Similar work from three years ago found quality of spring harvested canola deteriorated further after going into storage
If you’re a western Canadian grain farmer who still has unharvested canola in the field, then the Canadian Grain Commission wants to hear from you. For the second time in the past four years, the grain commission is conducting research on spring-harvested oilseeds. It is asking growers to submit samples of spring harvested canola and […] Read moreFlax
More negatives than positives in crop outlook
As the growing season quickly approaches, the few positives to celebrate are overshadowed by an unusually long list of serious concerns. Comparing grain prices to one year ago, canola is down about $20 a tonne, wheat is down more than $10, feed barley is down by about $40 and yellow peas are down about $14 […] Read more
Warning issued on crop rotations
Saskatchewan crop insurance data shows more than 70 percent of the northeast is rotating between wheat and canola
Go long or end up short, said Patrick Mooleki. Short-term economic gains will lead to long-term pain if farmers don’t start using more diverse crop rotations, said the Agriculture Canada research scientist. “As much as they consider the economics, they should also consider the long-term effects of the short-term rotations they are following,” Mooleki said […] Read more
Brexit’s removal of EU rules in UK is promising for Canada
The United Kingdom is finally free from the European Union. Will it be free to make a free trade deal with Canada? That’s something we won’t know for a year or longer, but there’s much hope for many Canadian farmers and their industries as the United Kingdom attempts to get outside the EU’s trade walls […] Read more
Farm group merger vote set for Manitoba
Manitoba farmers can help give birth to the Manitoba Crops alliance during CropConnect planned for Feb. 12-13. Or they can help bury the proposed five-organization merger if they don’t like the idea. Regardless, growers are encouraged to show up for the five crop groups’ annual meetings held during the convention to vote on the amalgamation. […] Read more
Farmers’ spring plans await new crop prices
It’s seldom a good idea to make seeding plans with your eyes riveted on the rear-view mirror. Prices received for the 2019 crop may bear little resemblance to the prices for 2020 production. Some producers seldom deviate from their rotation growing the same two or three crops each year. Other producers will alter their rotation […] Read more
Unharvested crop could still influence flax market
There is so much flax left in fields that the Saskatchewan Flax Development Commission has asked the Canadian Grain Commission if it could conduct a spring harvest survey sample of the crop. “They have agreed to that and they’re just working on the details right now and will announce something in the next month or […] Read more
Flax sector eyes Mexican market
The flax industry is attempting to become less reliant on its top three markets. China, the United States and the European Union have dominated exports for many years. Shane Stokke, chair of the Saskatchewan Flax Development Commission, said the industry needs to bolster demand from other countries in order to support prices. Mexico is one […] Read more
Analyst downgrades canola carryout estimate
Agriculture Canada expects ending stocks of 3.5 million tonnes, but a markets observer says it will be only one million
Canola carryout is going to be plenty tight despite a downward correction in how much seed Canadian crushers have been consuming, says an industry analyst. Marlene Boersch, managing partner with Mercantile Consulting Venture, forecasts slightly more than one million tonnes of ending stocks in 2019-20. That is a fraction of the 3.5 million tonnes that […] Read more
Crop options worth checking out this spring
RED DEER — Farmers may want to look at different crop options this spring, considering disease issues continue to be problematic. Alternatives include a variety of cereals, oilseeds and pulses, and their returns could be better than expected, according to agronomists and specialists who shared options Jan. 8 during the Agronomy Update conference in Red […] Read more
