Reading Time: 2 minutes The relatively low prices created some interest in the export market. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported net wheat export sales of 451,400 tonnes in its weekly report on Jan. 25, down 36 per cent from the previous week but up 45 per cent from the four-week average. Recent severe cold weather in the northwestern U.S. Plains may have also caused some crop damage.
Prairie wheat weekly outlook: U.S. futures raise Western Canadian bids
Total wheat production expected to increase to 33.3 million tonnes; total wheat carryout to 4.2 million
Feed grain weekly outlook: Buyers looking towards springtime
Analysts suggest farmers will grow less barley
Reading Time: 2 minutes Feedlots continued to purchase corn imports from the United States, putting pressure on feed barley and wheat prices in Western Canada. However, the prospective of fewer planted acres this spring could give prices a boost.
CBOT weekly outlook: USDA estimates, weather pulling prices down
Shipping costs due to re-routing away from embattled Red Sea also affecting markets
Reading Time: 2 minutes Corn and soybean contracts hit new lows, while wheat saw its weakest prices in nearly two months on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) during the week ended Jan. 17.
SaskMustard looking to add onto 2023 success
Saskatchewan produced 130,246 tonnes of mustard seed, 76.3 per cent of Canada’s crop
Reading Time: 2 minutes In total, 130,246 tonnes of mustard seed were produced in Saskatchewan, 76.3 per cent of Canada’s crop, in 2023-24 according to Statistics Canada. The 463,700 acres of mustard seed grown in Saskatchewan last year was the largest amount since 2004-05.
Feed grain weekly outlook: More U.S. corn deliveries to feedlots
Frigid temperatures unlikely to disrupt grain deliveries, analyst says
Reading Time: 2 minutes The New Year still hasn’t whetted the appetite for corn from the United States to Alberta feedlots.
Pulse weekly outlook: Pulse Canada looking for success in 2024
Despite a smaller crop last year, lentil demand remained strong, especially from India
Reading Time: 2 minutes Greg Northey, vice-president of corporate affairs said crop production bounced back in spite of challenging growing conditions in some areas. Chickpeas and edible beans saw increased production in 2023-24 compared to the previous year, while lentil and dry pea production declined.
ICE weekly outlook: More room to the downside for canola
Vegetable oil markets also became weaker
Reading Time: 2 minutes Even though selling activity for canola could be slowing down, according to an analyst, there are too many bearish indicators to predict a boost to prices.
Feed Grain weekly outlook: Corn, barley on level ground
High Canadian dollar behind lower corn trading
Reading Time: 2 minutes Prices for Canadian feed barley and United States corn imports reached parity as the feed grain market took a breather between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
CBOT weekly outlook: Late Christmas gift for futures
Re-opening of U.S./Mexico rail crossings boosted corn, dryness lifted soybeans
Reading Time: 2 minutes On what would have been a bearish week on the Chicago Board of Trade ending Dec. 27, prices received a sharp boost as trading resumed after Christmas.
ICE weekly outlook: Canola following soyoil’s lead
Stat Can's principal field crop estimates will be released on Aug. 29, may affect prices
Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm – The November canola contract rose above the C$800 per tonne mark for the first time in nearly a month during the week ended Aug. 23. However, it wasn’t without some turbulence over the last two days of trading. On Aug. 22, the November contract lost C$13.40 per tonne to close at $796.00, before […] Read more
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