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Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Canada’s prices well supported given smaller crops

Dispute between Canada, India to be watched closely

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MarketsFarm — Canadian pulse production came in well below average in 2023, keeping prices supported for the time being. Total pea production was pegged at 2.27 million tonnes by Statistics Canada on Thursday. That was up slightly from the 2.19 million tonnes forecast in August, but well off the 3.42 million tonnes grown the previous […] Read more
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Crops, Markets

Flax production lowest since 1967, StatCan predicts

Returns on effort invested 'not attractive right now'

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MarketsFarm — After going into its least acres seeded since 1950, the 2023-24 Canadian flax crop is projected to be at its smallest in decades. Statistics Canada (StatCan) reported in its principal field crop estimates on Thursday that 267,900 tonnes of flaxseed are expected to be produced in this year’s harvest. The total not only […] Read more
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Crops, Markets

Few surprises in StatCan report, analyst says

Downward revision on canola among those few

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MarketsFarm PRO analyst Mike Jubinville said Statistics Canada’s principal field crop production report, released Thursday, did not contain too many surprises. The agency’s previous report on Aug. 29 already provided insight as to what production numbers were going to be, he said, but still warned the model-based projections in the latest report will not be […] Read more
ICE November 2023 canola with 20- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Harvest pressure to weigh on canola

StatCan report not expected to cause much stir

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MarketsFarm — The ICE Futures canola market posted gains for the first time in more than a week on Wednesday, but damage was done from a chart standpoint with mounting harvest pressure amid relatively favourable Prairie weather conditions likely to weigh on values over the next few weeks. “It’s that time of year,” said Jamie […] Read more
CBOT November 2023 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Prices for U.S. soybeans, corn where they should be

USDA report calls for tightest soy carryout in eight years

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MarketsFarm — There have been no surprises in the price movement for U.S. soybeans and corn on the Chicago Board of Trade following the release of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly supply and demand report. “This was a case [for soybeans] where the trade expected even tighter ending stocks. That 220 million bushels matched […] Read more
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Crops, Markets

USDA adjusts soy, corn outlooks in September report

U.S. wheat usage, carryout estimates shift

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MarketsFarm — The U.S. Department of Agriculture made a number of slight changes to its forecast on soybeans and corn for 2023-24, while keeping its domestic wheat numbers from August. USDA on Tuesday issued its monthly world agricultural supply and demand estimates, adjusting its forecast on this year’s soybean yields at 50.1 bushels per acre, […] Read more
File photo of a pea crop south of Ethelton, Sask. on Aug. 1, 2019. (Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Saskatchewan production, yields ‘slightly lower’

Peas, lentils over 90 per cent harvested

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MarketsFarm — Dale Risula, Saskatchewan’s provincial specialist for pulses, forages and specialty crops, said that while this year’s harvest is progressing well, he expects average-at-best pulse production this year. As of Sept. 4, the province’s dry pea harvest was 92 per cent complete, while 91 per cent of the lentil crop was combined. Only 51 […] Read more
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Canola, Crops, Markets

Numerous revisions to USDA’s data on Canadian canola

Outlooks raised for ending stocks, cut for domestic use

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MarketsFarm — Canola production numbers for Canada as estimated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture underwent several changes for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 crop years. The data for Canada was among the estimates USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) put in its monthly report, Oilseeds: World Market and Trade. The FAS dropped its production estimates on […] Read more
CBOT December 2023 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Futures sharply lower on U.S. harvest outlook

Wheat bounces on smaller-than-expected world stocks forecast

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New York | Reuters — Chicago soybeans plummeted to a three-week low and corn sharply dropped on Tuesday after a government report said crops were not hampered as much as some traders had expected by hot and dry summer weather. The U.S. Department of Agriculture raised its outlook for the corn harvest, as expectations for […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: AAFC trims production numbers

Lentil, chickpea prices up after report

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MarketsFarm — Among the many revisions Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada made to its August supply and demand report on Friday were reductions in pulse output for 2023-24. Most of Canada’s pulses are grown on the Prairies, and in particular southern Alberta and western Saskatchewan, which happen to be the driest parts of the region, leading […] Read more

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