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Louis Dreyfus’ grain elevator at Joffre, Alta., northeast of Red Deer. (LDC.com)

P+H to buy Louis Dreyfus’ Prairie elevators

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News September 5, 2019

Updated — Commodities and agrifood giant Louis Dreyfus Co. is stepping out of the grain handling business it built in Canada with a deal to sell its Prairie elevator network. Louis Dreyfus (LDC) announced Wednesday it has an agreement in place to sell its 10 elevators across Western Canada to Winnipeg grain company Parrish and

ICE November 2019 canola with Bollinger (20,2) bands, a gauge of market volatility. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Count on canola remaining rangebound

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm September 4, 2019

MarketsFarm — Despite three reports to be released between now and Thursday next week, canola is very likely to remain rangebound along with other oilseeds, said David Derwin of PI Financial in Winnipeg. Statistics Canada on Friday will release its report for grain stocks as of July 31; then the federal agency issues its satellite-survey

Crops

EU can pick up canola market slack

By Allan Dawson September 3, 2019

Canada could export up to two million tonnes of canola seed to the European Union (EU) this crop year, more than doubling normal shipments, but Canadian canola farmers must first be certified as ‘sustainable.’ For most Canadian farmers the process won’t be difficult. That’s the message the Canola Council of Canada (CCC) delivered during a

Grain Markets, Markets

Little to shake canola from being range-bound

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm September 3, 2019

Despite two reports over the last 10 days, there hasn’t been anything significant enough to shake canola from being range-bound. As the markets waited with breath held for the latest supply-and-demand report from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released August 12, there was speculation the report would have a strong spillover effect on

Crops, Markets

Short position steady in canola, growing in corn

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin September 3, 2019

MarketsFarm — Fund traders were content to sit on their large net short position in canola during the week ended Aug. 27, according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The net managed money short position in ICE Futures canola came in at 62,104 on Aug.

News

Beekeepers see shorter season

By Geralyn Wichers September 3, 2019

Beekeepers have seen their honey supply dry up sooner than usual this year. Ian Steppler, vice-chair of the Manitoba Beekeepers Association, said almost every honey producer he’s spoken to has had a shorter crop than usual this year — especially in the Interlake. Steppler, who farms near Miami, said he usually has honey to late

News, Other

Livestock producers scrambling for feed solutions

By Alexis Stockford August 30, 2019

DROUGHT Two years of drought has  the sector scrambling as winter approaches See story pg 6

Producers searching for feed may have to go off the beaten path again this year, as supply concerns mount. The province got little relief from its recent streak of poor forage this year. Most first cuts yielded between 40 to 60 per cent of normal, according to a recent report from the Manitoba Forage and

News

CFA seeks risk management reform, financial aid

By Geralyn Wichers August 30, 2019

The Canadian Federation of Agriculture is calling for financial aid for the canola, pork and beef sectors on the heels of a federal announcement that dairy farmers would be compensated for lost market access. “We cannot miss an opportunity to hammer down the message that we have farmers who require support now or they face the very real threat of losing

Editorial, Farmit Manitoba, Opinion

Editorial: Farmer support complex issue

By Gord Gilmour August 30, 2019

A recent call from the Canadian Federation of Agriculture for more support for farmers affected by trade issues raises some interesting questions. The CFA was responding to the announcement of $1.7 billion in direct payments to dairy producers over eight years, compensation for opening a portion of the dairy market to international competition under a

Farmit Manitoba, Opinion

Opinion: The next trade election

Now is the time to push politicians on developing a new approach for a new era

By Cam Dahl August 29, 2019

There is a federal election coming this October. Now is the time for farmers to push for policies that will allow agriculture to deliver economic growth. Agriculture is a driver of the Canadian economy. But our jobs are spread out across Canada. So we don’t see headlines about thousands of jobs being lost because of

Daily Network News

Prairie forecast: Warm start then cooler air to move back in

Prairie CWRS wheat bids mixed

Crop merchant Louis Dreyfus reports lower profits, higher volumes for 2025

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