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Manitoba farmers made good harvest progress during the last week of September, with 72 per cent of the crop in the bin as of Oct. 1, said the latest provincial report. That was up from 56 per cent done the previous week.
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Exports off to a slow start after last year’s torrid pace
Canadian grain, oilseed and pulse exports are off to a slow start, but there are some bright spots, according to the Canadian Grain Commission’s most recent weekly export data report.
Canola oil transloading facility opens
DP World just opened its new canola oil transload facility at the Port of Vancouver. It can ship one million tonnes of the commodity per year.
Bigger harvests increase Chinese market’s importance
As official estimates show an ample and price-depressing supply of grain and oilseeds being harvested in North America, it is imperative to restore access to China’s market.
Australia finds grain-threatening beetle in baby diapers
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Australia has detected the larvae of khapra beetles in imported baby diapers, the agriculture ministry said, raising concerns the pest could infest grain storages and disrupt agricultural exports.
StatCan stands by its model-based crop forecast
Agency comes under fire for underestimating the size of this year’s crop, but it insists its methodology is sound
Statistics Canada’s model-based production estimates are under scrutiny, but agency says it is confident in the results.
U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure
U.S. corn and soybean futures were lower on Monday in choppy trade, pressured by the expanding Midwest harvest of both crops, but uncertainty about quarterly government stocks data due on Tuesday kept a floor under prices, analysts said.
U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures ticked lower on Monday in a technical pullback after futures surged in the previous session, traders said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture in its quarterly Hogs and Pigs report on Thursday said the nation’s inventory on September 1 was 74.5 million head, down 1.3 per […] Read more
Vancouver port says it has improved efficiency
Grain movement has been strong at the Port of Vancouver due in part to a new centralized scheduling system.
More canola among AAFC’s 2025/26 projections
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada made several upward adjustments to its supply and demand estimates, after including the data from the Statistics Canada production update earlier this month.
