Winnipeg, July 28 (CNS Canada) – Sunflower crops in Manitoba are generally in good shape for this time of year, but excess moisture in key growing areas has kept root systems shallow, which could create problems later in the season, says an industry participant. It’s still relatively early for sunflowers, with diseases usually not setting […] Read more
Phil Franz-Warkentin
Stories by Phil Franz-Warkentin
Combining begins in drier parts of Alberta
Winnipeg, July 28 – Producers in southern Alberta have begun to combine some grain and pulses, according to a farm leader. “Down around Lethbridge and south of it, they had pretty decent moisture so they’ve got good crops. Guys are starting to combine winter wheat now and peas,” said Lynn Jacobsen, president of the Alberta […] Read more
More canola, pulses and less wheat acres expected in StatsCan report
Winnipeg, June 24 – Canadian farmers likely seeded more canola and pulse acres than originally thought this spring, but less wheat, according to average trade estimates ahead of Statistics Canada’s next official survey results due on June 29. Poor returns per acre and frustrations over grading issues had some farmers backing away on wheat, said […] Read more
“Veil of uncertainty” shrouds Port of Churchill grain season
Winnipeg, June 16 (CNS Canada) – The Port of Churchill is facing an uncertain grain shipping season, as ownership of the Hudson Bay facility is still up in the air months after the current-owners, OmniTrax, announced plans to sell the port and railway that services it. Denver, Colorado-based OmniTrax announced in late 2015 that it […] Read more
Canola crush margins reach year’s best level
WINNIPEG — Canola crush margins have improved considerably over the past few weeks and are now sitting at near the best levels of the year. Crush margins provide an indication of the profitability of the product values compared to the seed cost when processing canola. Exchange rates are also factored in to the equation. As […] Read more
Canola crush margins at best levels of the year
Winnipeg, May 27 – Canola crush margins have improved considerably over the past few weeks, to sit at some of their best levels of the past year. Crush margins provide an indication of the profitability of the product values relative to the seed cost when processing canola, with exchange rates also factoring in to the […] Read more
StatsCan report confirms tightening canola/wheat supplies
Winnipeg, May 6 – Canadian canola and wheat supplies are much tighter heading into the final months of the 2015-16 crop year than they were at the same point a year ago, Statistics Canada’s latest stocks report shows. The country’s canola stocks as of March 31 were pegged at 7.49 million tonnes by StatsCan in […] Read more
StatsCan crop stocks report to confirm feed demand, production
Winnipeg, May 4 (CNS Canada) – Just how much barley did Canadian cattle eat over the winter? Will there be any old crop wheat left over this year? And how much canola was really grown in 2015? We’ll have a better handle on these questions when Statistics Canada releases its crop stocks data on May […] Read more
Canadian pulse acres set to rise, wheat likely lower
Winnipeg, April 19 – Early seeding operations are already underway in parts of Western Canada, and the general sentiment is that farmers are planting more peas and lentils at the expense of most everything else. Statistics Canada releases its first survey-based acreage estimates of the year on Thursday. “I think we’ll see a surge in […] Read more
North Africa shows solid demand for Canadian durum
Winnipeg, April 8 – North African countries have been some of the best customers for Canadian durum over the past few months, and weather issues with this year’s crops in the region should keep that demand solid. As of February, Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria combined have imported 1.3 million tonnes of Canadian durum during the […] Read more
