Insights and Stories on Production Estimates

Pulse weekly outlook: U.S. beans seen on rise for 2019

Oct. 16, 2018 at 2:54 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– The acreage shift that played out between chickpeas and dry edible beans this year will shift again next year, Brian Clancey of marketing agency Stat Publishing predicts. Several factors lead him to that conclusion, he said. Canadian growers ship large numbers of beans and chickpeas to the […]

CBOT weekly outlook: Yield expectations limit upside for corn, soy

Oct. 3, 2018 at 6:50 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Canola stocks look less tight in StatsCan report

Dec. 6, 2017 at 2:44 pm CST

By Dave Sims

Year-ago Canadian canola crop revised higher

Aug. 31, 2017 at 11:24 am CDT

By Dave Sims

StatsCan production survey timing likely to skew results

Aug. 29, 2017 at 4:40 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

StatsCan report may raise more questions than answers

Dec. 2, 2016 at 5:24 pm CST

CNS Canada –– The lateness of this year’s harvest will likely leave more questions than answers when Statistics Canada releases its final production estimates of the year Tuesday, as a significant portion of the crop was likely still on the fields when the survey was conducted. Model-based estimates released in […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

StatsCan’s canola estimates taken with grain of salt

Aug. 23, 2016 at 2:19 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Statistics Canada’s latest crop production estimates are in and while they may raise a few eyebrows, the numbers aren’t likely to cause havoc in the markets, according to most trade analysts. StatsCan on Tuesday pegged canola production in 2016-17 at 17 million tonnes. That compares to pre-report […]

By Dave Sims

StatsCan stocks report to add piece to supply/demand puzzle

Feb. 2, 2016 at 5:48 pm CST

CNS Canada — The supply/demand balance sheets for Canada’s wheat, barley and canola crops will likely see some adjustments after Statistics Canada’s stocks report is released Thursday. The report on grain and oilseed stocks as of Dec. 31, 2015 will provide a better indication of feed usage to date, while […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soy jumps on USDA’s surprising cut in acres

Oct. 9, 2015 at 4:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures jumped to a one-week high on Friday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture lowered its domestic production estimate more than analysts had expected. Corn futures touched a two-week low on bigger-than-expected U.S. production and inventory estimates in the agency’s monthly crop reports. USDA […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Profit-taking, advancing harvests snap rallies

Oct. 7, 2015 at 3:45 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. grain futures retreated from their highest prices in more than two months on Wednesday under pressure from advancing U.S. harvests and profit-taking ahead of key crop reports. Declines in corn snapped a four-day rally that was fuelled by expectations the U.S. Department of Agriculture will […]

By Tom Polansek

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