Winnipeg, Dec. 4 – An upward revision to Canada’s 2015-16 canola crop was widely anticipated, but today’s Statistics Canada survey results surpassed even the most optimistic forecasts and will lead to major adjustments in the country’s supply-demand balance sheet. StatsCan pegged canola production at 17.2 million tonnes, up about three million from the September survey […] Read more
Phil Franz-Warkentin
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Increases expected in StatsCan canola, wheat estimates
Winnipeg, Dec. 1 – Increases are expected to Canada’s wheat and canola production estimates when Statistics Canada releases its latest survey data on Friday, Dec. 4. Early summer drought stressed crops in the western Prairies, but the damage was not as bad as expected once the crop was harvested. “It turns out that the crop […] Read more
Ag Canada adjusts pulse-special crops supply-demand tables
WINNIPEG — Agriculture Canada released its latest supply and demand report for Canadian pulse crops Oct. 22, raising the production expectations slightly while lowering the ending stocks forecast for 2015-16. Stocks at the end of 2015/16 are expected to total 515,000 tonnes, down from the September estimate of 565,000 tonnes. Ending stocks for 2014-15 were […] Read more
Weekly Canadian canola crush hits new record
WINNIPEG — Canola oil is flowing freely in Western Canada, with domestic processors crushing more canola in a single week than ever before, according to the latest data from the Canadian Oilseed Processors Association (COPA). The weekly canola crush hit 184,493 tonnes during the week ended Oct. 7, which is more than 10,000 tonnes above […] Read more
Tale of two wheat crops in Western Canada
WINNIPEG — Western Canadian farmers are in the final stages of harvesting the 2015 wheat crop, and while yields continue to beat earlier expectations, there is a distinct quality difference between the crops harvested early and those harvested late. “In our country, all of the grain was top grade, but anything that was left out […] Read more
Tale of two wheat crops in Western Canada
WINNIPEG — Western Canadian farmers are in the final stages of harvesting the 2015 wheat crop, and while yields continue to beat earlier expectations, there is a distinct quality difference between the crops harvested early and those harvested late. “In our country, all of the grain was top grade, but anything that was left out […] Read more
Trade expects bigger crop forecast
Winnipeg, Sept. 30 – Yields are generally beating earlier expectations as the harvest progresses across Western Canada, which should lead to increases to canola and wheat forecasts when Statistics Canada releases its latest production survey results on Oct. 2. However, some in the trade believe further increases might be required in subsequent reports. “As the […] Read more
Malting barley quality improves
WINNIPEG — High protein levels could prove a challenge for Canadian maltsters this year, according to a broker. However, the quality of the country’s malt barley crop is generally looking better than had been expected as harvest activity starts up across the Prairies. “Everything is high, high, high: high yields, high plump, high bushel weight […] Read more
High protein, high yields for Canada’s early malt barley
WINNIPEG — High protein levels could prove a challenge for Canadian maltsters this year, according to a broker. However, the quality of the country’s malt barley crop is generally looking better than had been expected as harvest activity starts up across the Prairies. “Everything is high, high, high: high yields, high plump, high bushel weight […] Read more
Harvest to pressure durum prices lower
Winnipeg, Aug. 11 — The durum market in Western Canada had a good run higher, but is starting to stall out and is likely headed lower as the North American harvest pressure ramps up. Durum bids had climbed as high as $10 to $10.25 per bushel for No. 2 durum in recent weeks, but “now […] Read more
