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ICE weekly outlook: Upticks during a downturn not unusual

Jul. 28, 2022 at 9:12 am CDT

MarketsFarm – As prices fall back, an analyst said it’s very common for there to be occasional spike upwards, and that’s exactly what’s been happening to canola. “We’ve come down a long way and having a bit of a rally wouldn’t be unusual,” commented analyst David Derwin of PI Financial […]

CBOT weekly outlook: Weather, Ukrainian grain affecting prices

Jul. 27, 2022 at 4:46 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

Crop duster plane flying over canola or mustard fields.

Fungal diseases posing an issue with Manitoba crops

Jul. 27, 2022 at 11:57 am CDT

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Plenty of upside for falling flax prices

Jul. 27, 2022 at 11:49 am CDT

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

Pulse weekly outlook: Saskatchewan crops growing well despite threats

Jul. 26, 2022 at 2:21 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

Crop conditions in Alberta see remarkable turnaround

Jun. 30, 2022 at 3:46 pm CDT

MarketsFarm – As the heydays of summer approach, Alberta reported that its crops were in good shape. The crop report placed all crops in the province at 75 per cent good to excellent, slightly above the five-year average. The rains throughout June were credited with the turnaround, but overall growth […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Wet weather affecting acreage numbers: analysts

Jun. 30, 2022 at 3:37 pm CDT

MarketsFarm – With some parts of Western Canada experiencing delayed seeding due to wet weather, many analysts believe the conditions have caused a ripple effect on acreage totals for the 2022-23 marketing year. Statistics Canada (StatCan) will release its second survey-based acreage report for the 2022-23 marketing year on July […]

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

U.S. soybean acres come in below expectations

Jun. 30, 2022 at 3:31 pm CDT

MarketsFarm – Farmers in the United States seeded fewer soybean acres than original intentions and slightly more corn, according to updated acreage estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, released June 30. Total soybean area in the country for the 2022 growing season was pegged at 88.30 million acres by […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Feed weekly outlook: Decline in feed grain prices anticipated

Jun. 29, 2022 at 11:12 am CDT

MarketsFarm – Much-needed rains falling onto most parts of Alberta have created ideal growing conditions for feed grains in the province, which has already created a slight decline in prices. “Southern Alberta has been very, very dry, but we’ve had anywhere from four to six inches of rain over the […]

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

Extreme weather in Manitoba slows planting progress

Jun. 29, 2022 at 11:05 am CDT

MarketsFarm – Little progress was made in planting whatever acres remained in Manitoba as extreme weather made its way through the province for the week ended June 26. Provincial seeding progress sat at 93 per cent at a time of year when plantings would be complete, according to the Manitoba […]

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm