Insights and Stories on Statistics Canada

Apr. 18, 2017 at 8:06 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Concerns about weather dictating the quality of malt barley is keeping producers from seeding the crop this year, one industry participant says, while weak prices offer no extra incentive. “Acres are definitely going to be down, because of the fear of getting feed barley, which is horrendously […]

By Jade Markus

Apr. 17, 2017 at 3:59 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Canadian farmers could be set to seed record-large canola acres in 2017, while wheat area is generally expected to be down on the year when Statistics Canada releases its first survey-based acreage estimates of the year on Friday. From a purely economic standpoint, “canola is historically the […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Apr. 5, 2017 at 3:39 pm CDT

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts fell to their lowest levels in six months during the week ended Wednesday, but uncovered support to the downside and may be entering a period of consolidation. “On canola, we’re seeing a stabilization period after a sharp downward move,” said Jerry Klassen, […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Feb. 28, 2017 at 3:18 pm CST

CNS Canada — Statistics Canada’s latest Farm Product Price Index marks a year of annual declines, predominantly led by the cattle sector. The whims of the market are one source of losses, but two producer group heads say the data call attention to the country’s processing sector. Year-over-year declines in […]

By Jade Markus

Feb. 3, 2017 at 11:16 am CST

CNS Canada –– Canadian canola stocks may be tighter than a year ago and wheat stocks larger — but the updated numbers from Statistics Canada may also need more asterisks than normal. StatsCan, in a report released Friday, pegged Canadian canola supplies as of Dec. 31 at 12.159 million tonnes, […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin