WINNIPEG, (MarketsFarm) – Pulse Canada has undertaken a survey of pea and lentil growers to gauge the environmental footprint and to provide data for a public repository. The survey is a joint project with Alberta Pulse Growers, SaskPulse and Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers. The survey is a life cycle assessment of pea and lentil […] Read more
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Feed Grain Weekly: Rally in prices likely to end soon
WINNIPEG,(MarketsFarm) – After a bit of a rally for feed grain prices over the last three to four weeks, the feedlots are on the full side, said Brandon Motz of CorNine Commodities in Lacombe, Alta. “That normally means we back off a little bit,” he said, noting there hasn’t been an uptick in deliveries with […] Read more
Indonesia discovers additional palm oil area
WINNIPEG, (MarketsFarm) – There is 1.70 million more hectares (4.20 million acres) of palm oil plantation area in Indonesia than originally estimated by the country’s Ministry of Agriculture. In turn, palm oil production is expected to increase as well. The total amount of hectares in 2019 was now pegged at slightly more than 16.38 million […] Read more
Pulse Weekly: Ukrainian pulse production on the wane
WINNIPEG,(MarketsFarm) – There has been a marked decline in the amount of pulses grown by farmers in Ukraine over the last couple of years. The changes were highlighted in an article written for the Global Pulse Confederation by Sergey Feofilov, director general of UkrAgroConsult. Feofilov noted total pulse production in Ukraine dropped almost 25.9 percent […] Read more
CBOT soybeans oversold, lows may be in for now
Winnipeg,(MarketsFarm) – Sharp losses in Chicago Board of Trade soybeans over the past month are looking overdone, according to an analyst who expects the lows may be in for the time being. March soybeans lost roughly 60 cents per bushel since the beginning of January, with the latest concerns over the coronavirus in China contributing […] Read more
IGC calling for more wheat despite lowering global forecast
WINNIPEG, (MarketsFarm) – At close to 1.03 billion tonnes there is going to be more wheat in the world in 2019/20 than the previous marketing year according to the latest outlook from the International Grain Council (IGC). The London-based organization released its report on Jan. 23, in which the IGC revised their previous forecast. But […] Read more
Frequently ignored Paraguay grows its fair share of soybeans
WINNIPEG,(MarketsFarm) – When talking about South American soybeans, most times only a scant amount of attention might be paid to Paraguay. That’s because nearly all of the focus goes towards soybean powerhouses Brazil and Argentina. Brazil was forecast to be the world’s largest soybean producer at 117.0 million tonnes in 2019/20, with Argentina third overall […] Read more
Grain Growers of Canada calls for quick passage of USMCA
WINNIPEG, (MarketsFarm) – The Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) have called upon the federal government to ratify the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) as soon as possible. The USMCA is also known as the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA). “Our farmer members across Canada need a stable market to succeed and to grow. By signing this historic agreement, […] Read more
Western Canadian wheat: Bids generally higher throughout Prairies
WINNIPEG, (MarketsFarm) – Wheat bids in Western Canada for the week ended Jan. 23 were up for Canadian Western Red Spring Wheat (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Red Spring (CPRS). Bids for Canadian Western Amber Durum (CWAD) were mostly higher. The Canadian dollar was down by more than a half cent during the week. Average CWRS […] Read more
Ag Canada forecasts larger wheat crop, smaller canola in 2020/21
WINNIPEG,(MarketsFarm) – Canadian farmers will seed more wheat and less canola in the upcoming 2020 growing season, according to the first supply/demand estimates for the 2020/21 marketing year from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada released Jan. 23. Total planted wheat area is forecast to rise to 25.77 million acres, from 25.02 million the previous year. Production […] Read more
