Winnipeg, May 24 (CNS Canada) – North America’s smaller durum acreage base in 2017 could give prices a boost later in the growing season, depending on how yields shape up for the new crop, according to a U.S. analyst. Disease issues in 2016 and better projected returns for other crops in 2017 are expected to […] Read more
Phil Franz-Warkentin
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Visible Canadian canola stocks tighten
Winnipeg, May 12 (CNS Canada) – Canola supplies in commercial hands in Western Canada are tightening, with the latest Canadian Grain Commission weekly report showing only 1.05 million tonnes in the pipeline as of May 7. Visible canola stocks are typically considered low whenever they move below one million tonnes. The current supplies on-hand are […] Read more
Sunflowers down, but not out in western Canada
Winnipeg, May 4 (CNS Canada) – Canadian sunflower seedings will be down in 2017, but perhaps not by as much as the official government estimate. Statistics Canada forecast the country’s sunflower area at only 50,000 acres in its planting intentions report. That would be down from 70,000 the previous year and the second-lowest acreage-base of […] Read more
Weather may play role in summerfallow acres
WINNIPEG — The amount of land left to summerfallow in Western Canada could hit a new record low in 2017, according to the latest Statistics Canada data, as the practice fall increasingly out of favour. However, weather conditions still have the final say with “unintended” summerfallow a distinct possibility this year. Heading into the 2017 […] Read more
Canadian mustard acres feeling squeeze from canola
Winnipeg, April 27 (CNS Canada) – After growing the largest mustard crop in more than a decade in 2016, the supply/demand fundamentals should see fewer Canadian mustard acres in 2017. And with more cropland moving into canola, mustard acreage increases may be limited in future years when supplies are tight again. The 2016 Canadian mustard […] Read more
Cereal disease, uncertain pulse markets put spotlight on canola
WINNIPEG — Canadian farmers might be set to seed record large canola acres in 2017, while wheat area is generally expected to be down when Statistics Canada releases its first survey-based acreage estimates of the year April 21. From an economic standpoint, “canola is historically the commodity that pays the bills,” said Mike Jubinville of […] Read more
Record canola acres possible in StatsCan seeding report
Winnipeg, April 17 (CNS Canada) – Canadian farmers might be set to seed record large canola acres in 2017, while wheat area is generally expected to be down when Statistics Canada releases its first survey-based acreage estimates of the year on Friday, April 21. From an economic standpoint, “canola is historically the commodity that pays […] Read more
Growing Canadian craft beer sector thirsty for local malt
WINNIPEG — Craft breweries are a growing sub-sector of the Canadian beer industry, but the increased variety of local drink options are not necessarily 100 percent home-grown because a lack of domestically produced specialty malts force brewers to look far afield to meet their needs. “We get our base malt locally, but we don’t have […] Read more
Chickpeas in demand but poor seed supply to limit Canadian acres
Winnipeg, March 21 (CNS Canada) – Tight chickpea supplies will keep Canada from taking advantage of fresh demand from Turkey, while any acreage increases will also be hampered by poor seed supply. Turkey has a domestic chickpea shortage and has recently temporarily lifted import tariffs on the pulse. Turkey has bought Canadian chickpeas in the […] Read more
Lerner: Late-winter Manitoba storm may cause more than travel delays
By Phil Franz-Warkentin, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, March 7 (CNS Canada) – Road closures across most of western Manitoba due to a late-winter storm are likely only the start of the headaches to come, as flooding and late seeding may be the spring reality in many areas this year, according to meteorologist Drew Lerner, […] Read more
