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File photo of fresh palm fruits and palm oil. (Slpu9945/iStock/Getty Images)

Indonesia palm oil production to rise, USDA attache says

By GFM Network News March 25, 2022

MarketsFarm — There’s to be a small increase in palm oil production in Indonesia in 2022-23, according the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s attaché in Jakarta. The attaché pegged palm oil output to rise by 1.1 per cent at 46 million tonnes due to favourable weather and higher prices for producers. Also, the attaché revised 2021-22 […] Read more

CBOT May 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with 20-day moving average (dark green line) and CBOT July 2022 and September 2022 wheat (yellow and orange lines). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat extends run to 14-year high on Russia-Ukraine supply threat

U.S. studying biofuel waiver to fight food inflation

By Tom Polansek, GFM Network News March 4, 2022

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures galloped to another 14-year high on Thursday as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine increasingly fanned fears of massive disruptions to grain exports from the Black Sea region. Wheat and corn futures advanced by their daily trading limits during a volatile session, though the corn market later […] Read more

A sunflower crop north of St. Adolphe, Man. on Sept. 19, 2021. (Dave Bedard photo)

Crops

Sunflower market seeing broad strength

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News March 3, 2022

MarketsFarm — Sunflower seed has found itself caught up with the general strength seen in most agricultural markets, with the Russian invasion of Ukraine adding another layer of uncertainty to the market as the two countries are both major world producers. “We believe sunflowers are a very attractive option going into 2022,” said Robert Deraas, […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

USDA expects canola, sunflowers elsewhere to offset Canada’s shortfalls

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News December 14, 2021

MarketsFarm –– Good canola and rapeseed crops in Australia and a number of other parts of the world along with large world sunflower seed production should help offset Canada’s smaller-than-expected production somewhat, according to the December oil crops outlook from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Total global canola/rapeseed production is now forecast by USDA at […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Weather

Rains make sunny days for sunflower crops

By GFM Network News October 21, 2021

MarketsFarm — Despite drought conditions throughout southern Manitoba decimating crops during the summer, late rain showers in some areas are improving harvests of one crop in particular. Precipitation in August helped improve the sunflower seed harvest in areas of Manitoba, with the province reporting on Oct. 13 average yields of more than 2,000 lbs. per […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Sunflower seed market falls back to Earth

By GFM Network News March 2, 2021

MarketsFarm — Sunflower growers in Canada took off a bumper crop in 2020, almost hitting the 100,000-tonne mark for the first time since 2010. The forecast for this year’s crop isn’t as sunny. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s latest outlook, released earlier this month, predicts the national sunflower seed crop in 2021 at 75,000 tonnes off […] Read more

Crops

Merged Manitoba crop groups qualify for checkoffs

Manitoba Crop Alliance also names top brass

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News July 8, 2020

The new unit formed from the merger of five Manitoba crop commodity organizations is set to begin collecting checkoffs for its founding groups’ crops, starting Aug. 1. The Manitoba Crop Alliance (MCA) announced Monday it now has its designation under the provincial Agricultural Producers’ Organization Funding Act. The designation allows the new organization to collect […] Read more

File photo of a sunflower crop in Manitoba. (MysticEnergy/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets, Weather

Bigger sunflower crop expected for 2020

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News May 15, 2020

MarketsFarm — Canada will likely see its largest sunflower crop in a number of years in 2020 if weather conditions co-operate, as good end-user demand and solid returns for growers generate increased interest in the crop. Canadian farmers intend to seed 104,400 acres of sunflowers this spring, which would be up 36 per cent on […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Strong demand supports sunflowers

By GFM Network News February 15, 2020

MarketsFarm — Global demand for sunflower oil is steadily increasing, according to Scoular’s Robert Deraas. Deraas, director of the Scoular Co.’s sunflower and bird food division, explained Wednesday at CropConnect in Winnipeg that the majority of Canadian sunflowers are grown for oil purposes. Increases in demand are driven largely by health-conscious consumers who use sunflower […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Manitoba’s sunflower crop under threat from weather

By GFM Network News October 21, 2019

MarketsFarm — Manitoba’s sunflower crop has been compromised by the snow that fell over Thanksgiving weekend, but it’s not yet clear what percentage of the crop will be impacted. Before the snow fell, windy and rainy weather took a toll on the sunflower crop. The soil was oversaturated to the point that sunflower roots couldn’t […] Read more

U.S. grains: Corn rebounds from contract lows on short covering, bargain buying

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures come down from highs

Entomologist tests trap crops and marigolds to repel flea beetles at an Ag in Motion

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