Reading Time: < 1 minute The rising Assiniboine River is expected to take out significant potato acreage around Portage la Prairie, but one industry official said the overall effect on Manitoba’s crop would be minimal. Brian Wilson, a potato specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives at Carman, said there would obviously be some producers who would be affected, […] Read more
Manitoba’s potato crop seen surviving flood
Canola basis levels to fluctuate
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canola basis levels in Western Canada have been fairly unattractive and stable of late, but one analyst believes there could be a narrowing within the next month or so. Mike Jubinville, president of Pro Farmer Canada in Winnipeg, said it looks as though basis levels could begin to narrow once the calendar hits mid-June and […] Read more
Feed wheat to decline with ample stocks, low demand
Reading Time: 2 minutes The price of feed wheat across the Prairies has been holding steady of late, but according to one analyst, values may be set to decline. Gerald Snip of Market Place Commodities at Lethbridge, Alta. said there are a number of factors likely to contribute to a drop in values , and one such factor is […] Read more
Low flax stocks don’t mean immediate price hike
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada’s flaxseed stocks are expected to be very tight by the end of the current crop year and should remain that way through 2011-12, but one analyst doesn’t believe that will lead to an immediate jump in cash prices. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has reported end-of-year flaxseed stocks will be just 90,000 tonnes at the […] Read more
Too early to write off Manitoba corn acres
Reading Time: 2 minutes High prices have persuaded Manitoba producers to plant more acres to corn this year, according to the latest Statistics Canada report, but wet conditions and flooding may restrict how much in fact goes into the ground. In its April 26 planting intentions report, StatsCan announced Manitoba producers intended to plant 190,000 acres to corn in […] Read more
Canola crush margins edge lower
Reading Time: 2 minutes After rallying early in 2011, canola crush margins have declined as the Canadian dollar has soared past the US$1.05 level during the first third of the calendar year. Ken Ball, a broker with Union Securities in Winnipeg, said the strength of Canada’s currency has a significant impact on canola crush margins. “Every cent off the […] Read more
Manitoba sunflower acreage to plummet
Reading Time: 2 minutes With many producers planning on seeding large amounts of canola and wheat this spring amid historically high prices, the crop that appears to be taking the largest hit in Manitoba because of this is sunflowers. In the 2011 planted area intention report from Statistics Canada released Tuesday, the government agency said only 65,000 acres are […] Read more
Plenty of wheat and canola to be seeded: StatsCan
Reading Time: 3 minutes Producers in Canada are expected to seed a lot of wheat and canola in 2011, according to the spring planting intentions report Tuesday from Statistics Canada. One of the crops expected to see a significant increase in acreage this spring is canola, but Mike Jubinville of Pro Farmer Canada in Winnipeg said he expects to […] Read more
Only poor-quality chickpeas available to be bought
Reading Time: < 1 minute Kabuli chickpeas have seen an increase in price over the past week, as values have found strength from a lack of good-quality supplies. “There isn’t a lot of good product left in Canada for this year,” said Les Aubin of Walker Seeds at Tisdale, Sask. “If regular buyers are going to take anything, they need […] Read more
Acreage increases expected in many crops
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canadian farmers are looking at the 2011 growing season as an opportunity to take advantage of historically high prices, and as a result, acreage on many crops should see an increase from 2010, according to trade estimates ahead of the Statistics Canada planting intentions report due out Tuesday (April 26). Ron Frost of Frost Consulting […] Read more
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