Crop Management
Disruptions in Black Sea potash exports will have little impact in the near-term but could play a significant role in determining the fate of South America’s next soybean crop, according to a report by RaboResearch. All overseas flow of fertilizer for the spring season in the Northern Hemisphere has already taken place. Movement is now […] Read more
Crop Management
More Canadian wheat acres, less canola in 2022: StatCan
WINNIPEG (MarketsFarm) — Canadian farmers intend to plant more wheat and less canola in 2022, according to the first survey-based estimates from Statistics Canada for the upcoming crop year released today. Canola area is forecast at 20.9 million acres by the government agency, which would be down by seven per cent from the previous year […] Read more
Effects of Indonesia’s palm oil export ban still uncertain
A tight vegetable oil market just got a whole lot tighter but it may not have much impact on already sky-high canola prices, says an analyst. Indonesia has banned the export of certain types of palm oil effective April 28. Traders were initially stunned that a country responsible for 56 percent of world palm oil […] Read more
Buyers can’t replace Indonesian palm oil shortfall
MUMBAI, April 25 (Reuters) – Global edible oil consumers have no option but to pay top dollar for supplies after Indonesia’s surprise palm oil export ban forced buyers to seek alternatives, already in short supply due to adverse weather and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The move by the world’s biggest palm oil producer to ban […] Read more
EU, Russia expect big wheat crops
The world’s top two wheat exporters will likely have more crop to ship in 2022-23, says an analyst. The European Commission forecasts that the European Union will export a record 40 million tonnes of wheat next crop year. Bilal Muftuoglu, analyst with Argus Media, said the previous record was 36 million tonnes, so that would […] Read more
Feds make lending changes
The federal government and Farm Credit Canada are aware that fertilizer, fuel and feed prices have exploded in the last year. To help producers cover the additional expense, Agriculture Canada and FCC have enhanced their lending programs. In early April, Ag Canada announced changes to the Advance Payments Program and participating farmers will now receive […] Read more
Durum supplies not expected to be excessive
There is very little risk of farmers around the world over-producing durum in 2022-23, and that should keep prices firm, says an analyst. LeftField Commodity Research analyst Jonathon Driedger is forecasting 16 million tonnes of production by the key exporters of the crop — the European Union, Canada, the United States and Mexico. That would […] Read more
Corn holds the key to feedgrain prices
The U.S. corn market will once again be the driving force for Canadian feedgrain prices in 2022-23, says an analyst. World corn supplies were already tight this winter and then Russia invaded Ukraine and the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a report calling for reduced corn acres. That has set the stage for a “possibly […] Read more
Research lets plants beat the heat
Genetic modifications create synthetic pathways that helps plants fix more CO2 and less of the more yield costly O2
As global warming increasingly threatens crop production, scientists at the University of Illinois and the United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, have found a way to safeguard plants against the dangers of heat. Researchers have improved the efficiency of a plant’s photorespiration through bypassing a photosynthetic shortcoming in a particular enzyme found in […] Read more
Clearing bush? Bad Ax bush machine turns trees to pulp
The new Loftness Bad Ax update for skid steer loaders is lighter, stronger, has better balance and features a radial piston high-pressure motor, plus a fully machined 60-inch-diameter disc. Machine balance is a critical safety factor when running bush-clearing disc mulcher. It also affects machine efficiency. The engineers at Loftness figured out how to move […] Read more
