As of July 31, Canada’s total stock levels for canola and oats were down from the same date in 2016. Meanwhile, wheat, barley and lentil stocks increased compared with July 31, 2016. Wheat Total stocks of wheat were up 32.6 percent to 6.9 million tonnes. A Reuters poll of the trade had a range of expectations of 4.7 to 7.2 million for […] Read more
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Canadian canola stocks down, lentil, wheat stocks up
Fewer cows culled than expected
CALGARY — Dry conditions in parts of the Prairies might bring an earlier than usual fall calf run but so far those same conditions haven’t resulted in more cows coming to town. Brian Perillat, senior analyst at Canfax, gave a generally bullish analysis Aug. 17 to those at the Canadian Beef Cattle Industry Conference, but […] Read more
Saskatchewan harvest well ahead of five-year average
Aug. 31 CNS Canada – The Saskatchewan harvest is moving forward well ahead of the five-year average with 26 percent now in the bin, compared to 16 percent from 2012-16, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s latest crop report. As well, about 24 percent of the crop has been swathed or is ready to straight cut. The […] Read more
Canadian National Railway sets new grain hauling record
The company exceeded its previous record by two percent, handling 21.8 million tonnes of grain and oilseeds in 2016-17
Canada’s largest railway company moved record volumes of western Canadian grain in the 2016-17 crop year, despite a slow start to the shipping season caused by wet weather that delayed prairie harvesting operations last fall. Canadian National Railway shipped 21.8 million tonnes of western Canadian grain and oilseeds in 2016-17, roughly two percent more than […] Read moreGrowers need to hone marketing skills to get best price
Farmers have eased into the post-Canadian Wheat Board world far more easily than some warned and others feared. But farmers still have a lot to learn about this evolving market, be-cause even the best and brightest marketers are still working through the complications of western Canadian wheat and barley markets. If farmers don’t boost their […] Read more
New coalition supports wheat research
Provincial wheat commissions in Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba have formed a new organization to provide long-term financial support for research that benefits the prairie wheat industry. The Canadian Wheat Research Coalition (CWRC) is a federal non-profit organization that will provide support for varietal development and research projects that improve the profitability and competitiveness of western […] Read more
Crop report – August 31, 2017
Manitoba SOUTHWEST Rainfall ranged from about three to 20 millimetres with above normal temperatures. Harvest is wrapping up for winter wheat and peas and just beginning for spring wheat and cereal silage, while canola is being swathed and prepared for straight cutting but is not quite ready for combining. Pastures continue to rebound but fields […] Read more
StatsCan reaction — durum bullish, canola neutral, wheat bearish
WINNIPEG, Aug. 31 (CNS) – The 2016 canola crop has been revised higher by Statistics Canada in its first production estimates for 2017 released august 31. StatsCan raised the 2016-17 production number to 19.6 million tonnes from 18.4 million previously. It pegged the 2017 crop at 18.2 million tonnes, which was in the middle of […] Read more
StatCan durum number smaller than trade expectations
Statistics Canada’s forecast of 2017 crop production was similar to what the trade expected in most crops except durum. Production of most major crops is down significantly from last year because of challenging growing conditions this year, particularly dry weather in southern areas. Durum production at 3.898 million tonnes is down almost 50 percent from […] Read more
PREVIEW-Year end canola stocks seen dwindling to 4-year low
(A previous version of this story had incorrect data on canola. It has been corrected.) By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Canadian canola stocks were likely the the tightest in four years before the country’s harvest began, while wheat supplies topped those of last year, according to a Reuters survey ahead of […] Read more
