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Canada to harvest less wheat than expected due to drought

Aug. 29, 2023 at 5:14 pm CDT

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canadian farmers will harvest less wheat than expected after dry conditions in parts of the Prairie provinces shrunk yields, a government report showed on Tuesday. Drought is expected to send global wheat stockpiles for major exporters to the lowest levels in more than a decade, a […]

Increases seen in most July grain deliveries

Aug. 24, 2023 at 6:48 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

July canola crush sets new records

Aug. 24, 2023 at 6:36 pm CDT

By MarketsFarm

AAFC cuts production numbers on drought

Aug. 21, 2023 at 4:32 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Oilseed crush down, grain deliveries rise in June: StatCan

Jul. 27, 2023 at 11:02 am CDT

By MarketsFarm

U.S. acres surprise, Prairie acres parched

Jul. 7, 2023 at 2:43 pm CDT

New acreage estimates for this year are now out from both Statistics Canada and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, surprising Chicago corn and soybean traders, less so for Canadian canola and wheat market observers. Glacier FarmMedia’s Gord Gilmour and MarketsFarm weather and crops specialist Bruce Burnett discuss those estimates — […]

Pulse weekly outlook: More U.S. peas, chickpeas expected in 2023

Jul. 4, 2023 at 5:28 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — It was a mixed bag for forecasted seeded pulse acres in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). USDA released its acreage report on Friday, with data provided by respondents between May 30 and June 15. The report came two days after Statistics Canada […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Canadian canola, wheat area up on the year: StatCan

Jun. 28, 2023 at 12:18 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canadian farmers planted more canola than earlier intentions, according to updated acreage estimates from Statistics Canada released Wednesday. Meanwhile, wheat plantings hit their highest level in more than two decades. Total canola plantings were estimated at 22.1 million acres by the government agency, which compares with the 21.6 […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Pulse weekly outlook: Exports strong through three quarters

Jun. 27, 2023 at 5:19 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canadian pulse exports continue at a solid pace through nine months of the 2022-23 marketing year, with old-crop prices trending higher over the past month as the market rations demand ahead of the new-crop harvest. Canada has exported 1.713 million tonnes of lentils during the crop year to […]