Greg Cherewyk posed a question and then answered it during his recent presentation at the International Grains Council’s Grains Conference 2021. “Is all the interest we’re seeing in pulses fleeting?” said the president of Pulse Canada. “Are pulses just a fad or should they be considered a trend?” He noted that a fad is something […] Read more
Author Archives
Drought threatens North Dakota wheat
Thomas Whittaker is worried about spring wheat development in two key production regions of the world. The head of weather with Aura Commodities in the United Kingdom is particularly concerned about the northern Plains region of the United States where recent crop ratings were the worst they have been since 1988. Eighty percent of North […] Read more
Hot feedgrain market expected to cool
China has been a heavy buyer, but an analyst says traders shouldn’t expect repeat volume in the second half of 2021
The burning question in the barley market and grain markets in general is — was China’s 2020-21 spending spree the start of a new trend or a one-off? Chuck Penner, analyst with LeftField Commodity Research, believes it is the latter. The country suddenly went from importing 12 to 18 million tonnes of grain per year […] Read more
Outlook for milling wheat appears strong
Canadian producers planted less of the crop than anticipated, and feed and ethanol demand is likely to remain strong
Canadian prairie spring wheat has been the belle of the ball in milling wheat markets in 2020-21 and the outlook for the upcoming year remains promising, says an analyst. Farmers growing low-protein wheats have benefitted greatly from sky-high corn and barley prices, said Brennan Turner, chief executive officer of Combyne Ag. The spot price for […] Read more
Global black bean production keeping up with demand
World black bean production is expected to rise in 2021-22 but so will consumption, resulting in another year of tight supplies, according to an analyst. Caleb Sundblad, dry bean markets manager with Cooperative Elevator Co. in the United States, is forecasting 1.4 million tonnes of production, a 15 percent increase over last year. Global consumption […] Read more
Canola market continues to tighten
Oilseed and vegetable oil markets are expected to remain tight in 2021-22, and that means continued high prices, say international analysts. The canola/rapeseed market is no exception, said Jacob Dehoust, senior market analyst with Archer Daniels Midland in Germany. “The expectation is that rapeseed gets tighter looking ahead into 2021-22,” he told delegates attending the […] Read more
World grows more durum
Filippo Bertuzzi has a “slightly bearish” outlook for 2021-22 durum prices but it comes with the caveat that there are still some pretty big unresolved questions. The senior analyst with Areté, an Italian agri-food intelligence company, said world production of the crop is expected to rise. But where it is rising is important, he told […] Read more
Global black bean production keeping up with demand
World black bean production is expected to rise in 2021-22 but so will consumption, resulting in another year of tight supplies, according to an analyst. Caleb Sundblad, dry bean markets manager with Cooperative Elevator Co. in the United States, is forecasting 1.4 million tonnes of production, a 15 percent increase over last year. Global consumption […] Read more
Outlook for CPS, CWRS appears strong
Canadian prairie spring wheat has been the belle of the ball in milling wheat markets in 2020-21 and the outlook for the upcoming year remains promising, says an analyst. Farmers growing low-protein wheats have benefitted greatly from sky-high corn and barley prices, said Brennan Turner, chief executive officer of Combyne Ag. The spot price for […] Read more
Canada’s grip on red lentils tightens
Australia looks at smaller crop because of excessive rainfall, which will result in less competition for Canadian growers
Canada will face less competition in the red lentil export market this year, according to a panel of experts. Stat Publishing is forecasting 609,600 tonnes of production in Australia, but that is extremely optimistic, according to a trader from that country. Mostyn Gregg, with Agrocorp International, told delegates attending the Global Pulse Confederation’s Pulses 2.1 […] Read more
