Insights and Stories on Harvest

Aug. 30, 2019 at 3:31 pm CDT

Marlo Glass, MarketsFarm Organic commodities have been put under pressure price-wise ahead of harvest due to co-operative weather and higher-than-expected yields. “Some yields are sounding really good,” said Scott Shiels, procurement manager with Grain Millers Canada Corp. at Yorkton, Sask. In particular, oat and wheat yields showed strength. “If yields […]

By OrganicBiz

Aug. 29, 2019 at 7:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures touched one-week highs on Thursday as traders worried about the risk of frost damage to this year’s late planted U.S. crops, analysts said. Traders were also covering short positions after recent declines and ahead of the three-day Labour Day weekend. They […]

By Tom Polansek

Aug. 27, 2019 at 6:24 am CDT

MarketsFarm — While Canada’s licensed hemp acreage nearly doubled from 2018 to 2019, yield estimates will remain uncertain until licensed producers report their crops to Health Canada after harvest. “Health Canada, for the first time, will be collecting information on hemp acres that were seeded, rather than hemp acres that […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Aug. 23, 2019 at 2:04 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — A challenging growing season across the Prairies has left questions in the market ahead of Statistics Canada’s production report, due out Wednesday. “It’s hard to get a handle on canola this year because, at this stage, the farmers are going to be a bit conservative and err on […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Aug. 22, 2019 at 7:42 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Feed grains prices have been softening as old-crop and new-crop prices converge during harvest. Tracy Green, a grain broker with Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton, said Feedlot Alley is “well-covered” and waiting for harvest. However, buyers in central Alberta are seeing prices around $237 delivered for old-crop barley. […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm