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File photo of a southern Alberta field as spring approaches. (BrendanHunter/iStock/Getty Images)

Prairie soil moisture picture growing clearer

Alberta driest; Saskatchewan variable; Manitoba mostly OK

By GFM Network News April 18, 2023

It’s a variable soil moisture picture on the Prairies as seeding season draws nearer. The east has enough moisture — and in some cases too much. And it gets progressively drier toward the west, with portions of Alberta nearing critical condition, according to one weather watcher. Bruce Burnett, weather and markets director for the MarketsFarm […] Read more

A farmer in China piles wheat. Photo: Reuters/File

Markets, Spring Wheat

China top destination for Canadian wheat through two months

By GFM Network News November 4, 2022

MarketsFarm – China was the main destination for Canadian wheat through the first two months of the 2022/23 (Aug/Jul) marketing year, according to the latest trade data from Statistics Canada. Canada exported 534,000 tonnes of wheat to China in August and September, accounting for about 20 per cent of Canada’s total wheat exports-to-date. Japan, Bangladesh […] Read more

Canola, Markets

Canadian canola oil content up in 2022: Preliminary CGC data

By GFM Network News November 3, 2022

The average oil content of Canada’s canola crop edged higher in 2022 compared to the previous year, according to preliminary data from the Canadian Grain Commission released Nov. 1. Oil content for number one quality canola across Western Canada ranged from 34.9 to 49.2 per cent, with the average coming in at 42.7 per cent. […] Read more

Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Watch for canola to climb higher

By GFM Network News November 2, 2022

MarketsFarm – There’s the possibility of the nearby January canola contract reaching upwards to C$1,000 per tonne, according Winnipeg-based analyst Wayne Palmer of Exceed Grain. “I think you got canola somewhere in the winter months maybe trading close to $1,000 again in January,” he said. Palmer placed his suggestion on the sharp upticks that soyoil […] Read more

“It’s pretty hard to digest, but I still say Russia needs money. They don’t want to stop any grain shipments that they can…” says one Illinois commodity trader. Photo: MaxZolotukhin/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Russian flip-flop upsets markets, little change after Fed announcement

By GFM Network News November 2, 2022

MarketsFarm – A pair of announcements affected the Chicago Board of Trade by different magnitudes on Nov. 2. Four days after Russian officials said the country was pulling out of an agreement to allow Ukrainian grain shipments on the Black Sea, the Russian government announced on Nov. 2 it changed its mind and will re-enter […] Read more

A combine in the Interlake runs against the setting sun on Nov. 1, 2022, in an effort to wrap up harvest. Photo: Greg Berg

Crops, Markets

Manitoba nets average crops in 2022 after wet spring

By GFM Network News November 2, 2022

MarketsFarm – Wet spring conditions delayed seeding operations across much of Manitoba to start the 2022 growing season, but warm summer conditions allowed for good development with yields for most crops showing a marked improvement over the drought-stricken 2021 harvest, according to the final crop report of the season from Manitoba Agriculture. On a crop-by-crop […] Read more

The general manager of a pulse processing plant in Saskatchewan predicts “stability” in organic markets for 2023. Photo: Getty Images

Crops, Markets

Webinar reveals thoughts on present, future of organic markets

By GFM Network News October 31, 2022

MarketsFarm – Ten representatives from companies buying or producing organic crops took part in a webinar discussing the markets for those crops hosted by SaskOrganics on Oct. 27. The marketing webinars, which are held bi-annually before spring seeding and after harvest, are designed to connect organic grain buyers and producers as well as provide information […] Read more

Prices for feed barley and feed wheat in Alberta are higher than last year. Photo: Canada Beef

Barley, Cereals, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Good quality, yields amid rising feed prices

By GFM Network News October 27, 2022

MarketsFarm – With harvesting operations coming to a close, there were very few complaints about the quality and yields of new crop feed grains, according to one Lethbridge, Alta.-based trader. “Quality-wise, everything’s been sounding good for the most part. A couple of areas might have a bit of lighter bushels, but for the most part […] Read more

Canola, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Sideways canola market due for a move

By GFM Network News October 26, 2022

MarketsFarm – The ICE Futures canola market largely held within its well-established sideways trading range during the week ended Oct. 26, with only the nearby November contract breaking higher as short-covering ahead of its expiry gave the month a boost. The January contract has held in a narrow range between C$860 and C$880 per tonne […] Read more

Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans shift into wintertime trading

By GFM Network News October 26, 2022

MarketsFarm – As the United States soybean harvest surpassed 80 per cent complete, trading of the commodity on the Chicago Board of Trade slipped into wintertime mode, according to broker Ryan Ettner of Allendale Inc. “Switching to wintertime trading means we are going to put more focus on South American weather. And it means we […] Read more

U.S. grains: Corn rebounds from contract lows on short covering, bargain buying

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures come down from highs

Entomologist tests trap crops and marigolds to repel flea beetles at an Ag in Motion

GFM Network News

U.S. grains: Corn rebounds from contract lows on short covering, bargain buying

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures come down from highs

Entomologist tests trap crops and marigolds to repel flea beetles at an Ag in Motion

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Prairie soil moisture picture growing clearer

China top destination for Canadian wheat through two months

Canadian canola oil content up in 2022: Preliminary CGC data

ICE weekly outlook: Watch for canola to climb higher

CBOT weekly outlook: Russian flip-flop upsets markets, little change after Fed announcement

Manitoba nets average crops in 2022 after wet spring

Webinar reveals thoughts on present, future of organic markets

Feed weekly outlook: Good quality, yields amid rising feed prices

ICE weekly outlook: Sideways canola market due for a move

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans shift into wintertime trading

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