Insights and Stories on Statistics Canada

Greater crop production estimated prior to StatCan report

Aug. 25, 2022 at 8:00 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Analysts are expecting Canadian crop production totals for the 2022-23 marketing year to be substantially higher compared to drought-stricken 2021-22, but still not enough to fully replenish supplies. Statistics Canada (StatCan) will publish its first satellite image model-based yield and production estimates for principal field crops on Monday. […]

ICE weekly outlook: Time gap too large in StatCan report

Aug. 24, 2022 at 5:09 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

StatCan trims Canadian corn, soy acreage estimates

Jul. 6, 2022 at 1:38 am CDT

By Dave Bedard

Pulse weekly outlook: Acre intentions down for most pulses

Jul. 5, 2022 at 6:13 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

StatCan raises Canada’s canola plantings from earlier estimate

Jul. 5, 2022 at 2:17 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty 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

StatCan releases satellite crop vegetation data

Jun. 10, 2022 at 3:36 am CDT

MarketsFarm — Statistics Canada’s crop condition assessment program (CCAP) on Thursday released its weekly normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) values from April 11 to May 29 — telling the tale of weather extremes in the Prairie provinces. As of the fourth week of May, seeding was 95 per cent complete […]

By Adam Peleshaty MarketsFarm

Over half Canada’s farm revenue now goes to biggest farms, census finds

May. 12, 2022 at 12:25 pm CDT

While it shouldn’t surprise anyone that the number of larger farms by sales in Canada is rising and the number of smaller farms is declining, Canada’s newest ag census also shows larger farm classes now capturing the majority of total ag revenue. Statistics Canada on Wednesday began releasing data from […]

By Dave Bedard

StatsCan reports sharp decline in field crop stocks

May. 6, 2022 at 6:14 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Statistics Canada’s report on the country’s principal field crop stocks, released Friday, reflects an ever-tightening supply brought on by last year’s drought. With the exception of corn and soybeans, all of the crops listed suffered a supply decline of at least 10 per cent compared to the year […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn slide on Midwest weather forecasts

May. 6, 2022 at 5:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn and soybean futures slid on Friday as rising interest rates and currency pressures weighed on U.S. exports and forecasts of warm, dry weather opened a window for Midwestern farmers to get their crop planted. Recent rainfall in South America could boost Brazil’s south-central corn […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

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