Canola ended a waffling week with an up day, as Canadian dollar weakness helped strengthen what had been a weakening commodity. November canola edged above $500 per tonne and January pushed to $505.70, as the loonie weakened to almost 79 cents U.S. Generally it was a day that ended with little movement in most crop […] Read more
Barley
Weaker dollar helps push canola higher
The big dry
Relentless heat continued to take a toll on crops in western and southern Saskatchewan this week, turning what might have been an above average harvest into one that will be average at best in some areas and below average in others. In southwestern Saskatchewan, daytime temperatures peaked at more than 38 C July 30, capping […] Read more
Researcher weighs risks of glyphosate for malt barley dry-down
It’s fine to hit malting barley with glyphosate, at least theoretically. But the challenge of doing it in the field in true farming conditions was highlighted by long-time barley researcher John O’Donovan at the Canadian Barley Symposium. “If the farmer does everything right — correct stage, uniform dry-down is achieved — the residue levels will […] Read more
VIDEO: Grower takes business to the next step: making malt
Matt Enns and his family have been growing high quality malting barley in the Saskatchewan River Valley north of Saskatoon for more than 30 years. However, starting this year, they’re taking their interest in barley to a whole new level. Over the next few months, Enns will be putting the finishing touches on a new […] Read more
Silver lining to smaller crops: less off-combine selling
Farmers probably won’t race down the gravel roads of Western Canada to dump off-the-combine crop into the elevator system. That’s one of the few silver linings to the cloudy situation that so many Prairie farmers face — smaller-than-expected crops and adequate bin space are reducing the need to move crop fast. “People having to sell […] Read more
Malt barley outlook promising, but harvest quality will be key
Aug. 2 (CNS Canada) – Many questions remain about Western Canada’s malt barley crop, but many analysts appear to expect at least an adequate harvest. Quality concerns and yield reductions will hit farmers in southern areas, but for those with good quality, prices should remain at least steady for the medium term. While analysts cautioned […] Read more
Alberta conditions fall but provincial yield outlook average
Saskatoon newsroom Alberta crop condition ratings declined a further four points this week to 60 percent good-excellent, compared to the five-year average of 74 percent, the Alberta Agriculture crop report said July 28. Hot, dry weather continues to cover the south region and is now affecting significant portions of the east half of the central […] Read more
EU slashes corn crop forecast, projects record imports
PARIS, July 28 (Reuters) – The European Commission cut its forecast for 2017-18 corn crop in the European Union by nearly 4 million tonnes to a five-year low, while raising projected imports of the grain to a record level. Usable production of corn was put at 58.4 million tonnes, compared with 62.1 million estimated a […] Read more
Experts look to barley’s wild side for lost genetics
Barley is as old as farming itself, and researchers are hoping to confront today’s challenges with traits left behind in the mists of the agricultural past. That might mean going all the way back and re-domesticating the sort of wild barley varieties that the first farmers found around them and saving genetics from farmed varieties […] Read more
Canfax report
This cattle market information is selected from the weekly report from Canfax, a division of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association. More market information, analysis and statistics are available by becoming a Canfax subscriber by calling 403-275-5110 or at www.canfax.ca. Fed cattle edge higher The fed steer weighted average was $144.17 per hundredweight, up 92 cents. There […] Read more
