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StatsCan: Less canola and durum, more barley and oats

Jun. 26, 2019 at 1:11 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canadian farmers seeded fewer canola and durum acres than they originally intended, but more barley and oats, according to updated acreage estimates from Statistics Canada that largely came within expectations. StatsCan pegged planted Canadian canola area for 2019-20 (August to July) at 20.952 million acres, down by about […]

Less canola, more barley area expected in next StatsCan report

Jun. 24, 2019 at 7:07 pm CDT

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Farm equity growth slows in 2018

Jun. 20, 2019 at 7:27 pm CDT

By MarketsFarm Team

Canada’s realized net farm income way down in 2018

May. 28, 2019 at 7:12 pm CDT

By GFM Staff

StatsCan confirms smaller canola acres, more wheat

Apr. 25, 2019 at 1:34 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Canadian farmers to reduce canola plantings by seven per cent

Apr. 24, 2019 at 10:07 am CDT

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canadian farmers intend to plant seven per cent fewer acres of canola this spring compared with a year earlier, even less than expected by analysts and traders, as a dispute with China hampers demand, a government report showed on Wednesday. China and Canada are locked in […]

By Rod Nickel

StatsCan canola stocks numbers point to big carryout

Feb. 5, 2019 at 7:43 pm CST

As two analysts looked at Statistics Canada’s latest report on total stocks of principal field crops, they immediately zeroed in on canola. Statistics Canada’s report, released Tuesday, shows canola stocks as of Dec. 31, 2018 were at 14.553 million tonnes, up 4.9 per cent from year-earlier levels, “The numbers are […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Tighter StatsCan canola crop won’t affect market, analysts say

Dec. 6, 2018 at 11:59 am CST

CNS Canada — Canada’s canola production has been revised lower in the latest data from Statistics Canada’s Production of Principal Field Crops report, issued Thursday. However, two observers agree the final numbers won’t have much effect on markets. “It’s not a report that’s going to allow canola to trade tremendously […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

December StatsCan report could vary from years past

Dec. 4, 2018 at 9:47 am CST

CNS Canada — After this fall’s long, drawn-out harvest, some analysts predict Statistics Canada’s final Production of Principal Field Crops numbers could vary from the usual pattern. StatsCan’s report, due out Thursday, is a “very uncertain” report “because that was probably one of the most bizarre falls we’ve ever had […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Trends stand out in StatsCan crop data: report

Nov. 13, 2018 at 8:08 pm CST

CNS Canada — Second-guessing Statistics Canada’s crop information may be a time-honoured tradition across the Prairies, but there are trends in the data that stand out, according to a recent report from the government agency. Looking at data over the past decade, total seeded canola acres were revised higher in […]