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Flags in front of the European Commission headquarters in Brussels. (Inakiantonana/E+/Getty Images)

EU crops to face some challenges in 2022-23

By GFM Network News April 28, 2022

MarketsFarm — Total grain production in the European Union is expected to decrease overall by 2.4 per cent in 2022-23, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture attachés throughout the multi-nation bloc. For the coming crop year, they forecast production to be 286.02 million tonnes of wheat, corn, barley, rye, oats, mixed grains and others. One […] Read more

EU flags in front of the headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels. (Jorisvo/iStock/Getty Images)

Canola, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

EU’s oilseed yields expected to decline in 2022-23

USDA's attaches predict uptick in EU's oilseed acres

By GFM Network News April 23, 2022

MarketsFarm — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) attachés in Europe have projected oilseed production in the 27-member European Union to increase just slightly in 2022-23. The 18 attachés involved in the report expect about 31.07 million tonnes in total, for a 0.4 per cent bump in total oilseed output from 2021-22. The oilseeds included […] Read more

File photo of a rapeseed field in Iwate prefecture in northeastern Honshu, Japan. (Nattya3714/iStock.Getty Images)

Canola, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

USDA reports offer new oilseed insights from India, Japan

By GFM Network News April 6, 2022

MarketsFarm — The Foreign Agricultural Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its weekly Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) reports on Wednesday, including new information regarding oilseeds in India and Japan. Oilseed production in India is projected to increase by one per cent at 42.1 million tonnes in 2022-23, according to FAS New […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Early USDA forecast points to record-large 2022 soybean crop

By GFM Network News February 25, 2022

MarketsFarm — Farmers in the U.S. could grow a record-large soybean crop in 2022, according to early predictions from the U.S. Department of Agriculture released at their annual Agricultural Outlook Forum (AOF) on Thursday. The government agency forecast soybean plantings in the country at 88 million acres, which would be up by 800,000 from the […] Read more

File photo of a pea crop south of Ethelton, Sask. on Aug. 1, 2019. (Dave Bedard photo)

Crops, Markets, Peas, Weather

Pulse weekly outlook: Four factors to consider before going with peas

By GFM Network News February 22, 2022

MarketsFarm — There are four factors to consider before deciding whether to plant dry peas this spring, according to Darryl Domitruk, executive director of Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers at Carman, Man. The first is field selection, as peas need to be planted with less residuals such as nitrates, Domitruk said. “Pulses manufacture their own […] Read more

One Canada Square (tower at centre) houses the London head office of the International Grains Council. (Iliffd/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets, Weather

World soybean output, stocks estimates chopped

By GFM Network News February 18, 2022

MarketsFarm — Downward revisions to soybean numbers stand out the most in February’s grain market report from the International Grains Council (IGC). Otherwise, the monthly estimates have minor alterations. The IGC cut its forecast on 2021-22 global soybean production by four per cent from its January report, bringing its projection to 353.1 million tonnes. The […] Read more

Anderson Soletti shows soybeans at his drought-parched plantation at Espumoso in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state on Jan. 10, 2022. (Photo: Reuters/Diego Vara)

Crops, Markets, Weather

South American soy, corn crops face major disaster

By GFM Network News February 15, 2022

MarketsFarm — With intense heat and very little rain, soybean and corn crops have been having a very tough time in South America, according Dr. Michael Cordonnier of Soybean and Corn Advisor at Hinsdale, Ill. Be they from private consultancies or government bodies such as the U.S. Department of Agriculture or its Brazilian equivalent CONAB, […] Read more

Crops, Lentils, Markets

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentil prices decline, may shift in spring

By GFM Network News February 1, 2022

MarketsFarm — Prices for Canadian lentils, along with other pulses in the country, have slightly declined since the start of 2022. However, one pulse buyer thinks the next few months can recharge the market. Lionel Ector, president of Diefenbaker Spice and Pulse at Elbow, Sask., explained that a good Australian lentil harvest in December has […] Read more

File photo of lentils being moved into bins in Saskatchewan. (Bobloblaw/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Early signs point to larger Canadian crops

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News January 26, 2022

MarketsFarm — Early signs point to a sizeable increase in Canadian pulse production in 2022-23, but co-operative weather will be needed to meet those expectations. Strong returns over the past year relative to other crops should encourage farmers to seed more peas and lentils in 2022, according to the first outlook for the new crop […] Read more

CBOT March 2022 oats (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, brown and dark green lines). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Oats

Oat prices, acres to rise in 2022, analyst says

By GFM Network News January 15, 2022

MarketsFarm — An independent crop market analyst told Saskatchewan oat growers he is bullish for the crop in 2022. Brennan Turner, founder and former CEO of online crop marketing platforms FarmLead and Combyne Ag, delivered a presentation at the Saskatchewan Oat Development Commission’s (SaskOats) annual general meeting in Saskatoon on Wednesday. Turner, a Foam Lake […] Read more

GFM Network News

Klassen: Cash feeder market divorces from futures market

Russia’s seaborne grain exports fell 10 per cent year-on-year in September, data shows

India and Canada agree on new roadmap for relations

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