Insights and Stories on Tonnes

Corn exports expected down in AAFC’s October outlook

Oct. 18, 2019 at 7:20 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) on Friday issued its October outlook for principal field crops, with some revisions compared to the September report. One of the most notable numbers from AAFC was the drop in 2019-20 corn exports, which were estimated to be about 1.5 million tonnes, over […]

Canadian canola deliveries hit weekly record

Oct. 17, 2019 at 4:37 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Canola shipments boost Thunder Bay port activity

Oct. 4, 2019 at 7:23 pm CDT

By MarketsFarm Team

Late Canadian mustard crop facing quality downgrades

Oct. 1, 2019 at 7:08 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Feed weekly outlook: Market not bottomed yet

Sep. 20, 2019 at 1:41 am CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

StatsCan forecasts near-record corn crop

Sep. 12, 2019 at 8:28 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canada’s corn crop is forecast to be the second largest on record despite a delayed start to spring planting, as yields showed an improvement from earlier forecasts, according to updated production estimates Thursday from Statistics Canada. Using a combination of satellite imagery, previous survey data, and agro-climatic data, […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

As harvest drags on, malt barley quality uncertain

Sep. 11, 2019 at 7:36 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The quality of Canada’s 2019-20 barley crop remains to be seen, as cool and wet harvest conditions across much of the Prairies are raising concerns over how much will meet malt specifications. “We’ll lose a lot of malting barley this year, because of the weather,” said Peter Watts, […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

StatsCan confirms record-large canola ending stocks

Sep. 6, 2019 at 6:54 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canadian canola ending stocks hit a new record for the 2018-19 crop year, according to updated data Statistics Canada released Friday. Canadian canola stocks as of July 31 came in at 3.9 million tonnes, up by 55 per cent on the year and about 800,000 tonnes above the […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

ICE weekly outlook: Rangebound canola looks for bounce

Aug. 28, 2019 at 8:05 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts moved lower during the week ended Wednesday but remain rangebound overall, as market participants continued to await a clearer picture on the size of the 2019 crop. “The overall grain and oilseed complex still feels heavily weighted, but I’m hoping for at least a […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

StatsCan confirms smaller canola crop

Aug. 28, 2019 at 11:27 am CDT

MarketsFarm — Statistics Canada’s first production estimates for the 2019-20 crop, released Wednesday, were generally in line with expectations, although upward revisions are likely in subsequent reports. The agency’s production of principal field crops report was “bang on with expectations across the board,” according to Ken Ball of PI Financial […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

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