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Pulse Weekly: More dry beans for Manitoba

By GFM Network News April 17, 2024

Planted dry bean acres in Manitoba are expected to increase for 2024/25. While Statistics Canada projected the Keystone Province to see 201,000 acres, a specialist with Manitoba Agriculture said those acres are likely to be a little bit below the StatCan estimate.

Markets

Feed Grain Weekly: ‘A good time to secure pricing’

By GFM Network News April 4, 2024

There has been some movement in feed grain prices across the Canadian Prairies during the week ended Apr. 3, particularly in Alberta. Susanne Leclerc of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton chalked that up to factors such as road bans and the approach of spring seeding. She also noted a change in corn.

Markets

Less North American flax acres, higher prices in Western Canada

By GFM Network News April 2, 2024

Flax prices have been steady to higher over the last month with old crop prices on the Canadian Prairies adding 75 cents per bushel, while those in North Dakota remained unchanged.

Photo: SusanneSchulz/iStock/Getty Images

Markets, Weather

Western Prairies to be cooler, wetter than eastern half

By GFM Network News April 1, 2024

With spring planting on the Canadian Prairies a few weeks to a month away, the region’s weather outlook is very likely to take somewhat different paths, according to Scott Kehler of the Manitoba-based Weatherlogics.

Photo: Sasapanchenko/iStock/Getty Images

Livestock, Markets

Feed Grain Weekly: Barley prices up weeks before seeding

By GFM Network News March 27, 2024

Southern Alberta is seeing a slight bump up in feed barley prices, according to one trader.

Markets

Spring wheat bids edge higher in Western Canada

By GFM Network News March 22, 2024

Spring wheat bids in Western Canada moved higher during the week ended March 21, as wheat futures in the United States continued to recover off their nearby lows.

General, Weather

Prairies expected to be cooler, wetter this year

A La Niña weather pattern is on its way and may even bring timely spring rains

By Lee Hart, GFM Network News March 21, 2024

There’s a good chance western Canadian farmers and ranchers will see rain in April and May to get crops started and grass growing, says a U.S. based weather scientist.

Markets

Seasonal trends underpinning feed grains for now

By GFM Network News March 21, 2024

Feed barley bids in Western Canada continue to find some support as the calendar turns to spring, with seasonal road restrictions lending some nearby support to prices.

A view of Oldman River which flows into the Oldman Reservoir, which according to local news media is at its lowest point in 30 years, near Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada March 15, 2024. REUTERS/Todd Korol

General, Reuters

Farmers, oil drillers in parched Alberta brace for water shortage

Drought could cause double-digit declines in Alberta's wheat yields, data suggests

By Reuters, Rod Nickel, GFM Network News March 18, 2024

Drought in Alberta is stretching into its fourth year and farmers and oil companies are planning for water restrictions that threaten production of wheat, beef and crude.

Markets

Prairie wheat bids rise as U.S. futures attempt recovery

By GFM Network News March 15, 2024

Spring wheat bids in Western Canada moved higher during the week ended March 14, as wheat futures in the United States tried to recover off their lows.

China soybean imports hit record June high on strong Brazil shipments

Alberta crop conditions improve: report

U.S. grains: Corn sets contract lows on expectations for big US crop

GFM Network News

China soybean imports hit record June high on strong Brazil shipments

Alberta crop conditions improve: report

U.S. grains: Corn sets contract lows on expectations for big US crop

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Pulse Weekly: More dry beans for Manitoba

Feed Grain Weekly: ‘A good time to secure pricing’

Less North American flax acres, higher prices in Western Canada

Western Prairies to be cooler, wetter than eastern half

Feed Grain Weekly: Barley prices up weeks before seeding

Spring wheat bids edge higher in Western Canada

Prairies expected to be cooler, wetter this year

Seasonal trends underpinning feed grains for now

Farmers, oil drillers in parched Alberta brace for water shortage

Prairie wheat bids rise as U.S. futures attempt recovery

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