Insights and Stories on MarketsFarm

Jul. 28, 2021 at 3:53 pm CDT

MarketsFarm – While the western parts of Manitoba are seeing healthy crops, the eastern and Interlake regions aren’t so fortunate, according to Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development. Crop ratings for both the southwest and northwest regions range from 50 to 75 per cent good to excellent, according to the province’s […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Apr. 27, 2021 at 7:18 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Numbers were seen as disappointing for dry peas and chickpeas in Statistics Canada’s survey-based principal field crop planting projections released Tuesday. The federal agency predicted 3.839 million acres seeded for dry peas nationwide, nearly a 10 per cent decline compared to last year. By comparison, MarketsFarm projected 4.38 […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Apr. 27, 2021 at 12:10 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — As the market grapples with new planting projections from Statistics Canada, one thing was abundantly clear to MarketsFarm Pro analyst Mike Jubinville: this canola forecast isn’t enough to rectify tight ending stocks. In StatsCan’s survey-based principal field crop areas report, released Tuesday, the federal agency pegged canola acres […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Apr. 21, 2021 at 8:48 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts climbed to fresh highs during the week ended Wednesday, with no end to the uptrend in sight from a fundamental standpoint. “We are in the middle of a demand-pull market… and the market has not yet done what it needs to do to accomplish […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Jan. 27, 2021 at 4:22 pm CST

Prices and production information are the focus of the Hot Topics in Commodities series hosted by The Western Producer, Manitoba Co-operator, Grainews and Farmtario this winter. The free sessions each feature a look at market demand and fundamentals provided by MarketsFarm analysts as well as a presentation on a current […]

By Glacier FarmMedia staff