OLDS, Alta.— Weather extremes across Western Canada can sometimes cause livestock feed shortages. Farmers must calculate availability and cost before a single load of feed is purchased, said Barry Yaremcio, beef specialist with Alberta Agriculture. “Figure out what you can feed and when you can feed it to minimize your costs,” he said at a […] Read more
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Forecaster sees stable EU wheat, durum
PARIS, France (Reuters) — Farmers in the European Union are forecast to harvest about the same amount of soft wheat in 2018 as they did this year as higher projected yields compensate for a minor fall in seeded area, consultancy Strategie Grains said. Durum-seeded area is expected to be the same year on year, and […] Read more
Private funds eyed for wheat, barley research
BANFF, Alta. — There could be an appetite for private investment into wheat and barley research. The federal government has designated funds for research under the Canadian Agriculture Partnership, but industry is also expected to contribute money. There is room for private contributions, said Holly Mayer of Agriculture Canada’s science and technology division. “One of […] 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 up The Canfax steer average hit a new second half high at $154.26 per hundredweight, […] Read more
VIDEO: Canada’s agricultural markets update – December 20, 2017
D’Arce McMillan, The Western Producer markets editor, monitors trends in the North American and global agricultural markets. Each week he hosts a market video about crops. The video is designed to help viewers understand the forces responsible for changes in the trade. If agricultural markets are important to you, we have you covered.
Canadian crops top expectations
Canadian farmers harvested larger crops than forecast in September, reaping record-large canola output and a surprisingly big wheat crop, a Dec. 6 Statistics Canada report showed. Canola production topped 21.3 million tonnes, eight percent higher than Statistics Canada’s September estimate, and more than one million tonnes larger than the average trade estimate in a Reuters […] Read more
USDA forecasts more corn acres, record high soybeans in 2018-19
CHICAGO, Ill. (Reuters) — United States farmers are likely to plant a record amount of land with soybeans in 2018 and will also likely boost the area devoted to most other major crops, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has predicted. If the forecasts are borne out, then another year of bumper supply could prolong a […] Read more
VIDEO: Canada’s agricultural markets update – December 13, 2017
D’Arce McMillan, The Western Producer markets editor, monitors trends in the North American and global agricultural markets. Each week he hosts a market video about crops. The video is designed to help viewers understand the forces responsible for changes in the trade. If agricultural markets are important to you, we have you covered.
Sorting the good from the bad
RED DEER — A simple grain cleaner has shown results when it comes to cleaning vomitoxin out of cereal seed. Grain Cleaning LLC offers a series of cleaners that push an airstream through a curtain of grain. Heavier material drops through openings near the airstream’s origin, while lighter material is blown through openings further across […] Read more
CN tackles grain delays
Grain shippers are getting nervous about Canadian National Railway’s faltering performance this fall, but the carrier says it has implemented changes that are already having an impact on service. CN’s performance measures have been plunging since Week 11 of the 2017-18 crop year. Its hopper car order fulfilment rate was 75 percent through Week 16 […] Read more
