Feed weekly outlook: Lethbridge feedlots buying U.S. corn
Sep 6, 2018 — CNS Canada — As barley prices climb, feedlots around Lethbridge have found a cheaper feed option: corn from the U.S. “Price has (pushed feedlots to buy corn). Barley, it’s probably $4, $5 a tonne higher than corn price right now. And the cattle feeder can source corn quite easily and more economically than barley,” said Allan Pirness of …
Canadian pulse plantings to rise in 2024 - AGCanada
Mar 12, 2024 — Canadian lentil area is forecast to be up by 4.4 per cent on the year, at 3.829 million acres, according to the estimates of principal field crops report released by Statistics Canada on March 11. After conducting a survey of producers in December and Janyar, StatCan forecast pea area in 2024 at 3.122 million acres which would be up by 2.4 per cent on the year.
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The Bank of Canada on Wednesday reduced its key benchmark rate by 50 basis points to 3.75 per cent,…
ICE weekly outlook: Soy complex supporting canola - AGCanada
MarketsFarm — Amid falling crude oil prices, canola prices are staying strong, largely due to the Chicago soy complex, according to a Calgary analyst. Errol Anderson of ProMarket Communications has been impressed with canola’s recent rise. The January contract on ICE Futures was as low at $672 per tonne on Nov. 2 before rising to a week-long high of $709.50 five days later and eventually ...
Feed weekly outlook: High barley prices to stay awhile
Mar 11, 2021 — MarketsFarm — The price of feed barley in Western Canada, along with those of other feed grains such as corn and wheat, has jumped over the past year and shows no signs of a drop-off.. Mike Fleischhauer of Eagle Commodities in Lethbridge said international demand — especially in China, Japan and India — has grown for the crop.
Last year's flour output up in most categories - AGCanada
MarketsFarm — Statistics Canada reported on Monday that Canadian wheat millers processed 3.267 million tonnes of all wheat in 2020 — a slight increase of about 2.1 per cent over 2019, keeping flour processing on the rise over the last four years. There were also year-to-year increases in the other categories tracked by the federal agency, while whole wheat and graham flour production ...
Canary seed growers optimistic for 2024 - AGCanada
Apr 16, 2024 — Glacier FarmMedia—Despite declines in production and exports during the current year, canary seed – also known by its Spanish name “alpiste” – is looking to bounce back in 2024-25.. David Nobbs, chair of the Canary Seed Development Commission of Saskatchewan and pulse merchant for Purely Canada Foods, said exports are on pace for 110,000 to 120,000 tonnes in 2023-24, compared to ...
U.S. pulse area to rise in 2024 - AGCanada - AGCanada - Grainews
Apr 2, 2024 — Glacier FarmMedia –. Lentils are expected to see the largest acreage increase, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Prospective Plantings report, released March 28, which forecast a 39.5 per cent increase in seeded area to …
Canola industry ready to move forward - AGCanada
Mar 9, 2023 — The Canola Council of Canada celebrated a return to normalcy at its annual meeting at the Canadian Crops Convention in Ottawa. “Our theme this year is ‘from adversity to opportunity’ and I think that’s very fitting,” said Jim Everson, the group’s president. Production has rebounded following the drought of 2021, […]
Feds fund organic development groups - AGCanada
Jun 28, 2024 — The federal government renewed funding for two organic sector development groups this week. “With increasing demand for local organic products from folks here in Canada and around the world, I have no doubt this investment will have a positive impact right across the value chain,” federal agriculture minister Lawrence MacAulay said in a Thursday news release.