Grain handler Richardson International plans to expand rail car spots at eight Prairie elevators on Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) lines as the railway gears up for longer trains with new higher-volume hopper cars. Winnipeg-based Richardson on Monday announced expanded rail car spots for its elevators at Lacombe, Carseland, Provost and Olds, Alta.; Estevan, Whitewood […] Read more
Richardson elevators expanding to feed ‘high-efficiency’ trains
Eight sites along CPKC lines to get expanded rail car spots
Analysts expect little change in new StatCan numbers
Weather was 'pretty conducive to plantings'
MarketsFarm — Dry conditions in much of the Prairies this spring may leave seeding areas relatively unchanged ahead of Statistic Canada’s (StatCan) principal field crop report, due to be released Wednesday. It will be the second survey-based acreage report for the 2023-24 marketing year, after the first one was released in April. While growing conditions […] Read more
AAFC’s June supply/demand estimates mostly unchanged
Corn exports adjusted upward
MarketsFarm — Monthly supply/demand projections from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada were left mostly unchanged in June, as the department awaits updated acreage estimates from Statistics Canada at the end of the month. Only corn saw any adjustments in the numbers from May, with a 200,000-tonne increase in 2022-23 exports, now at 2.05 million tonnes, resulting […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: Fewer growers signing up their green lentils
'A lot of interest' seen for red lentils
MarketsFarm — There has been a divergence of prices between green and red lentils so far in 2023, according to Levon Sargsyan of Johnston Grains at Weyburn, Sask. Sargsyan said he hasn’t seen too many acres of green lentils signed up for this year, while it’s the opposite case for the reds. “I’m seeing some […] Read more
Prairie Forecast: Alberta low looks to dominate
Forecast issued June 14, covering June 14-21
So far, the weather models have been doing a good job with the medium-range forecasts, only falling off late in the forecast period. Of course, in the summer, short-range forecasts can be difficult, especially when it comes to just when and where thunderstorms will develop. I always find it interesting that a forecast could be […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: Saskatchewan pulses dealing with dryness
Too early to know what effect grasshoppers, smoke will have
MarketsFarm – Seeding went well across the province thanks to hot and dry temperatures following a cool spring, said Saskatchewan Pulse Growers (SaskPulse) executive director Carl Potts. However, the dry conditions are still cause for concern. “A later-than-normal start, but we wrapped up seeding within that normal window that growers typically do,” Potts said. “(It […] Read more
Grain grading guide to tighten definition of ‘severely’ sprouted wheat
More changes, clarifications on deck for Aug. 1
A laboratory review of the end-use quality of sprouted wheat will lead to changes in how wheat is graded starting Aug. 1 this year. The Canadian Grain Commission on Tuesday announced changes in store effective Aug. 1 for how Canadian wheat is graded, along with a list of clarifications and new housekeeping rules for the […] Read more
Bunge, Viterra confirm marriage plans
Firms to merge under Bunge banner
The grain handler built out from the foundations of the former Prairie pools is set to be absorbed into one of the world’s biggest grain trading firms in a cash-and-stock deal. After the news leaked out last month, Rotterdam-based Viterra confirmed Tuesday morning it’s “concluded an agreement” to merge into Bunge — the St. Louis-based […] Read more
Growing resistance drives new fungicide for pulses
Product a response to Group 11 resistance in lentils and field peas, says company
Reading Time: 2 minutes Growing resistance in some Western Canadian pulse crops has prompted the development of a new fungicide earmarked for a 2024 release. Reports of Group 11 resistance starting in 2019 caused BASF Canada to “pivot” its strategy around RevyPro, billed by the company as “Designed in Western Canada for Western Canadian growers.” “Group 11 resistance has […] Read more
Philippines to host Canada’s Indo-Pacific ag office
AAFC/CFIA base to be set up in Manila, Bibeau says
Canada’s agriculture department and food safety agency will carry out their part of the federal government’s Indo-Pacific strategy from a new office in Manila, Philippines. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announced the office’s location Wednesday in Ottawa during a meeting with the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance (CAFTA), which represents Canada’s export-dependent ag commodity groups on […] Read more