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U-S farmers are almost done planting this year’s corn. The latest USDA Crop Progress Report says 87 per cent of the crop has been planted. The five year average for this time of the year is 66 per cent. Almost half the U-S soybeans have been planted. This week’s 46 per cent is well...
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It appears fewer Canadian farmers have off-farm jobs. The latest Statistics Canada Census on Agriculture reports that 46 point 9 per cent of the country’s farm operators say they worked off farm. That’s down from the 48 point 4 per cent in the 2005 census. As for the time they spent working on their...
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Ontario NFU Coordinator Ann Slater says it’s no surprise to her that the average age of farmers continues to rise. That was one of the findings of the recent Census of Canadian Agriculture. Slater says as farms get bigger, the number of farms get’s smaller. She argues that leaves fewer opportunities for new farmers...
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Total U-S meat production is expected to be a bit higher than earlier forecast. The latest WASDE report is now expecting production of beef, pork, broiler and turkey to be higher for the rest of this year. Looking further ahead the report says total meat production in the States in 2013 will be higher...
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The latest census of Canadian agriculture shows some continuing trends and a few new variations. The census says the number of farms declined, operations are consolidating and farm operators are getting older. But it also says there’s a shift away from livestock-based farms to crop-based farms. The Census says the number of farms dropped...
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OMAFRA corn specialist Greg Stewart says earlier planted corn that has tissue damage from cold temperatures is recovering. He says early reports have the corn planted April 16th to the 20th emerging with good seedling vigour. Stewart estimates about 80 per cent of the province’s corn crop has been planted. This week’s provincial crop...
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DTN analyst Darin Newsom says today’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report should be viewed as mixed. The report increased U-S ending corn stocks but reduced ending stocks for soybeans and wheat. The WASDE report says global ending stocks for wheat for 1012-13 will be down almost 9 million tons at 188 point 1...
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A new report says the amount of ethanol produced globally has doubled since 2005. The report was commissioned by the Global Renewable Fuels Alliance. It pegs global biofuel production at 110 billion litres in 2010. And it forecasts that will grow to over 196 billion litres by 2020. The report says the industry supported...
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Greenhouse vegetable and fruit sales were up 5 and a half per cent in Canada last year. They were worth a total of 1 point 1 billion dollars Statistics Canada says the value of greenhouse vegetable sales in 2011 exceeded sales of field vegetables. That’s the fifth straight year that has happened. The numbers...
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The USDA’s latest crop progress report says almost three quarters of that country’s corn crop has now been planted. The 71 per cent already in the ground compares to the five year average of 47 per cent at this time of the year. Soybean planting is also coming along. About a quarter of the...
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