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Burrows MLA Diljeet Brar, shown here outside Winnipeg’s Seven Oaks General Hospital in a campaign video screengrab, is the Manitoba NDP’s new critic for agriculture. (Facebook)
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Ag extension staffer named Manitoba NDP ag critic

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A former Manitoba provincial ag extension co-ordinator will be the new critic for agriculture on the opposition New Democrats’ bench. Manitoba NDP leader Wab Kinew on Friday announced a new shadow cabinet, appointing Diljeet Brar as his critic for agriculture and for sport, culture and heritage. Brar, a rookie MLA elected Sept. 10 in the
CBOT December 2019 corn, with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Corn, soybean futures ease

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Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn and soybean futures closed lower on Friday, as weather forecasts showed fewer yield risks to Midwest crops ahead of harvesting, as traders jockeyed for positioning ahead of a U.S. grain stocks report slated for Monday, traders said. Meanwhile, CBOT wheat futures extended a technical bounce
CBOT November 2019 soybeans with Bollinger (20,2) bands, a gauge of market volatility. (Barchart)
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U.S. grains: Soy futures end near unchanged

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures finished near unchanged on Thursday after initially rising on hopes for further Chinese purchases, traders said. China, the world’s largest soybean importer, will buy about six million tonnes of soy from the United States before trade talks in early October, said a chief analyst at Shanghai JC Intelligence
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Livestock

Cargill’s quarterly profit up on beef, egg demand

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Chicago | Reuters — Global commodities trader Cargill reported a three per cent increase in adjusted quarterly profit on Thursday, citing strong consumer demand for meat and eggs in North America and growth in its animal nutrition businesses. Cargill, the largest privately held U.S. company, said its adjusted operating earnings rose to $908 million in
Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association says drafts of bylaws and the amalgamation agreement are available online.
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Manitoba commodity groups issue merger info

The five commodity groups proposing a merger say the draft agreement and bylaws are available online

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The five Manitoba commodity groups proposing to merge have more information for members to consider before they vote on it in person February 12 and 13 during the Crop Connect conference in Winnipeg. A draft amalgamation agreement and draft bylaws for the new organization are available online (see at bottom), Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers
Instead of relying on posted security under old rules, the Canadian Grain Commission says farmers should be first in line when it comes to revenue from grain inventory sales.
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Canadian Grain Commission battles bank for farmers’ grain

The CGC says under the Canada Grain Act farmers are entitled to get their grain back from a company if they aren’t paid for it, or the proceeds from the sale of that grain, instead of secured creditors

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The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) is pursuing a new approach to help farmers get paid for grain they delivered to financially troubled ILTA Grain, which if successful, could be used in future under similar circumstances. “What we’ve negotiated here is a new way to protect grain producers,” Remi Gosselin, head of CGC communications, said in
Canada/U.S. border signage in downtown Detroit. (RiverNorthPhotography/Getty Images)
Markets

Trump says impeachment inquiry could derail North America trade deal

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Washington/Mexico City | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump warned on Wednesday that an impeachment inquiry against him could derail congressional approval of a North America trade pact, dragging down Mexico’s peso and stock market as investors fled riskier assets. While U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said he was confident the U.S-Mexico-Canada trade agreement would

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