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2 天之前 · Glacier Farm Media | MarketsFarm — Data released by Statistics Canada on Jan. 29 showed the December crush of canola and soybeans came in higher than a year ago.. The canola crush was more than 1.01 million tonnes compared to 943,302 tonnes the previous December. Last month’s crush resulted in 426,519 tonnes of canola oil versus 402,183 in December 2023.

The National Farmers Union denounced the approval of the Bunge-Viterra merger in a statement released on Jan. 17. The NFU said the multi-billion dollar deal “effectively ends competition in Canada’s agricultural commodity sector,” as it creates the world’s largest agricultural commodity trader, and it will control 40 per cent of the Canadian grain market.

2 天之前 · The federal government says it will distribute $300 million over the next three years in continuation of its On-Farm Climate Action Plan (OFCAF), which gives financial support to farmers adopting emissions-reducing practices. Federal agriculture minister Lawrence MacAulay made the announcement ...

4 天之前 · Glacier FarmMedia — In 2023, Canada shipped $8.6 billion worth of canola products to the United States. The vast majority of that was canola oil and meal, which was valued at $8.3 billion. Threatened Trump tariffs have slipped canola prices into a predicament. The commodity’s futures on the ...

2024年9月23日 · Cattle numbers are as of July 1 in a given year. photo: Statistics Canada There’s been little sign of recovery since that historic drought year. Statistics Canada has reported fewer beef animals every year in Manitoba and, in 2024, only 882,600 beef cattle were reported.

Ag Days organizers say they’ve seen good crowds and plenty of interest during the first half of the event. The Manitoba Co-operator caught up with Kristen Phillips, the event’s general manager, to talk about crowds, the innovation awards and the packed speaker’s panel.

6 天之前 · Canadian wheat — particularly Prairie-grown high-protein varieties — has a strong global network of trading partners that should cushion some of the blow from U.S. tariffs, should they come to pass, says a Cereals Canada representative.However, other ag sectors (including canola and oats) depend highly on the U.S. market and will be more at risk.

2024年10月13日 · Then September came in warm, with a large number of days hitting 30 C.That would have helped the crop mature. Above forecast . Soybeans are just one crop coming in higher than the StatCan forecasts. According to the Oct. 8 provincial crop report, barley yields are between 80 and 120 bu./acre, while the StatCan model predicted 70.1.

2024年10月25日 · Uncertainty continued to be the main driver in canola’s rally during the week ended Oct. 24. Be it questions about how much canola Canadian farmers harvested in 2024-25 or when China imposes some kind of punitive measures against canola, export demand has surged.