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Aug. 1, 2019 at 9:02 am CDT

Winnipeg | MarketsFarm – So far this summer, canola prices have continued to remain range-bound, said David Derwin of PI Financial in Winnipeg, Man. “On a week to week basis, we’re kind of at the low end of the range,” Derwin commented, noting C$450 per tonne has been near the […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Jul. 24, 2019 at 2:15 pm CDT

MarketsFarm – Shifting weather forecasts and trade talk rumours should keep the soybean and corn markets at the Chicago Board of Trade on edge over the next few weeks, as participants wait on updated acreage numbers from the United States Department of Agriculture. The USDA’s August 12 report will include […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Jul. 19, 2019 at 7:01 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Expectations for canola production in Canada were revised downward Friday by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC). AAFC has now estimated Canadian farmers will produce 18.575 million tonnes of canola in 2019, down about 8.7 per cent from its previous estimate. Earlier this week, MarketsFarm analyst Bruce Burnett predicted […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Apr. 25, 2019 at 1:34 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canadian farmers intend to seed more spring wheat and less canola in 2019, according to Statistics Canada survey results released Wednesday. Additional shifts are also likely in subsequent reports, as dry conditions in southern Alberta and Saskatchewan may alter some intentions. Statistics Canada forecast canola area for 2019 […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Jul. 18, 2018 at 6:55 pm CDT

Glacier FarmMedia, Canada’s largest farm publisher and the operator of this website, has just boosted its long position in grain and oilseed market analysis. The Winnipeg company announced Tuesday it has acquired ProFarmer Canada, the marketing information service owned and operated by Mike Jubinville, whose analyses of Prairie crop commodity […]

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