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Winnipeg, Canada
Joined October 2011
For 48 weeks a year, @leftfieldcr and @JonDriedger cover 8 special crops, 2 oilseeds and 6 grains focused on Canada but with a global view. For a free 4-week trial of any of our four reports, go to leftfieldcr.com
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Chuck_Penner retweeted
Chuck Penner explains how the monsoon shortfall makes India the market to watch for peas and lentils in the latest Pulse Market Insight ow.ly/4IH150ZYZ56 #westcdnag @LeftFieldCR
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Not going to say all AI data sources are bad, but... Just saw a lg green lentil price at 80 cents/lb FOB Ottawa (??). And then that price got picked up and reported elsewhere, because that's the way the interweb works. Call me old school, but I still prefer NI over AI
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Chuck_Penner retweeted
Wow. Looks like the US diesel crisis has just been solved. Russia will “immediately” supply 300K tons — roughly 0.6 days of US consumption — plus another 500K tons in November, or about one day. A “highly successful discussion,” indeed. Now the more interesting question: what did the Kremlin get in return? #oatt #artofthedeal #winning
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Things are looking up. But then again, seasonals...
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Best August ever. Demand rationing likely later in 26/27.
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Our subscribers got this yesterday. Just thought I would throw this durum chart out there (for kicks).
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Compared a couple of other slow harvest years with 26/27. Yeesh! Interesting that 2016/17 was pretty close to average until late Sep and then literally went sideways. Really need some warm dry days without heavy dew.
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Much better looking than the real Chuck Penner
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A lot thinner too
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What happens when you’ve crossed off the only thing on your bucket list? Asking for a friend.
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So this week's CSCA conference in Halifax included an announcement about talks between Cda and China for a phyto agreement in lentil, chickpea and faba trade. That's great, but can we include oats in those talks too @CornwallHeath ? Would be a big help.
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Houston, we have a problem. Spring wheat harvest.
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Replying to @LeftFieldCR
@LeftFieldCR's projections point to smaller 2026 crops for all three major pulses, but large old-crop carryovers will cushion some of the declines in total supplies. Read the full report: ow.ly/NKvs50ZKYx9
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PSA re StatsCan's Jul 31 canola stocks number of 1.9 mln t: Commercial stocks = 1.06 mln. Farmers del'd 1.12 mln 1st 4 wks of Aug (before harvest). That's 2.18 mln, assuming farmers' bins are empty (they're not). More like 2.6 mln (or more). Still tight, but realistic.
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Replying to @LeftFieldCR
@LeftFieldCR's projections point to smaller 2026 crops for all three major pulses, but large old-crop carryovers will cushion some of the declines in total supplies. Read the full report: ow.ly/NKvs50ZKYx9
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Not many days of above-average monsoon rains in August or early September. Deficit is growing, and prospects of recovery are fading as Sept rain amounts decline. Shortfalls are worse in the southern half of India.
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Chuck_Penner retweeted
Chuck Penner looks at how Black Sea disruptions shift pulse demand toward Canada in the latest Pulse Market Insight ow.ly/mFVQ50ZJtJI #westcdnag @LeftFieldCR
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Our subscribers got this bit of info last week about Indian yellow pea prices. Here's hoping for clear skies ahead. Happy Labour Day.
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So Cdn canola oil exports down a bit in 25/26. That means more used domestically. Win-Win!
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