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Thunder Bay grain exports picking up

Jul. 7, 2022 at 3:59 am CDT

MarketsFarm — Grain movement through the Port of Thunder Bay picked up in June, although total grain exports through the facility on the north shore of Lake Superior remain well off the year-ago level. A total of 625,741 tonnes of grain were shipped during the month, marking the first time […]

StatCan raises Canada’s canola plantings from earlier estimate

Jul. 5, 2022 at 2:17 pm CDT

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Drought worsens in Alberta, but eastern Prairies wet

Jun. 10, 2022 at 4:49 am CDT

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Planting in Saskatchewan nearing its end

Jun. 10, 2022 at 4:26 am CDT

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Rain helps Ontario crops as last of seeding presses on

Jun. 10, 2022 at 3:53 am CDT

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StatCan releases satellite crop vegetation data

Jun. 10, 2022 at 3:36 am CDT

MarketsFarm — Statistics Canada’s crop condition assessment program (CCAP) on Thursday released its weekly normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) values from April 11 to May 29 — telling the tale of weather extremes in the Prairie provinces. As of the fourth week of May, seeding was 95 per cent complete […]

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Thunder Bay grain shipments down on year through two months

Jun. 3, 2022 at 7:21 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Grain shipments through the Port of Thunder Bay are running well behind normal through the first two months of the 2022 shipping season, according to a release from the port. However, potash movement through the port is up considerably, with inbound shipments of general cargo also strong. Grain […]

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Environment Canada sees cool summer for Manitoba

Jun. 1, 2022 at 6:44 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan could be in for a cooler-than-normal summer, according to the latest long-range outlook from Environment Canada. The latest seasonal forecast from the government agency, released Tuesday, calls for a 40 to 80 per cent chance of below normal temperatures from June through August across […]

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Global production declines expected for wheat, corn

May. 19, 2022 at 7:55 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — In its May supply and demand report, the International Grain Council (IGC) has forecast lower global production of wheat and corn in 2022-23, while soybeans are expected to rise. The IGC, in its latest report Thursday, lowered its call on total world grain production to 2.251 billion tonnes. […]

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Planting progress picking up in Saskatchewan

May. 19, 2022 at 7:37 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Overall spring planting across Saskatchewan reached 33 per cent complete as of Monday, according to the latest weekly crop report from Saskatchewan Agriculture. Despite the good progress over the week, that’s still 20 points behind the five-year average. When compared to the excellent progress this time last year, […]

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