Insights and Stories on AAFC

Dec. 22, 2023 at 9:28 am CST

Recently revised supply/demand tables from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada raised the forecast for domestic barley usage in the current crop year to 6.155 million tonnes. That compares with an earlier forecast of 5.471 million tonnes. If realized, that would be up by roughly 200,000 tonnes from the previous year.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Dec. 19, 2023 at 10:58 am CST

Canadian lentil stocks are forecast to be extremely tight by the close of the 2023/24 marketing year, which should keep prices well supported despite expectations for a smaller export program.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Dec. 15, 2023 at 4:35 pm CST

Glacier FarmMedia – Canadian canola and wheat carryout for the 2023/24 marketing year will likely end up above earlier projections, according to the latest Outlook for Principal Field Crops from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) released Dec. 15.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Nov. 22, 2023 at 12:09 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has slightly adjusted its supply/demand estimates for November. AAFC published its latest Outlook for Principal Field Crops on Tuesday. Of Canada’s major crops, the department left the 2023-24 ending stocks for canola at one million tonnes and all wheat at 3.6 million, while all […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Oct. 24, 2023 at 5:55 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Supply/demand estimates for Canadian grains and oilseeds saw little change in the latest outlook for principal field crops from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) released Monday. Canola ending stocks for 2023-24 were left unchanged at one million tonnes, which compares with the 2022-23 level of 1.506 million tonnes. […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin