Reading Time: 2 minutes (Resource News International) — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is developing a new test for blackleg in canola in order to better meet new Chinese regulations on canola imports. As of Nov. 15, all canola imports to China require phytosanitary certificates that the shipment is free of blackleg, a common fungal disease in canola. […] Read more
Blackleg test in works for canola exports to China
Chinese rules seen restricting most Canadian canola
Reading Time: 2 minutes (Resource News International) — Chinese quarantine measures, going into effect Sunday (Nov. 15), will restrict roughly 70 per cent of Canada’s canola exports to the country, the Canola Council of Canada said in an update late Tuesday. The measures announced by China’s Administration of Quality, Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) were put in place to […] Read more
Yellow pea prices improve to fill demand
Reading Time: < 1 minute (Resource News International) –– Prices for edible yellow peas in Western Canada have shown some strength over the past few weeks, as export demand picks up and the buyers work to fill shipments. Bob Lafond, general manager of pulse and special crop processor Roy Legumex at St. Jean Baptiste, Man., said there were about seven […] Read more
Canola basis unlikely to see much improvement
Reading Time: 2 minutes (Resource News International) — Canola bids in Western Canada saw some improvement over the past week, although basis levels are still not as firm as they were before the news broke in October that China would require shipments to be blackleg-free after Nov. 15. FarmLink Marketing Solutions analyst Darren Frank of Oakville, Man. said the […] Read more
Flax shows modest strength, GM issue weighs
Reading Time: < 1 minute (Resource News International) — Flaxseed bids in Western Canada have shown some improvement in recent weeks, with harvest delays providing some support. However, the lack of business to Europe could continue to limit the upside, according to market participants. Roughly 50 per cent of the flax is still in the fields in Manitoba and eastern […] Read more
Oats flat for now, but future gains likely
Reading Time: < 1 minute (Resource News International) — Tighter supplies should eventually send oats prices in Western Canada higher, but the market is seen trading in a narrow range over the next few months, as post-harvest supplies should temper the upside for the time being. Bryan Cross, a grain buyer with Edmonton-area processing firm Alberta Oats Milling, described the […] Read more
Large chunk of Prairie canola crop still in fields
Reading Time: 2 minutes (Resource News International) — Adverse weather conditions continue to keep farmers from finishing the last of this year’s canola harvest in Western Canada, with market participants estimating that up to 20 per cent of the crop may still be out in the fields. A crop specialist with the Canola Council of Canada recommended farmers make […] Read more
Barley bids rising, but nearing top
Reading Time: < 1 minute (Resource News International) — Feed barley bids in Western Canada have risen in recent weeks as demand picks up and farmers hold off on deliveries, but the upside may be limited given the abundance of competing feed ingredients. Dave Guichon of Ag Value Brokers at Calgary said feed barley prices dropped hard at harvest time, […] Read more
Canada working to resolve canola issue with China
Reading Time: < 1 minute (Resource News International) — The Canadian government says it’s actively working to find a quick resolution to a trade issue with China that could jeopardize canola shipments to the country. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) received notice from China earlier this week that blackleg was found in two shipments of Canadian canola, according to […] Read more
Prairie winter wheat acres down: CWB
Reading Time: < 1 minute (Resource News International) — A delayed harvest across most areas of Western Canada this fall is seen as likely to have cut into the area seeded to winter wheat. A Canadian Wheat Board official notes many producers were still busy with the harvest at the time they would normally be seeding winter wheat. Bruce Burnett, […] Read more
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