(Reuters) – Wheat production in Canada grew by 3.5 percent in 2018 compared to 2017, according to a Statistics Canada survey based in part on satellite and agroclimate data. The survey, released Sept. 19, also said that barley production grew by 4.3 percent while oat production fell by 9.4 percent. Canola production was also forecast […] Read more
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StatsCan raises 2017 wheat production
Charges laid in barley field fire
Alberta RCMP have charged a 19-year-old man with mischief over $5,000 after he allegedly drove through a barley field, setting it on fire and startling the property owners. The incident occurred in Strathcona County near Edmonton on Sept. 7, near Highway 21 and Township Road 532 at around 1:40 a.m. Marina and Floyd Young were […] Read more
Cheap corn, poor harvest pressure feed grains
Winnipeg — Cheap corn imports and adverse Western Canadian harvest conditions should mean no shortage of feed grain in Alberta’s feedlot alley this winter, which should also keep prices under pressure going forward. “Any time you get a ripe crop and you get snow and rain falling on it, it normally doesn’t make better quality,” […] Read more
Farmers brace for what might again be another wet harvest season
Worries over another difficult harvest were running high in northern Alberta and B.C. last week as snow blanketed fields in the regions. Anywhere from five to 15 centimetres fell last week across both provinces, with the Peace River area taking the brunt of the snowfall. Many farmers were raising concerns about potentially facing another wet […] Read more
Lethbridge feedlots start buying U.S. corn
WINNIPEG — As barley prices climb, feedlots in Lethbridge have found a cheaper feed option — corn from the United States. “Price has (pushed feedlots to buy corn). Barley it’s probably $4, $5 a tonne higher than the corn price right now. And the cattle feeder can source corn quite easily and more economically than […] Read more
Alta. feedlots prepared to cope with feed issues
However, it’s a different story for cow-calf producers, who may need to reduce their herds due to thin feed supplies
Many regions of the Prairies expect some feed shortages this year, but Alberta feedlots have plans to deal with those issues. Bryan Walton, chief executive officer of the Alberta Cattle Feeders’ Association, said overall conditions appear decent, although producers in drier areas have silaged barley rather than wait for harvest because of lighter crops. Northern […] Read more
Saskatchewan harvest ahead of five-year average
Harvest is ahead of schedule in Saskatchewan, with 39 percent of the crop in the bin, compared to the five-year average of 25 percent, according to the weekly crop report from Saskatchewan Agriculture released Sept. 6. Harvest is the furthest along in the southwest corner with 60 percent of the crop combined. The southeast is […] Read more
Statistics Canada pegs canola, wheat lower
Sentiment and opinion fell to technical needs and short coverings Friday, as the commodity markets prepared for a long weekend. A NAFTA-talks softened Canadian dollar added to the lifting effect on canola, along with new Canadian, lower crop estimates from the federal government. Canola was up slightly, 60 cents per tonne, on the day for […] Read more
Annual harvest feedgrain drag less severe
Healthy exports and dry conditions are easing the usual harvest pricing pressure on prairie feedgrains this year
Farmers’ urgency to sell off the combine is pressuring western Canadian feedgrain prices, but the weight is not as heavy as usual. “It feels like we’re seeing all producers wanting movement right away here, and that’s kind of putting some downward pressure on the price,” said Nelson Neumann, a junior trader at Agfinity at Stony […] Read moreCheck-off funded cattle research planned
Five research projects will receive funding this year using check-off money collected from Saskatchewan beef producers. The Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association will invest more than $220,000 on the projects and expects to spend about $500,000 this year with the balance going to other research proposals that will be considered this fall. “When the SCA board reviews […] Read more
