Statistics Canada has confirmed what most farmers already know – Canada will produce significantly less canola in 2019. Prairie growers are expected to produce 18.5 million tonnes of canola this year, down 9.3 percent from 20.3 million tonnes in 2018, Stats Can said in a production report released August 28. What is new, is that […] Read more
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Canadian soybean/corn crops down on the year: Statistics Canada
Winnipeg – Poor spring planting conditions followed by hot and dry July weather likely hurt soybean and corn yields in eastern Canada this year, resulting in smaller crops, according to Statistics Canada’s Production of Principal Field Crops report, released Aug. 28. Nationally, the Canadian soybean crop is forecast at 6.2 million tonnes, which would be […] Read more
Canola harvest expected to be smallest in 4 years
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, (Reuters) – Canadian farmers expect to harvest the smallest canola crop in four years due to reduced plantings, according to a government report released on Wednesday amid a diplomatic dispute between Canada and China, the top importer of the crop. The spat, centred on the arrest of a Chinese executive in Canada and […] Read more
Canola futures sink again
Winnipeg – The ICE Futures canola market was weaker on Tuesday, breaking below nearby chart support. Seasonal harvest pressure and losses in Chicago soybeans contributed to the declines. A move below C$448 per tonne in the November contract was bearish from a chart standpoint, which encouraged some additional speculative selling, according to a trader. Better-than-expected […] Read more
Ottawa allocates $2 million to oat breeding
The federal government today announced that it will spend nearly $2 million to help the prairie oat industry develop new commercial oat cultivars. Ottawa will invest $1,982,915 in prairie oat breeding initiatives — money that will be used to support variety development work led by oat breeder Jennifer Mitchell Fetch at the Agriculture Canada research […] Read more
Manitoba PCs promise biodiesel boost
Manitoba trucks may soon be burning more biodiesel. Today, Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister promised to increase the renewable content in diesel fuel to five percent if the Progressive Conservatives are re-elected Sept. 10. Right now, diesel fuel in Manitoba must contain two percent biodiesel. Canola industry associations praised Pallister for the biodiesel commitment, saying canola […] Read more
Canola futures weaker; wheat down too
Winnipeg, (MarketsFarm) – The ICE Futures canola market was weaker on Monday, retreating from earlier gains in choppy activity. Strength in the Canadian dollar and a steady tone in Chicago Board of Trade soyoil accounted for some of the selling pressure, as crush margins softened. Chart-based speculative selling contributed to the declines, with the November […] Read more
Trump, Abe say U.S. and Japan have agreed in principle on trade deal
BIARRITZ, France (Reuters) – The United States and Japan agreed in principle on Sunday to core elements of a trade deal that U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said they hoped to sign in New York next month. The agreement, if finalized, would cool a trade dispute between the two allies just […] Read more
Cattle deaths linked to algae
Several cattle in Manitoba’s Interlake died in late August, after drinking water from a contaminated dugout. The most likely cause of death was blue-green algae, or cyanobacteria, said Keri Hudson-Reykdal, a veterinarian in Ashern, Man. “This seems to be a big issue this year — lots of dogs affected in Canada and the U.S. in […] Read more
Welcome rain falls in parts of Manitoba
After weeks and weeks of drought, many parts of Manitoba got some desperately needed moisture. About 25 to 50 millimetres of rain fell on northwest, central and southwest Manitoba Aug. 24-25. The precipitation should aid the re-growth of pastures, which have been suffering and turning brown across the province. Manitoba Agriculture weather station data shows […] Read more
