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Reporter’s Take: Farmer-owned AAFC?

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In 2019 Canadian farmers grossed almost $37 billion from crop sales. Each started with a seed. That’s why getting farmers to pay more for plant breeding — often referred to as “value creation” — is important. It’s also contentious. Nobody wants to pay more and a lot of farmers worry royalties will enrich seed companies
CBOT December 2020 wheat with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat up on export hopes

Corn hits one-week low, soybeans steady

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures leaped to a five-month high on Tuesday on hopes for increased export sales, while corn and soybeans consolidated amid lingering uncertainty about the size of upcoming harvests in the Midwest. Weakness in the U.S. dollar helped support gains in wheat prices, traders said, because a soft dollar makes
Dean Dias has been named CEO of Cereals Canada.
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Revamped Cereals Canada has new CEO, CSO

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INDUSTRY | Dean Dias is the new CEO while former CEO Cam Dahl is the new chief strategy officer

Dean Dias is Cereals Canada’s new CEO. The old CEO, Cam Dahl, is the revamped organization’s new chief strategy officer (CSO). The appointments took effect Aug. 17. Dias worked at the Canadian International Grains Institute (Cigi) for about a decade, including most recently as director of value chain relations and interim CEO, until Cigi merged
CBOT November 2020 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soy up for fifth day on weather concerns

Exports support CBOT corn

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose for the fifth day in a row on Friday, closing near a 7-1/2-month high on persistent concerns that the U.S. crop will fall short of expectations, traders said. Corn futures closed firm, shrugging off early weakness due to strong export demand while wheat futures
(Jack Dykinga photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Crops

Seed groups weigh options as CSGA rejects merger

Grower group's membership calls nay on Seeds Canada amalgamation

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The boards of five national seed sector groups planning a major merger are considering their next move after a less-than-unanimous vote on the proposal. Members of the Canadian Plant Technology Agency (CPTA), Commercial Seed Analysts Association of Canada (CSAAC), Canadian Seed Growers’ Association (CSGA), Canadian Seed Institute (CSI) and Canadian Seed Trade Association (CSTA) had
CBOT December 2020 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans, wheat rally

'We absolutely need heavy rainfall in a lot of areas'

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures jumped 1.8 per cent on Thursday to their highest in 7-1/2 months, with forecasts for dry weather in the U.S. Midwest threatening to hinder the crop throughout its late stages of development, traders said. “We absolutely need heavy rainfall in a lot of areas,” said
Syngenta’s headquarters in Basel, Switzerland. (Photo courtesy Syngenta)
Crops

Syngenta says IPO ‘on track’

Ag chem firm books higher first-half profit

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Zurich | Reuters — Agricultural chemical maker Syngenta posted higher first-half profit and sales on Thursday, helped by maintaining supplies to farmers and controlling costs during the coronavirus outbreak, and said it was on track to complete its public listing by mid-2022. The Swiss company, bought by state-owned ChemChina for $43 billion in 2017, posted
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Crops

Manitoba’s harvest underway

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MarketsFarm — Harvest activity has begun in the easternmost Prairie province, with 88 per cent of winter wheat, 90 per cent of fall rye and two per cent of canola in Manitoba’s bins. Overall, 13 per cent of crops in the province are harvested. According to the most recent crop report from Manitoba Agriculture, the
Fall rye flowering in south-central Manitoba. (Allan Dawson photo)
Crops, Weather

Manitoba winter wheat, fall rye seeding deadlines extended

MASC spots growers an extra two weeks

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Manitoba’s provincial crop insurance agency will spot growers of fall rye and winter wheat an extra couple of weeks to get insurable crops in the ground. Manitoba Agricultural Services Corp. (MASC) announced Tuesday that growers can get full coverage on winter wheat or fall rye seeded from Aug. 15 to Sept. 25, and reduced coverage

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