Crops
Reading Time: < 1 minute Barley seems to be the preferred grain over corn at feedlots in the Lethbridge, Alta.-area during the week ended Nov. 7, 2024.
Crops
Feed Grain Weekly: Barley preferred over corn at feedlots
Potato growers’ feedback wanted in final response plan consultation
Reading Time: < 1 minute Potato growers are once again asked to give their feedback on a national potato wart response plan as the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) launches a final round of public consultations.
CBOT weekly outlook: Trio of events loom over U.S. soybeans, corn
Reading Time: 2 minutes The trade's initial reaction to the re-election of former United States President Donald Trump was bearish for soybeans and corn on the Chicago Board of Trade on Nov. 6. Meanwhile, the U.S. Federal Reserve's interest rate announcement on Nov. 7 and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's supply and demand report on Nov. 8 are likely to have a bullish effect on those commodities, said Allendale Inc. president Steve Georgy.
Pulse Weekly: Smaller chickpeas leading to lower prices
Reading Time: 2 minutes Western Canada produced a greater proportion of 8-mm Kabuli chickpeas in its 2024-25 chickpea crop than in other years, which may lead to a price gap between eight mm and nine mm chickpeas on the market.
Brazilian soybeans/corn turn around, but jury out on Argentina
Reading Time: 2 minutes Things have been greatly improving for Brazilian soybean and corn crops, while the jury is still out for Argentina, said Michael Cordonnier of Soybean and Corn Advisor Inc. in Hinsdale, Ill.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Declines in U.S. wheat, loonie lead to mixed prices
Reading Time: 2 minutes Spring wheat cash prices were mixed for the week ended Oct. 31, as pressure from declines in United States wheat futures were countered by support from a weaker Canadian dollar that encourages more export sales.
Feed Grain Weekly: Barley, corn in southern Alberta on par with each other
Reading Time: < 1 minute Feed barley and corn imported from the United States are currently trading at the same price into southern Alberta, said Lethbridge-based Darcy Haley, vice-president of Ag Value Brokers.
ICE Weekly: Malaysian palm oil supports canola prices
Reading Time: < 1 minute Rising Malaysian palm oil prices gave canola prices a lift during the week ended Oct. 30, 2024.
Second opinion on grain grade available: Canadian Grain Commission
Reading Time: < 1 minute Farmers can ask for a final quality determination from the Canadian Grain Commission if they disagree with their grain grade or other quality assessment from the elevator
Pulse Weekly: Lentil prices poised for drop, depends on India
Reading Time: < 1 minute The demand for lentils has backed off lately due to high prices, said trader Marcos Mosnaim of Prairie IX in Toronto. He said the direction lentils take will largely depends on India.
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