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There were only small changes in the latest supply and demand estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada released on Feb. 18.
Minor tweaks in AAFC supply and demand report
ICE canola weekly outlook: Rallying soyoil supportive
ICE Futures canola contracts were underpinned by a rally in Chicago soyoil during the week ended Feb. 18, but the Canadian oilseed ran into upside chart resistance that tempered gains.
U.S. grains: Soybeans steady, grains higher
SOYBEAN futures at the Chicago Board of Trade were narrowly mixed at the Wednesday’s close, holding near three-month highs. WHEAT futures corrected higher amid ideas recent losses were overdone. CORN futures were up in sympathy with wheat, with positioning ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Ag Outlook Forum a feature.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Cash prices mostly higher
Western Canadian cash prices for spring wheat were mostly higher and those for durum were a pinch lower for the week ended Feb. 17. A firmer tone United States wheat complex offered support, as did the Canadian dollar which lost six-tenths of a cent on the week.
Pulse Weekly: Lentil prices currently lacking direction
There’s little at the present time to guide cash prices for lentils on the Canadian Prairies, said Marcos Mosnaim of Prairie IX in Toronto.
Can we trust the USDA crop data anymore?
Staff cuts to the U.S. Department of Agriculture seen as main culprit after corn acres got sudden rework
Reading Time: 2 minutes Indications that farmers, analysts and traders have started to lose trust in U.S. Department of Agriculture data are hardly a surprise.
Feed Grain Weekly: Corn affecting barley prices in Lethbridge
Corn imports entering Lethbridge have lowered prices for feed barley compared to those in Edmonton.
ICE Canada Weekly: Canola needs to back away from highs
Concerns about canola getting too expensive have crept into the Canadian oilseed’s recent rally on the Intercontinental Exchange.
Think beyond the herbicide jug when dealing with wild oats
With no new chemistries on the horizon, producers will need to focus on cultural control
Reading Time: 5 minutes Wild oats are notoriously hard to manage, but one precision ag specialist offers some tips to growers.
Pea, lentil outlooks have some positive signals – Penner
As pulse growers consider what to plant this spring, Chuck Penner of Leftfield Commodities Research said there is some optimism in the Canadian pulse market. Penner gave a presentation at the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers meeting in Swift Current on Feb. 4.
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