The lake freighter MV Saginaw said farewell to the Port of Thunder Bay en route to Windsor, Ont. with a load of grain last week, marking the end of the port’s most successful shipping season in over twenty years, driven by a surge in grain exports from the Prairies to eastern markets. A combination of… Read More
It was January 18, 2017 when a global food ingredient company based in France announced plans to build the world’s largest facility dedicated to producing pea protein at Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. Fast forward four years, and Roquette’s new 200 thousand square foot pea processing plant has started accepting deliveries from farmers. In fact 163… Read More
The rising carbon tax charged to railways while exporting grain will reduce the farmgate value of crops grown in Western Canada by several dollars per tonne, according to a pair of reports published over the past two weeks. The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) has released new calculations that say the federal government’s proposed $170/tonne… Read More
Saskatchewan’s crop commissions are going to be pushing for mandatory grain export reporting, as well as continuing their effort to have farmers rewarded for sequestering carbon, following their 2021 annual general meetings this week. SaskCanola, Sask Wheat, SaskBarley, SaskFlax, SaskOats, and Saskatchewan Pulse Growers hosted their annual meetings in a virtual version of the annual… Read More
Struggling with what to make of the markets lately? Moving the market, in this moment, is the latest WASDE report; and to help break it down for us is Jon Driedger of Leftfield Commodity Research, joining host Shaun Haney for today’s RealAg LIVE! Tune in for a new LIVE! Q&A every weekday at 3 pm… Read More
With prices at multi-year highs, all eyes in the grain market were on the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) first report of the calendar year on Tuesday. And the reaction to the report did not disappoint. The futures market responded bullishly to the January World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE), with old crop… Read More
As the next few weeks progress, many farmers are beginning to look at those new crop prices. In a typical year, these conversations and discussions would normally occur at the various conferences and tradeshows. Many questions are arising without that ability to have face-to-face conversations, so to help us navigate through some of this, Brennan… Read More
Profitable grain prices can make sticking to a planned crop rotation a little tougher if there’s a clear winner in the bunch, but many farmers are enjoying decent prices across the board for most crops right now. How long these strong prices last is the big unknown, and to unpack where we’re at and where… Read More
When it comes to marketing grain crops, we all seem to have different strategies, and there isn’t necessarily one ‘correct’ answer. In the late 2020 oilseeds market, we are seeing highs that haven’t been experienced in years. And the prices just keep climbing. Those that sold weeks ago at what they thought were the highs,… Read More
For many, December is a time to reflect, to really sit back and look at what the previous months looked like. What were the highs? What were the lows? Despite 2020 being the year it was — and one I certainly won’t forget in my lifetime — it was also a whole lot of fun… Read More
It’s the first day of winter, and perhaps the beginning of a few weeks of quiet, rest, and reflection before a new year, and the slow speed up to another spring. The grain markets show no sign of slowing down however, and that’s got some wondering how much steam some of these markets have, and… Read More
Rounding out a year full of surprises, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) took the mostly predictable route with its final World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report of the year on Thursday. The major figures in the December report were largely in line with the trade’s expectations. Soybean ending stocks were down… Read More
On today’s RealAg LIVE! our host Kara Oosterhuis is joined by Brian Voth of IntelliFarm Inc. out of Manitoba. They talk about canola, soybeans, wheat, pulses, and even get a bit into currencies! Don’t miss the LIVE! weekdays at 1 pm M/3 pm E on your favourite social media platform! SUMMARY Brian wears a snazzy… Read More
Canola production in Western Canada this year dropped to a level not seen since 2015, according to Statistics Canada’s final crop report of the year, published on Thursday (Dec. 3). The agency said national canola production fell from 19.6 million tonnes in 2019 to 18.7 million tonnes in 2020, as the average yield decreased 3.1… Read More
After enjoying a counter-seasonal rally in the grain markets, prices have started to drift lower. Farmers with crop left to price might be wondering — now what? To answer that question, we go to Jon Driedger of Leftfield Commodity Research. While there’s no ruling out a move to the upside, Driedger has a hint of… Read More
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