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Normally, deliveries of flax into the elevator system are starting to rise by now, but this year, deliveries are declining.
Read MoreNormally, deliveries of flax into the elevator system are starting to rise by now, but this year, deliveries are declining.
Read MoreAs of October 3, the Saskatchewan flax harvest was 43% complete, an advance of 23% over the week before. That
Read MoreFlax exports tend to start the year fairly slowly, but two early bulk export shipments have the year-to-date pace at
Read MoreSo far, flax bids in western Canada have remained fairly flat and have avoided the seasonal harvest pressure. The average
Read MoreLast week, StatsCan estimated flax stocks for the end of 2015/16 at 274,000 tonnes, up sharply from last year at
Read MoreFinal StatsCan exports for 2015/16 are now in, showing 633,000 tonnes for the year, compared to 708,000 tonnes in 2014/15.
Read MoreFlax prices in Rotterdam have turned lower again in recent weeks, losing US$55 per tonne from the end of June
Read MoreTypically, commercial supplies of flax are the lowest early in the marketing year before harvest. In 2016/17 however, commercial flax
Read MoreIn the final 11 weeks of 2015/16, farmer deliveries of flax into the elevator system were above average, pulling the
Read MoreThe latest crop condition results from Saskatchewan Ag showed the 2016 flax crop in very good shape, as of July
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