Reading Time: 8 minutes On-farm research is one of those things that sounds great in theory, especially with the technology at hand today. But how can agronomists and farmers reap results they can use, and count on? Saskatchewan crop consultant Mike Palmier offers one case study. Working with a farming client, he’s found that leaving taller crop stubble in […] Read more
Research on the farm
After observing higher yield in some fields, an agronomist worked with a farmer client to set up a trial that yielded practical results
Barley, Canola, Cereals, Corn, Lentils, Markets, News, Oats, Peas, Pulses, Soybeans, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat
Bunge-Viterra deal ‘effectively ends competition’ says NFU
Feds’ conditions not near enough to alleviate concerns
Reading Time: < 1 minute The National Farmers Union denounced the approval of the Bunge-Viterra merger in a statement released on Jan. 17. The NFU said the multi-billion dollar deal “effectively ends competition in Canada’s agricultural commodity sector,” as it creates the world’s largest agricultural commodity trader, and it will control 40 per cent of the Canadian grain market.
ICE canola weekly outlook: Outside forces supportive
Reading Time: < 1 minute ICE Futures canola market traded within a wide range during the week ended Jan. 15, hitting its strongest levels since November at one point before backing away from those highs.
Canadian canola exports surging in 2024/25
China top customer
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canadian canola exports continued to stay far above those in 2023/24, the Canadian Grain Commission reported earlier in January. In the CGC's monthly report those outbound shipments of canola from licensed facilities at the end of November reached 3.84 million tonnes which are up by more than 80 per cent from a year ago.
ICE Weekly: No news means no canola price movement
Reading Time: 2 minutes A lack of significant news has prevented canola prices at the Intercontinental Exchange to break out of its recent trading range to start 2025.
StatCan issues crush, delivery reports
Canola crush, deliveries step back in November
Reading Time: < 1 minute Statistics Canada published its crush and grain deliveries reports on Dec. 24.
Barley, Canola, Cereals, Corn, Crops, Lentils, Markets, News, Oats, Peas, Pulses, Soybeans, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat
AAFC adjusts monthly estimates, cites caution for canola exports
Impact of China's anti-dumping investigation unknown at this time
Reading Time: 2 minutes Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada adjusted its latest supply and demand estimates issued on Dec. 19. This followed the updated Statistics Canada figures from two weeks ago.
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.
Bearish speculative bets rise in canola futures
Reading Time: < 1 minute Speculative fund traders were busy putting on fresh bearish bets in early December, taking the net managed money short position back above 100,000 contracts for the first time in two months, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
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