Insights and Stories on Production

Jul. 13, 2022 at 7:03 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Barley production in the U.S. is forecast to be up substantially in 2022, with early indications pointing to the largest crop in seven years. In its latest production estimates, the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast the country’s 2022 barley crop at 3.8 million tonnes, which would be up […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Jul. 12, 2022 at 8:11 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Early indications point to a much larger spring wheat crop in the United States in 2022 compared to the drought-stricken 2021 crop despite the late seeding, according to the latest production estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In USDA’s first official production estimates of the growing season […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Jun. 21, 2022 at 8:24 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Projected ending stocks of Canada’s major crops were left relatively unchanged in the latest supply/demand estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, released Monday, although there were some revisions to the wheat production and usage numbers. The government agency raised its forecast for total Canadian wheat production in 2022-23 […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

May. 25, 2022 at 4:37 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — A return to yields closer to long-range averages will result in greater production for most pulse crops in 2022-23, according to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s monthly outlook for principal field crops released last Friday. Many of the projections are based on the assumption that normal weather conditions will […]

By Adam Peleshaty

May. 19, 2022 at 7:55 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — In its May supply and demand report, the International Grain Council (IGC) has forecast lower global production of wheat and corn in 2022-23, while soybeans are expected to rise. The IGC, in its latest report Thursday, lowered its call on total world grain production to 2.251 billion tonnes. […]

By MarketsFarm