Insights and Stories of Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

May. 4, 2018 at 5:54 pm CDT

CNS Canada — After a slight delay to the start of seeding in southern Alberta, producers are out in the fields and it doesn’t yet look like they have seeded more shorter-season acres, such as in feed barley. “Southern Alberta is a little bit later than normal (for starting seeding). […]

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Apr. 30, 2018 at 8:46 pm CDT

CNS Canada — After a delayed start due to the long winter and spring flooding, western Canadian potato growers are out in the fields. “We’re probably only a couple of days behind… we had farmers out on the fields last week and I think quite a few more will be […]

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Apr. 27, 2018 at 12:10 pm CDT

CNS Canada — After predictions of record canola area and a drop in pulse acres, traders and analysts are doubtful of Statistics Canada’s predictions for smaller canola acres, much larger wheat acres and only minor reductions in pulse acres. “It’s unusual for everybody to just be this out of whack […]

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Apr. 26, 2018 at 8:03 pm CDT

CNS Canada — The rally on which southern Alberta feed grain prices have been riding since the start of the year continued this week. “Right now (we’re seeing) some of the best prices on barley for farmers that have been seen in Alberta for a while,” said Joshua Boyko of […]

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Apr. 25, 2018 at 7:01 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Traders shifted attention to Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn and soybean markets in the wake of a drop in Wall Street stocks, causing a commodities rally Wednesday. Wall Street was dragged down Tuesday by U.S. bond yields, which hit the three per cent mark for the […]

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