Insights and Stories on Drought

Dec. 13, 2021 at 6:46 pm CST

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 […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Dec. 9, 2021 at 5:45 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Varied amounts of precipitation are either maintaining or alleviating drought conditions in much of the Prairies, according to the latest nationwide drought map from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s (AAFC) Canadian Drought Monitor (CDM). The latest assessment for the period ended Nov. 30 showed very few areas of worsening […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Dec. 8, 2021 at 2:50 pm CST

MarketsFarm — The further tightening of wheat and barley feed supplies is prompting feedlots to purchase more corn from the U.S., according to an Alberta-based analyst. “We’re nine months away, or almost 10 months away from more inventory coming in. There’s not much there for wheat and barley,” said Mike […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Dec. 3, 2021 at 1:48 pm CST

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia staff Organic grain prices remain at some of their highest levels ever, according to a number of people in the industry — but those prices have reached or are reaching a point where buyers are choosing not to buy. The organic grain crops in Canada […]

By OrganicBiz

Dec. 3, 2021 at 11:35 am CST

MarketsFarm — There were very few surprises in Statistics Canada’s latest principal field crop production estimates released Friday — the first in 2021-22 to use a survey of producers. Nevertheless, they quantified just how severe last summer’s drought was in Western Canada. Canola production for the 2021-22 marketing year was […]

By Adam Peleshaty