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Tag: Canada
Kansas City Fed: Farm Finances Positive, But Risks “More Notable” Aug 30, 2022
In an update last week from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, “Ag Credit Conditions Remain Strong as Risks Grow,” Nathan Kauffman and Ty Kreitman stated that, “Agricultural credit conditions remained strong in […]
Global Markets: Wheat – Production, Exports from Key Suppliers Rebound Aug 13, 2022
Global wheat production is forecast up this month by nearly 8.0 million tons from July to a record 779.6, resulting in a slight year-over-year increase from 2021/22. While China, the […]
U.S. Spring Wheat Planting Progress Hindered By Too Much Rain Jun 10, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture as of Sunday, June 5, reported spring wheat planting at 82% complete, 15-points below the 5-year average of 97% and below analysts’ expectations of 86%. Spring […]
Wheat: How Does U.S. Production Stack Up Globally? May 13, 2022
Examining the competitiveness of wheat production in different regions of the world is often difficult due to lack of comparable data and agreement regarding what needs to be measured. To […]
Canadian Pacific Strike Would Devastate Canada’s Cattle, Ag Industries – DTN Mar 15, 2022
The potential for a Canadian Pacific strike is being watched closely by many industries, while the timing could not be worse for many sectors in Canada as well as the […]
Global Markets: Coarse Grains – Australia Mirrors Argentina in Robust Sorghum Exports Jan 15, 2022
Australia is currently forecast to export 1.4 million tons of sorghum in the 2020/21 marketing year (Mar 2021 – Feb 2022) on production of 1.5 million tons, a 93 percent […]
Potash Outlook Dependent on Russia, Belarus – DTN Dec 17, 2021
The global potash (K) outlook features some major geopolitical issues. How quickly these matters can be solved, and if supply levels increase, will dictate if high fertilizer prices decline any […]
Wheat: Checking the 2021/22 Global Crop Ahead of Aug. WASDE Report Aug 6, 2021
The effects of weather on the 2021/22 global wheat crop have sparked a run-up in prices even as harvest progresses in the Northern Hemisphere. Given the market’s supply concerns, U.S. Wheat Associates […]
Ag Trade: Under USMCA, U.S. Begins Dispute Process Against Canadian Dairy Quotas May 28, 2021
Wall Street Journal writer Josh Zumbrun reported on Tuesday that, “The Biden administration initiated a dispute process against the Canadian dairy industry, triggering the formal dispute mechanism of the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement for the first […]
Global Markets: Coarse Grains – Canada’s Exports to Rise Higher Apr 9, 2021
Canada’s combined exports of coarse grains – corn, rye, barley, and oats – are expected to reach a new high in 2020/21 primarily led by barley. For most of these […]
