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Canada’s pulse acres set to rise, wheat likely lower

CNS Canada –– Early seeding operations are already underway in parts of Western Canada, and the general sentiment is that farmers are planting more peas and lentils at the expense of most everything else. Statistics Canada releases its first survey-based acreage estimates of the year on Thursday. “I think we’ll see a surge in pulse […] Read more


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U.S. grains: Wheat falls on poor export data

Chicago | Reuters –– Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade fell 1.5 per cent on Thursday on disappointing U.S. export sales data, traders said. Corn and soybeans also fell, retreating from six-week highs set this week, on improving crop prospects in South America. At the CBOT, March wheat settled down 7-1/4 cents at […] Read more

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StatsCan stocks numbers confirm rapid export pace

CNS Canada — Canada’s grain and oilseed exports appear to be in fine form, based on the latest stocks figures on Thursday morning from Statistics Canada. Stocks of wheat, canola and oats are all down compared to last year’s. In wheat’s case, there were roughly five million fewer tonnes in farmers’ bins at the end […] Read more






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Huge Canadian canola crop beats expectations

CNS Canada — An upward revision to Canada’s 2015-16 canola crop was widely anticipated in the industry, but Statistics Canada’s latest survey results have surpassed even the most optimistic forecasts — and will lead to major adjustments in the country’s supply/demand balance sheet. StatsCan on Friday pegged the year’s canola production at 17.2 million tonnes, […] Read more


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Bigger crops anticipated ahead of StatsCan report

CNS Canada –– Canada’s harvest ended up better than expected in 2015-16, with upward revisions expected for the country’s wheat and canola production when Statistics Canada releases its latest survey data Friday. “It turns out that the crop didn’t suffer as much in Alberta and Saskatchewan,” said Jerry Klassen, manager of the Canadian office for […] Read more