By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, June 26 (CNS Canada) – Average trade estimates are calling for a slight downward revision in Canadian barley seedings in 2017 compared to the previous year, with Statistics Canada’s field crop area report on June 29 expected to shed some light on the extent of the decline. Barley area […] Read more
Feed Grains: Canadian barley area likely down on the year
Feed Grains: Argentina lowers wheat plantings estimate
By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world feed grains markets on Friday, June 23. Bids for feed barley in Saskatchewan are holding steady, according to the latest information from the Prairie Ag Hotwire. Prices are listed at C$2.70 to C$3.00 per bushel. Prices for oats […] Read more
Feed Grains: Costco feed mill construction underway
By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, June 22 (CNS Canada) – Ukrainian barley exports continue at a rapid pace. According to UkrAgroConsult, Ukraine has exported 5.25 million tonnes of barley as of May 2017, 19 per cent more than all of 2016. Exports to the European Union were at 348,000 tonnes, compared to 227,000 tonnes […] Read more
Feed Grains: New grain terminals planned for Black Sea
By Commodity News Service Canada June 21 (CNS Canada) – Two new terminals are planned for the Black Sea port at Novorossiysk, Russia. Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port (NCSP) plans to build a facility to handle oil transshipments with 100,000 tonne storage capacity, as well as a grain handling terminal at the site. A Canadian company […] Read more
Feed Grains: Ukraine sets sights on corn exports
By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, June 12 (CNS Canada) – Forecasters have Ukraine corn exports increasing to 19 million tonnes for 2016-17, which is 14.3 per cent more than the same period last year. From September through April, Ukraine exported 15.53 million tonnes. That puts it 1.27 million tonnes ahead of the pace set […] Read more
Feed Grains: US to ramp up barley exports to Japan
By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world feed grains markets on Monday, June 19. Bids for feed barley in Saskatchewan are holding steady, according to the latest information from the Prairie Ag Hotwire. Prices are listed at C$2.80 to C$3.00 per bushel. Prices for oats […] Read more
Feed Grains: Canadian barley exports revised higher
By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, June 16 (CNS Canada) – Canadian barley exports during the current 2016/17 marketing year are forecast at 1.95 million tonnes, according to updated supply/demand tables from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. That would be up 125,000 tonnes from an earlier estimate. Exports for 2017/18 were also 125,000 tonnes higher than […] Read more
Canadian Financial Close: TSX declines with energy, mining
By Commodity News Service Canada June 15 – Financial stocks were hit hard on the TSX Thursday amid concerns over economic growth and lower prices for oil and gold. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 9.71 points at 15,160.42, a 0.1 per cent drop. Following early-day loses by all 10 of the index’s main groups, […] Read more
Feed Grains: Hot weather raising concerns in Europe
By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, June 15 (CNS Canada) – Hot, dry weather continues to raise crop concerns in most of Europe. Strategie Grains today reduced its estimates for most crops, particularly barley. It marks another downward revision of crop estimates in countries hit by dry conditions since spring. While rain in many regions […] Read more
Feed Grains: Russian farmers shift out of barley
By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, June 14 (CNS Canada) – Corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade closed one per cent lower June 14, weighed down by rain forecasts for the United States Midwestern corn belt. If predicted showers arrive, it would alleviate concerns that some fields were becoming too dry. Few export […] Read more