Reading Time: < 1 minute Canadian canola ending stocks for 2023/24 were up significantly from the carryout the previous year, while revisions to the year-ago data saw wheat stocks tighten, according to the latest data from Statistics Canada released Sept. 9.
Canadian canola ending stocks largest since 2020
‘Unprecedented’ growth possible for canola demand
Renewable fuels could propel canola demand into the stratosphere: speaker
Reading Time: < 1 minute The biofuels industry could drive canola demand into unheard of territory in the coming decade, according to one industry expert.
Less Canadian wheat, more canola on hand to end 2023: StatCan
Some had anticipated even larger on-farm canola stocks, given slower export pace
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian wheat stocks at the end of 2023 were considerably tighter compared to the previous year, with oats, corn and pulse crops also seeing supply reductions, according to the latest stocks report from Statistics Canada, released Feb. 8, 2024. However, canola, barley and soybean stocks as of Dec. 31, 2023, were higher compared to the previous year.
AAFC raises canola, wheat ending stocks forecasts
Pea, barley carryout estimates raised, lentils cut in half
Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia – Canadian canola and wheat carryout for the 2023/24 marketing year will likely end up above earlier projections, according to the latest Outlook for Principal Field Crops from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) released Dec. 15.
ICE canola weekly outlook: Prices trending down ahead of harvest
Harvest pressure may not be that large this year says analyst
Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm – ICE Futures canola contracts lost ground during the week ended Aug. 2, as spillover from outside markets and easing concerns over the state of the crop ahead of the harvest weighed on values. Excessive heat during the flowering period in June and July caused canola prices to climb higher, but the market is […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola showing independent strength
Prairie weather uncertainty supportive
Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — ICE Futures’ canola market saw some independent strength relative to other oilseeds during the week ended Wednesday, as speculative positioning and the need to ration tight old-crop supplies provided support. Canadian canola stocks as of March 31 were pegged at 5.95 million tonnes by Statistics Canada in a report released Tuesday. That was […] Read more
Canola exports turn tiny as Canada running out
Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — There was a tremendous drop in canola exports from Canada during week 34 of the 2021-22 marketing year, according to the Canadian Grain Commission. The commission’s report issued Thursday showed a mere 800 tonnes of canola were shipped overseas. The week before, 128,300 tonnes were outbound. “We’re really getting close to running out,” […] Read more
Visible Canadian canola stocks back above one million tonnes
Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — Solid deliveries into the commercial pipeline and lacklustre export movement saw visible Canadian canola supplies climb back above one million tonnes during the week ended June 9, according to the latest grain handling report from the Canadian Grain Commission. Farmers delivered 422,500 tonnes of canola during week 45 of the 2018-19 crop year […] Read more
Report shows record-large canola stocks at end of March
Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — Canada’s canola supplies of just over 10 million tonnes as of March 31 marked a new record for the date, according to Tuesday’s stocks of principal field crops report from Statistics Canada. The government agency pegged canola supplies in the country at the end of March at 10.019 million tonnes, up by 10.5 […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola bearish with or without China
Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts saw a modest correction off of major support over the week ended Wednesday, but the longer-term trend remains pointed lower with large old-crop supplies and uncertain export prospects overhanging the market. Canadian canola exports to China are effectively non-existent right now, with the absence of that major customer casting […] Read more
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