Insights and Stories on Tonnes

CGC revises domestic canola usage downward

Jan. 17, 2020 at 5:54 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Domestic canola demand remained well ahead of exports in the latest Canadian Grain Commission report for the week ended Sunday — but revisions to data now show the crush pace is not quite as active as reported earlier in the month. The original data for the week ended […]

AAFC lowers canola ending stocks forecast

Dec. 20, 2019 at 9:30 am CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Pulse weekly outlook: Drop in India’s production may lead to lower duties

Dec. 17, 2019 at 6:23 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Visible canola supplies largest in three years

Dec. 13, 2019 at 7:49 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

CN reports grain movement back at pre-strike pace

Dec. 13, 2019 at 7:41 pm CST

By Allan Dawson

Variable yields supportive for mustard prices

Dec. 13, 2019 at 3:50 am CST

MarketsFarm — Statistics Canada’s principal field crop production report last week estimated a significant drop in Canada’s 2019 mustard production. In September, the agency estimated Canadian mustard would total about 141,000 tonnes. However, due to challenging growing conditions and a slight reduction in acreage, the StatsCan estimates released Friday were […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

StatsCan shows corn, soy output down across board

Dec. 10, 2019 at 7:07 am CST

Despite increases in Ontario’s harvested acres for both soybeans and corn, the province’s production of both crops in 2019 followed the rest of Canada’s lower in Statistics Canada’s latest estimates. StatsCan’s November estimates for production of principal field crops, released Friday, dropped Canada’s production of soybeans to six million tonnes, […]

By GFM Staff

Pulse weekly outlook: Balance sheet tightening

Dec. 9, 2019 at 2:37 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Canadian pea and lentil production failed to live up to earlier projections, according to the latest survey data from Statistics Canada. While both crops are still forecast to be above their year-ago levels, the tightening supply expectations should underpin prices. Canada’s 2019-20 lentil crop was pegged at 2.17 […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

StatsCan report puts canola production at lowest since 2015

Dec. 6, 2019 at 10:32 am CST

MarketsFarm — Data from Statistics Canada’s production of principal field crops report, released Friday morning, will likely be supportive of canola values, put pressure on barley, and keep wheat prices steady. In the report, canola production across Canada decreased by 8.3 per cent nationally to 18.6 million tonnes, compared to […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Corn harvest a struggle for three U.S. states

Nov. 13, 2019 at 2:26 pm CST

MarketsFarm — With a significant amount of corn still in the fields on the U.S. northern Plains, the harvest may be grinding to a halt, according to MarketsFarm analyst Bruce Burnett. In particular, Burnett noted, the corn harvest has been further slowed by a propane shortage, which has caused issues […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm