
Statistics Canada has reduced its canola production estimate by 400-thousand tonnes down to 19.1 million. The latest numbers come from satellite data gathered at the end of August. The previous estimate used information from the end of July. FarmLink Marketing Solutions senior analyst Neil Townsend believes the canola number could go lower when StatsCan releases […]
There were no major surprises in Tuesday’s seeded acreage report from Statistics Canada. Approximately 25,000 farmers, including 6,200 in Saskatchewan were surveyed from May 13th to June 12th. Some producers in Eastern Saskatchewan and Manitoba were seeding well into June due to excessive spring moisture, and that could have some impact on the numbers. StatsCan […]
The 2021 Census of Agriculture reports there were just over 34 thousand farms in Saskatchewan. The break down by size; there were 4,644 farms over 3,520 acres. 1,544 farms were between 2,880 and 3,519 acres, 2,014 farms are listed in the 2,240 to 2,879 acre category with another 3,157 farms between 1,600 and 2,239 […]
The latest production estimates from StatsCan shows a significant drop in crop production this past year due to drought. Wheat production dropped 48 percent to 21.7 million tons across Canada and 8.3 million tons in Saskatchewan. Wheat yields averaged 26 bushels an acre in Saskatchewan, down 43 percent. Canola production decreased 35 percent nationally to […]
Stats Can released new crop production figures this week and there are more details on the report, which highlighted much lower production due to summer drought. The report says Canadian barley production this year will fall 34 percent to 7.1 million tons. Yields are down 38 percent to 44 bushels an acre. Oat production […]
Grain markets are showing upward movement following Tuesday’s StatsCan report reflecting lower crop production due to drought. StatsCan estimates the wheat crop at 21.7 million metric tons, down 38 percent and Canola will be the smallest crop since 2010. Canola production is estimated at 12.8 million tons, down 34 percent from last year. P.I. Financial […]
Stats Can is estimating a sharply reduced crop this fall due to widespread drought. Nationally, wheat production is forecast to drop 35 percent to 22.9 million tons while canola will decline 24 percent to 14.7 million tons. In Saskatchewan, all crops except Mustard are down 20 to 40 percent, Mustard is up 3 percent […]
StatsCan says realized net income for Canadian farmers rose 84 percent in 2020. Strong growth in sales outpaced slightly higher expenses. The increase follows a 10.5 percent gain in 2019 and a 33 percent decline in 2018. Excluding cannabis, realized net farm income was up 72 percent at 9.5 billion dollars. StatsCan says rising crop […]
New numbers from StatsCan show declining stock levels for nearly every Canadian grain, oilseed and pulse crop. Statistics Canada has released a report on stock levels to the end of March. Those lower stocks are the result of active export demand, led by China. Total stocks of canola fell nearly 38 percent year-over-year to 6.6 […]