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Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Uncertainty defines feeder market

'Hope' factor remains supportive

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Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were down $3-`$5 on average while calves were unchanged to down $2. Sales were characterized by low volumes and limited buying interest. Feedlot operators are hesitant to step forward in the current environment, with packing plants on both sides of the border reducing capacity. At the same
Daryl Fransoo.
Markets, News

Wheat Growers announces Fransoo as new chair

Saskatchewan farmer will now head the organization

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Daryl Fransoo is the new chair of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers. The Glaslyn, Saskatchewan-area producer farms with his father, growing spring and soft white wheat, malt barley, canola, multiple varieties of peas and lentils, and oats. His family also owned and operated a pulse-processing and exporting business in Saskatchewan. “I am honoured to have
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Cereals, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Prices steady, demand quiet

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MarketsFarm — Demand for feed grains has slowed down on the Prairies due to uncertainty in cattle markets posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many cattle processing and packing plants across North America have closed or slowed production due to lack of staff, leading to widespread issues in feed grain supply chains. “The lack of forward
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Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Strong demand supports prices

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MarketsFarm — Feed grain prices on the Prairies have been stronger, and well supported by strong demand. Nelson Neumann of Agfinity in Lethbridge said strong feed barley prices were due to an uptick in exports from the Prairie provinces. “That provided a nice support to the price floor,” he said, noting market participants had previously
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Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Barley, wheat remain firm

Feed corn values follow U.S. ethanol lower

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MarketsFarm — Prices for feed barley and wheat have firmed up across the Prairies amid the COVID-19 pandemic, said trader Allen Pirness of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge. However, he also noted corn prices have fallen due to the steep decline in the U.S. ethanol industry. The Saudi Arabia/Russia crude oil price war put enormous
Gordon Harrison. (Manitoba Co-operator file photo by Allan Dawson)
Cereals, Crops

Lots of flour to go around, millers’ association says

System is 'doing extremely well' and should have no problem keeping up with demand, CNMA's Gordon Harrison says

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The grain supply chain is working as it should during the COVID-19 pandemic, says the president of the Canadian National Millers Association. “From the milling industry vantage point, the movement of grain from farm to the producer to the elevator systems to mills is doing extremely well,” Gordon Harrison said Tuesday. “The grain supply chain
The Hiram Walker distillery at Windsor, Ont. (CNW Group/Corby Spirit and Wine Communications)
Crops

Distilleries make sanitizers to meet pandemic demand

COVID-19 sparks demand for hygiene products

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Toronto | Reuters — Some Canadian distilleries and breweries have started producing hand sanitizers alongside alcoholic drinks as the rapid spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus stokes demand for hygiene products. The move comes after Health Canada this week relaxed rules on the sale of hand sanitizers, disinfectants and protective equipment on a temporary basis to

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