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USDA analyzing effects of wild pigs on crops, livestock

By GFM Network News, Reuters September 25, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said Friday it has started analyzing for the first time data it has collected on the impact that wild pigs have on U.S. farmers’ crop and livestock operations. It is estimated by federal and state agricultural officials that there are more than five million wild

Dairy cattle, Livestock, Markets

U.S. hosts meeting in bid to wrap up Pacific trade pact

By GFM Network News September 24, 2015

Washington | Reuters — The United States has called ministers from the 12 nations negotiating a Pacific trade deal for a meeting Sept. 30 to Oct. 1 in a bid to finish the pact, a key part of the U.S. administration’s engagement with Asia. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) seeks to cut trade barriers and set

Crops

Iran cancels import duties on wheat, barley

By GFM Network News, Reuters September 22, 2015

Dubai/Moscow | Reuters — Iran has canceled import duties it imposed on wheat and barley in July, according to an official document seen by Reuters on Tuesday. The document said the import duties ended on Sept. 6 for wheat and on Aug. 22 for barley. It gave no reason for the cancellation. The Iranian government

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, built in Norway in 2008, is the world’s largest secure seed storage site. (Matthias Heyde photo courtesy Government of Norway via Flickr)

Cereals, Crops, Forages

Syrian war spurs first withdrawal from doomsday seed vault

By Alister Doyle, GFM Network News September 21, 2015

Oslo | Reuters –– Syria’s civil war has prompted the first withdrawal of seeds from a “doomsday” vault built in an Arctic mountainside to safeguard global food supplies, officials said Monday. The seeds, including samples of wheat, barley and grasses suited to dry regions, have been requested by researchers elsewhere in the Middle East to

Crops, Markets

StatsCan raises wheat, canola estimates with new model

By GFM Network News, Jade Markus September 17, 2015

CNS Canada — Wheat and canola production are expected to be higher than in previous estimates, but still lower than in 2014, according to a new Statistics Canada model for field crop production estimates. The model-based report, released Thursday, pegs this year’s spring wheat production at 18.4 million tonnes, higher than previously forecast in the

AB InBev’s operations include Alexander Keith’s maker, Halifax-based Oland Breweries, which became part of Labatt in 1971. (Keiths.ca)

Crops, Markets

Labatt owner AB InBev seeks US$275B tie-up with SABMiller

By GFM Network News, Martinne Geller, Philip Blenkinsop September 16, 2015

Brussels/London | Reuters — Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s largest brewer, has approached rival SABMiller about a takeover that would form a colossus producing a third of the world’s beer. A merged group would have a market value of around US$275 billion (C$363 billion) at current prices, and would combine AB InBev’s dominance of Latin America

Crops, Local news, Weather

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 20

Conditions as of September 14, 2015

By Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Development September 15, 2015

Warmer, drier weather conditions towards the end of the week and into the weekend allowed for good harvest progress across most of Manitoba. Some areas reported light frost events Thursday and Friday. To date, minimal impact to crops has been reported largely due to temperatures and duration weren’t sufficient to cause damage, and/or crops were

Crops, Markets, Weather

Malt barley prices strong despite ongoing harvest

By GFM Network News, Jade Markus September 15, 2015

CNS Canada — Commodity prices typically buckle under harvest pressure, but malt barley has been acting as the shining star of cash markets. Influencers within Canada and globally have contributed to the climb, according to one industry expert. Cash prices for delivered elevator malt barley range between $5.25 and $5.75 per bushel, according to Prairie

Dale Alderson (l) and Don Campbell of Intel Seed beside the company’s seven-chute AMVT optical sorter.

Crops, News

Optical sorters can add value to grain by taking bad stuff out

By Allan Dawson September 11, 2015

Optical sorters, used to remove unwanted material in grain, are constantly improving and becoming more affordable, says Dale Alderson of Intel Seed. Nowadays a sorter can remove nearly 100 per cent of the ergot in a cereal crop, take wild oats out of tame ones and dramatically reduce the percentage of fusarium-damaged kernels in wheat.

Crops, Markets, Weather

Feed barley looking bearish

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin September 10, 2015

CNS Canada –– Seasonal harvest pressure is starting to weigh on feed grains in Western Canada, while quality downgrades to crops still on the field may put further pressure on values going forward. “There are quite a few bearish indicators out there,” said Kyle Sinclair, of CorNine Commodities at Lacombe, Alta. For starters, early yield

Daily Network News

February canola crush up from 2025, StatCan reports

U.S. vows to seek WTO alternatives after Cameroon talks break down

Canada reports modest economic growth in January

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