Reading Time: < 1 minute Currently, United States President-elect Donald Trump is more of an influence on Western Canadian feed grain prices than a weaker Canadian dollar said Brandon Motz of CorNine Commodities in Lacombe, Alta.
Feed Grains Weekly: Trump looms over Prairie feed market
Weaker Canadian dollar less of an influence
Pulse Weekly: Looking at price shifts in 2024
Production up for most Canadian pulses
Reading Time: 2 minutes Pulses in Canada had quite the year in 2024 with prices closing out the calendar year in the middle of their trading ranges. Production was higher on the year for most pulses. Dry pea output in Canada rose to just short of three million tonnes, up from the 2.61 million harvested in 2023, according to the Statistics Canada principal field crop report issued Dec. 5.
U.S. government not stockpiling bird flu vaccine
Reading Time: 2 minutes While the United States government continues to monitor the spread of bird flu in the country, the Biden administration said it won’t order the stockpiling of a vaccine for humans. U.S. health officials stressed the chances of a human contracting the H5N1 variant of avian influenza remain very low.
ICE Canada Weekly: Canola could enter narrow range
Soyoil, loonie, StatCan report among supportive factors
Reading Time: < 1 minute As the turnaround in canola continued, analyst said there are three factors underpinning the swing upward. David Derwin, commodities futures advisor for Ventum Financial in Winnipeg, pointed to the gains made by soyoil futures on the Chicago Board of Trade, the weakening of the Canadian dollar, and the reduction in the canola harvest made by Statistics Canada.
USDA adjusts world, Canadian canola/rapeseed data
Lowers world, Canadian production
Reading Time: 2 minutes The United States Department of Agriculture made a number of revisions to its data for canola/rapeseed in its monthly world oilseed report. On a particular note, the USDA cut its production estimate for Canada, the world's top producer of the oilseed.
China, EU account for upswing in Canadian grain, oilseed exports
Total exports through October up more than 18 per cent
Reading Time: 2 minutes Exports of Canadian oilseeds and grains for 2024/25 largely continued to be ahead of those a year ago, monthly data from the Canadian Grain Commission showed. Bulk exports through licensed facilities during the first three months of the current marketing year are more than 12.22 million tonnes, which compares with the approximately 10.33 million the same time last year.
Feed Grain Weekly: Barley, corn the same price
Reading Time: < 1 minute Domestic feed barley and United States corn imports are pretty much the same price in Western Canada, said Darcy Haley, vice-president of Ag Value Brokers in Lethbridge.
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More wheat, less canola in 2024/25 says Statistics Canada
Reading Time: 2 minutes While Statistics Canada reported more wheat was grown in 2024/25, canola production fell back as the agency issued its principal field crops report on Dec. 5.
More precipitation at the start of winter says Environment and Climate Change Canada
Reading Time: 2 minutes Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) presented its winter seasonal outlook on Dec. 4. Officials said they expect temperatures across the country to be close to or above normal for the beginning of winter. However, they pointed out Western Canada is likely to experience normal to below normal temperatures come January and February.
Pulse Weekly: Prices for Kabuli chickpeas softer to sideways for balance of 2024
Prairie heatwave results in more smaller chickpeas
Reading Time: 3 minutes Prices for Kabuli chickpeas are likely to be softer to sideways heading into the new year, said Colin Young of Midwest Grain Ltd. in Moose Jaw, Sask.
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