By John DePutter & Dave Milne – January 18, 2018
The news:
“Drought on the US northern Plains took a major bite out of the country’s flax production in 2017.”
– USDA, Jan. 12, 2018
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The News & What it Means – Plenty of Unknowns Still Ahead for Wheat
By John DePutter & Dave Milne – January 9, 2018
The news:
There is a view building that weather conditions are going to be an issue for the US wheat crop this year.
– Queensland Country Life, Jan. 9, 2018
The News & What it Means – Upward Trend in Manitoba Soybean Area Due for a Pause in 2018?
By John DePutter & Dave Milne – January 2, 2018
The news:
Manitoba farmers planted 2.3 million acres of soybeans in 2017, a 40 per cent increase from 2016 that Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers Executive Director Francois Labelle described as a surprise and one of the highlights of 2017.
– Pembina Valley Online, Dec. 29, 2017
The News & What it Means – The Widening Gap Between Farmers and Consumers
By Dave Milne – December 5, 2017
The news:
“If we don’t value dirt, we’re going to lose it to steel. If we don’t expose the next generation to agriculture, we risk falling even further behind.”
– Financial Post, Dec. 4. 2017
The News & What it Means – The Russian Factor in World Grain Markets
By John DePutter & Dave Milne – Nov. 28, 2017
The news:
“The Ministry of Agriculture of Russia does not expect any reduction in the planted areas under grain crops for the 2018 harvest, declared the Minister of Agriculture, Alexander Tkachev on November 23.”
-APK Inform, Nov. 27, 2018
What it means:
If accurate – and in the absence of any major weather problem – more price pressure would seem to lie ahead.