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WEBOct. 9th, 2024tagged harvest manitoba Manitoba Crop Report. Combining in Manitoba advanced 12 points at 85 per cent complete for the week ended Oct. 7. While some crops made great amounts of progress, others did not. The largest gains were made in the province's soybean and flax harvests as they are up 41 …
Food cost cuts deep in consumer food report - AGCanada
WEB3 days ago · The Canadian Food Sentiment Index: October 2024, released Oct. 10, is based on responses from more than 3,000 Canadians. Food prices have increased 27 per cent since 2019, the report said, and 84 per cent of respondents cited food as the expense that has surged the most in the past year. Nearly …
FCC's top economic charts to monitor in 2024 - AGCanada
WEBJan 12, 2024 · Crops: Canola crushing set a first quarter record. Canada’s canola crushers set a record in the first quarter of the 2023/24 marketing year as new capacity came online (Figure 2). Canadian canola crush expansion was initially slated to add 4.5 million metric tonnes in 2024 however, rising construction costs, higher interest rates, and tight canola supplies the last several years have led to ...
Agronomists give predictions at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show 2024
WEBSep 10, 2024 · Glacier FarmMedia —Experts and agronomists offered reflections on Ontario’s 2024 growing season and predictions for 2025 at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show Tuesday. Independent agronomist Aaron Breimer spoke to the curveballs and unpredictability of the past year and offered predictions and suggestions for farmers in the coming seasons.
Largest Canadian chickpea crop in over two decades - AGCanada
WEBSep 17, 2024 · Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm—Canadian chickpea production hit its largest level in over two decades in 2024, although the increased supplies have cut into prices.. Statistics Canada’s model-based estimates released Sept. 16 pegged the country’s chickpea production for the 2024-25 marketing year at 327,200 tonnes. The crop was revised slightly lower from August, but roughly double the ...
Early signs point to increased crop production in 2024/25: AAFC
WEBJan 22, 2024 · However, total wheat production in 2024/25 is forecast to increase to 33.296 million tonnes, from 31.954 million in 2023/24 due to an expected increase in yields. Canadian wheat exports are forecast to rise to 24.350 million tonnes in 2024/25, from an estimated 23.200 million in the current marketing year. The …
Feed Grains Weekly: Prices higher, likely to continue upward trend
WEB4 days ago · Feed prices across the region have been steady to higher, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire. Those for barley gained 26 cents in Alberta, at C$4.25 to C$6.36 per bushel delivered, and they’re up 17 cents in Manitoba at C$4 to C$4.30. Meanwhile prices were steady in Saskatchewan at C$4.50 to C$4.75/bu. …
Land values continue to rise: FCC - AGCanada - AGCanada
WEB6 days ago · Glacier FarmMedia —Farm Credit Canada’s mid-year review shows cultivated farmland values rose an average of 5.5 per cent in the first half of this year. From July 2023 to June 2024 the increase was 9.6 per cent. J.P. Gervais, the federal crown corporation’s chief economist ,said values are increasing at a slower rate but described the ...
Canadian cattle herd reaches lowest level since 1989
WEBFeb 23, 2024 · The Canadian cattle herd fell to its lowest level in more than thirty years this January, Statistics Canada says. “Record average producer prices… drought conditions, and tight feed supply continued to put downward pressure on the cattle sector, and producers responded by sending breeding stock to feedlots,” StatCan said. On January 1, Canadian farmers held 11.1 million cattle and calves ...
National Beef Strategy celebrates gains - AGCanada
WEBAug 9, 2024 · International beef demand hit a record high in 2023, and Canada exported 496,917 tonnes of beef at $5.02 billion. There have been gains in the environmental component of cattle production as well. The 2021 National Beef Strategy Assessment found that emissions from beef are down 15 per cent, halfway to the 2030 goal.