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European organics ponder gene-editing coexistence
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European organics ponder gene-editing coexistence

Unlike their Canadian counterparts, organic farmers across the pond haven’t contended with GMO crops at scale

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United Kingdom and European Union organic groups are pushing for coexistence strategies as their governments debate how to regulate gene-edited crops. The problem is that the very idea of gene-edited crops is anathema to their sector. “The credibility of organically certified produce is built on the confidence of the shopper that they are choosing to
(Viterra.ca)
Crops, Markets

April grain deliveries see increases all around

Barley deliveries up sharply

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MarketsFarm –– Producer deliveries of major grains last month were up nearly 40 per cent when compared to April 2022, according to Statistics Canada (StatCan). In April 2023 more than 3.44 million tonnes of grain were delivered, versus 2.46 million a year ago. The uptick in deliveries continued to demonstrate the sizeable harvest farmers reaped
(Dave Bedard photo)
Markets

Net farm income down in 2022 despite high commodity prices: StatCan

Hike in farm fuel, fertilizer and feed costs is the largest in nearly 50 years

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Farmers’ realized net income dropped by over eight per cent in 2022 as expenses outpaced the rise in cash receipts, a new Statistics Canada report says. Realized net income is the difference between cash receipts and operating expenses, minus depreciation and plus income in kind. When cannabis is included, realized net income dropped by nearly
"We have seen that the crop is more likely to lodge when the stem is weakened by verticillium and, with these pod-shatterresistant varieties that are left to stand longer, you might have parts of the crop lying down.”
Crops

Verticillium gains ground on blackleg, sclerotinia in Manitoba

Survey numbers sum up Manitoba’s top canola disease issues last year

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Farmers preparing to seed canola might want to take a minute to visit the Canola Council of Canada’s website. The national group, drawing on data from the 2022 Manitoba Canola Disease Survey, has summed up the most significant disease threats growers faced last year. Posted through the council’s Canola Research Hub, the information also covers
ICE November 2023 canola with Bollinger bands (20,2) and July 2023 canola (green line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Don’t bank on $700 canola, analyst suggests

Fresh bullish news not yet in view

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MarketsFarm — New-crop canola prices on ICE Futures seemed to be destined to remain well below $700 per tonne, according to analyst Errol Anderson of ProMarket Communications in Calgary. “The market tends to be back where it came from,” Anderson said, stressing that chances of canola pushing higher requires fresh bullish news. “It’s got to
File photo of a federal office building in downtown Winnipeg. (Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Markets

AAFC projecting canola ending stocks to tighten

New-crop wheat ending stocks figure boosted

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MarketsFarm — Canadian canola ending stocks in both the current marketing year and upcoming 2023-24 season will be tighter than earlier estimates, according to supply/demand projections from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) on Tuesday. Factoring in Statistics Canada’s latest acreage estimates and its data for stocks as of March 31 — figures both released in
(File photo by Dave Bedard)
Crops, Markets

Speculative short position declines in canola

Traders' net long in CBOT soy also reduced

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MarketsFarm — The speculative short position in canola continued to shrink during the week ended May 15, as speculators bought back short positions and put on new longs, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). As of May 15, 2023, the net managed money short position
China is the largest oilseed importer in the world. So when our market access is blocked, it has implications for Canadian trade.” – Jim Everson, Canola Council of Canada.
News

Commodity groups cast watchful eye on Canada-China trade

The diplomatic tit-for-tat over Chinese interference hasn’t affected agricultural exports so far

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Agricultural exporters are optimistic that a trade war won’t result from the latest Chinese-Canadian diplomatic spat. The current dispute is the result of leaked reports from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, cited by the Globe and Mail. The reports indicated that Conservative Member of Parliament Michael Chong had been targeted by China for criticizing its
Farmer Steve Timmer plants corn near Shelby in Richland County, Ohio, about 110 km north of Columbus, 
on April 19.
Grain Markets, Markets

Grain traders cover some risk as planting continues

Canola contracts show strength independent of other oilseeds

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North American grain and oilseed contracts saw choppy activity during the second week of May, moving up and down as the growing season for most crops got underway and traders looked to cover some risk in the face of uncertainty. For its part, the ICE Futures canola market showed independent strength relative to other vegetable

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