling for a slight increase in total global grain production for the current marketing year and for 2020-21. The U.K.-based council forecast world production at 2.175 billion tonnes, which would be an increase of three million tonnes from its February report. The IGC said that’s […] Read more
(GreatWesternRail.com)
Crops, Machinery, Markets

Slimmer harvest yields faster deliveries from railways

By
CNS Canada –– A year ago, Western Canada’s shortline railways were struggling to meet commitments, but this year’s smaller grain production has reduced the stress on rail transporters. “There’s no shortage of cars, and there’s no problems in shipping,” said Sheldon Affleck, president of Regina-based shortline Big Sky Rail. A year ago, rail companies struggled […] Read more

AgCanadaTV

AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it; your national ag news recap for July 11, 2025

Sponsored By:
More Videos →

Cyber-Savvy Farmer

Glacier Farmmedia Podcast

Latest Market News

More Market News →