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Canadian canola oil content well below average

By GFM Network News November 5, 2021

Canada’s hot and dry growing season in 2021 cut into the oil content of the country’s canola crop, with preliminary data pointing to the second-lowest oil content of the past two decades. Preliminary sample data compiled by the Canadian Grain Commission shows average oil content for number one quality canola in 2021/22 at 41.9 per […] Read more

Canola, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Crude oil at heart of canola’s fate

By GFM Network News November 4, 2021

MarketsFarm – As gains in global crude oil prices have been largely behind the increases in edible oil values, any losses in crude will lead to declines in the edibles. Such was the case on Nov. 3 when crude oil took a dip, pulling down soyoil on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) as well […] Read more

Cereals, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: U.S. corn filling Canadian feed shortages

By GFM Network News November 3, 2021

MarketsFarm – As winter approaches, corn is making up a greater appearance in feed channels, supplanting barley and wheat in the process. “In Western Canada, the yields were significantly lower than average. So we’re importing a lot of feed into Western Canada, mostly corn and corn with DDGs (dried distillers’ grains),” said Allen Pirness, manager […] Read more

Corn, Markets, Soybeans

High priced U.S. soybeans/corn due for correction

By GFM Network News November 3, 2021

MarketsFarm – With United States soybean and corn harvests nearing completion, anecdotal reports point to better-than-expected yields for both crops that could weigh on futures prices at the Chicago Board of Trade. “It’s amazing that here in the U.S. we have a good corn and soybean crop, considering how dry we were,” said Scott Capinegro, […] Read more

Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Winter price movement awaits chickpeas after harvest

By GFM Network News November 2, 2021

MarketsFarm – Just like nearly all crops in Western Canada, chickpeas were not immune to drought conditions causing reduced yields. Approximately 64,000 tonnes of chickpeas were grown across the country for the 2021-22 marketing year, compared to the 214,000 tonnes grown in the previous year, according to last month’s production report from Agriculture and Agri-Food […] Read more

Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Potential U.S.-China trade deal moving markets

By GFM Network News October 27, 2021

Speculation regarding a potential trade deal between the United States and China is sparking movement on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBoT). Ryan Ettner, broker for Allendale Inc. in McHenry, Ill., said there was optimism on the markets last week when trade representatives from both nations restarted talks. With the countries’ current deal expiring at […] Read more

Markets

Port of Churchill out of commission for two years

By GFM Network News October 27, 2021

The sight of grain vessels being loaded at the Port of Churchill in northern Manitoba won’t happen for two years, according to Sheldon Affleck, chief executive officer of the Arctic Gateway Group (AGG). The group consists of 29 Indigenous and a dozen non-Indigenous communities that own and operate the rail line from The Pas to […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Alberta reckons with poor quality, low crop yields

By GFM Network News August 13, 2021

MarketsFarm – Crops in Alberta will not only have much lower yields than in previous years, but good quality crops will be harder to find. Provincial crop condition ratings declined over the past two weeks, according to the Province of Alberta’s biweekly crop report as of Aug. 10, which was released three days later. Only […] Read more

Barley. (Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)

Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Prices to decline in September

By GFM Network News August 12, 2021

MarketsFarm – As the harvest approaches, the yield potential for feed grains in Alberta may depend on where they are grown, according to Erin Harakal, trade manager for Agfinity Inc. in Stony Plain, Alta. “From what I hear, it’s going to be a bit lower (than average), (but) I think it’s going to be a […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Pulse weekly outlook: Harvesting begins for Alberta pulses

By GFM Network News August 11, 2021

MarketsFarm – After a hot and dry summer which scorched all of Western Canada, pulses are ready to come off the fields in Alberta. “The south is going pretty strong. South of Calgary is already pretty much done on peas. Quite a bit of lentils would be done already, too,” said Alberta Pulse Growers chair […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Cattle make small gains, hogs slip back

ICE Weekly: Canola correction brightens outlook

U.S. grains: Soybeans extend gains after USDA’s US harvest outlook cut

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle make small gains, hogs slip back

ICE Weekly: Canola correction brightens outlook

U.S. grains: Soybeans extend gains after USDA’s US harvest outlook cut

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Canadian canola oil content well below average

ICE weekly outlook: Crude oil at heart of canola’s fate

Feed weekly outlook: U.S. corn filling Canadian feed shortages

High priced U.S. soybeans/corn due for correction

Pulse weekly outlook: Winter price movement awaits chickpeas after harvest

CBOT weekly outlook: Potential U.S.-China trade deal moving markets

Port of Churchill out of commission for two years

Alberta reckons with poor quality, low crop yields

Feed weekly outlook: Prices to decline in September

Pulse weekly outlook: Harvesting begins for Alberta pulses

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