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Pulse weekly outlook: Lentils, peas show large declines in StatCan report

Aug. 29, 2023 at 6:50 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Statistics Canada (StatCan) showed a mostly tightened outlook for Canadian pulses in its first model-based supply/demand estimates for the 2023-24 marketing year. StatCan on Tuesday released those projections, which largely presented a reduction in yields due to ongoing dry conditions on the Prairies. As of July 31, Canadian […]

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans climb as U.S. crop concerns grow

Aug. 28, 2023 at 4:42 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

Prairie forecast: unsettled to start then clearing and warmer

Aug. 23, 2023 at 12:00 pm CDT

By Daniel Bezte

Manitoba crop report: dry week helps advance harvest

Aug. 23, 2023 at 10:06 am CDT

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

Panama Canal’s drought-induced bottleneck eases

Aug. 22, 2023 at 8:25 pm CDT

By Elida Moreno Marianna Parraga

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle ease, heat impacts in focus

Aug. 22, 2023 at 5:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures eased on Tuesday after two sessions higher, as traders watch to see the impact of sweltering temperatures on slaughter-ready cattle, analysts said. “The heat does hurt the weights. That’s been an issue for a lot of the south, for a […]

By Christopher Walljasper

Climate change made Quebec wildfires twice as likely, scientists say

Aug. 22, 2023 at 3:43 pm CDT

London | Reuters — The fires that tore through the province of Quebec between May and July were made at least twice as likely by climate change, scientists said on Tuesday. Climate change, driven by the burning of fossil fuels, also made the fires as much as 50 per cent […]

By Gloria Dickie

Saskatchewan front-loads AgriRecovery funding

Aug. 21, 2023 at 9:17 pm CDT

The Saskatchewan government says it will put up to $70 million toward “immediate measures” to support livestock producers, ahead of an expected federal-provincial AgriRecovery program for that purpose. Application forms are expected to be available via Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corp. (SCIC) “in the coming days” for funding “to help offset […]

By Dave Bedard

Livestock tax deferral list begins in West for 2023

Aug. 21, 2023 at 8:02 pm CDT

The level of drought in parts of Western Canada so far this year has given the federal government a head start in drafting its list of jurisdictions where producers can get in on the livestock tax deferral provision. Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay on Monday announced an initial list of designated […]

By Dave Bedard

AAFC cuts production numbers on drought

Aug. 21, 2023 at 4:32 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada published its August outlook for principal field crops on Friday, with some notable changes. Production for several cereal, oilseed and pulse crop were reduced, leading to revisions in exports, domestic usage and ending stocks. The report pointed to drought in southern Alberta and western […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm