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ICE weekly outlook: ‘Toppy’ canola could still go higher

By GFM Network News December 7, 2016

CNS Canada — Canola futures have trended higher in the most active nearby contracts in recent weeks, but still remain underpriced compared to soybeans. From a chart perspective, ICE Futures Canada’s January contract is trading at the highest levels for the front month in two and a half years. However, while “the charts may be […] Read more

Crops, Lentils, Markets

StatsCan lentil numbers confirm trade suspicions

By GFM Network News December 6, 2016

CNS Canada — New Statistics Canada data has confirmed what traders already assumed: Lentil supplies aren’t lacking, despite excess moisture this year. Prices for the pulse had been trending lower with those suspicions, and buyers are looking to India for indications on where to move in the New Year. StatsCan estimates released Tuesday say farmers […] Read more

A canola field in northwestern Saskatchewan on Oct. 5, 2016 after the area was blanketed by wet snow. (Lisa Guenther photo)

Canola, Cereals, Crops

Focus on quality, not quantity following StatsCan report

By GFM Network News December 6, 2016

CNS Canada –– This year’s Canadian wheat production was up considerably from last year, according to updated estimates from Statistics Canada — but the quality of that crop remains questionable. All-wheat production (spring, winter and durum wheat combined) was pegged at 31.7 million tonnes in 2016-17, which compares with 27.6 million in 2015-16. Of that […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Exports support gains in corn, soybeans

By GFM Network News December 6, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Tuesday with another round of export deals with China and concerns about dry weather in Argentina pushing prices higher, traders said. Short covering lent support to corn, which also benefited from overseas interest in U.S. supplies, but wheat closed lower, pressured by a strong U.S. dollar […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Canada harvests bigger wheat, canola crops despite snowy fall

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News December 6, 2016

Reuters — Canada’s wheat and canola crops withstood unfavourable autumn weather, topping Statistics Canada’s previous estimates and last year’s production, according to the government agency’s report on Tuesday. The estimates were met with greater skepticism than usual from traders and analysts, as StatsCan surveyed farmers during unusually snowy, then mild, autumn weather that raised fears […] Read more

Crops, Weather

StatsCan report may raise more questions than answers

By GFM Network News December 2, 2016

CNS Canada –– The lateness of this year’s harvest will likely leave more questions than answers when Statistics Canada releases its final production estimates of the year Tuesday, as a significant portion of the crop was likely still on the fields when the survey was conducted. Model-based estimates released in September placed the canola crop […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Reuters, Spring Wheat

Canadian wheat, canola crops seen weathering snow

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News December 1, 2016

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canada’s wheat and canola crops withstood wintry weather that stalled the autumn harvest, and production topped last year’s output, according to Reuters’ industry survey of 13 analysts and traders. Statistics Canada on Tuesday will issue its final crop production estimates for the 2016-17 marketing year. The industry expects, on average, all-wheat […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters

Farm gate prices fall in August on meat, dairy

By Reuters, GFM Network News September 30, 2016

Ottawa | Reuters — Canadian producer prices unexpectedly fell in August as meat and dairy products saw the largest decrease in nearly nine years, while lower prices for energy and petroleum products also weighed, data from Statistics Canada showed on Friday. The 0.5 per cent decline in producer prices fell well short of analysts’ expectations […] Read more

The Northern Lights over Winnipeg as seen from the International Space Station in January 2012. (NASA.gov)

Crops, Weather

Grain trade still wary of satellite-based StatsCan estimates

By GFM Network News September 20, 2016

CNS Canada — Statistics Canada’s second attempt at using satellite imagery to determine the size of the country’s crops is in line with trade guesses when it comes to canola — but market participants are still taking the new methodology with a grain of salt. The model-based principal field crop estimates, released Tuesday, are calculated […] Read more

Brown mustard. (Peggy Greb photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Markets

Mustard bids drop with demand, harvest progress

By GFM Network News September 20, 2016

CNS Canada — Mustard spot prices are trending lower, with limited demand for the commodity as harvest progresses. Weather conditions may have curbed yield potential, to an extent, though production is still expected to be large, according to one market participant. Bids for mustard have dropped from the levels seen in July and August into […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb higher to end week

Draft ‘MAHA’ commission report avoids pesticide crackdown feared by farm groups

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans rise on short-covering ahead of weekend, crop tour

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb higher to end week

Draft ‘MAHA’ commission report avoids pesticide crackdown feared by farm groups

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans rise on short-covering ahead of weekend, crop tour

Tag Archives Statistics Canada

ICE weekly outlook: ‘Toppy’ canola could still go higher

StatsCan lentil numbers confirm trade suspicions

Focus on quality, not quantity following StatsCan report

U.S. grains: Exports support gains in corn, soybeans

Canada harvests bigger wheat, canola crops despite snowy fall

StatsCan report may raise more questions than answers

Canadian wheat, canola crops seen weathering snow

Farm gate prices fall in August on meat, dairy

Grain trade still wary of satellite-based StatsCan estimates

Mustard bids drop with demand, harvest progress

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