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Cargill’s ag input centre at Harrow, Ont., will need to find a new owner under order from federal regulators. (VisitHarrow.ca)
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La Coop federee’s Ontario grain play cleared

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La Coop federee’s plans to expand into southern Ontario’s grain handling and crop input retail sectors are now down by four retail sites. The federal Competition Bureau said Tuesday it has an agreement in place for its approval of a deal which will see Cargill’s Ontario grain and ag retail outlets and its joint-venture stake
CBOT January 2019 soybeans, with 20-day moving average. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soybeans higher on slow harvest pace

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Wednesday on a slower-than-expected harvest pace and news of fresh export sales, although plentiful global supplies kept a lid on the market, analysts said. Wheat futures fell on sluggish export demand while corn futures ended narrowly mixed. Chicago Board of Trade January soybean futures settled up
The Port of Prince Rupert is an important exporter of western Canadian grain and is increasing its capacity to ship out crops in containers.
News, Other

Ag container capacity expanding at Prince Rupert

Port officials met with grain industry officials in Winnipeg this fall

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When it comes to exporting western Canadian grain the Port of Vancouver stands out, but the Port of Prince Rupert, almost 1,500 km to the north, has lots to offer too. That’s the message Prince Rupert officials delivered at a reception with grain trade and Manitoba government representatives in Winnipeg Sept. 26. “There’s still latent
Robert Graf is a research scientist at the Lethbridge Research and Development 
Centre working to develop a premium quality winter wheat.
Cereals, Crops

Researchers working to produce winter wheat with ‘CWRS-like’ qualities

The project is all about improving returns to the producer by reducing the price difference between the two types of wheat, say research scientists

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A wheat research program could combine the superior end-use qualities of hard red spring wheat with the higher yield and environmental benefits of winter wheat within the decade. Robert Graf, a research scientist responsible for the winter wheat-breeding program at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Lethbridge Research and Development Centre, says he and his team are
(Keebler.com)
Crops

Kellogg explores sale of cookie, fruit snack businesses

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Reuters — Kellogg Co. said Monday it would reorganize its North American division and explore a sale of its cookies and fruit snacks units, which include brands such as Keebler and Stretch Island, as it sharpens focus on its core businesses. Like other packaged food makers, Kellogg has struggled to boost sales as consumers shift
Farmers have long sown saved seed, but that could start coming with a price tag under two proposed royalty systems.
News

Royalty shift could equal more costly seed for farmers

Proposal proponents tout farmer access to better varieties because of market incentives

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Nobody likes paying more. But it’s also often said you get what you pay for. That’s the dilemma facing Canadian farmers being consulted about new options for paying higher royalties on cereal and pulse seed. It’s said those royalties will encourage foreign and domestic investment in variety development, which supporters of the options say will
Average durum prices were up, with bids ranging anywhere from $211 in southwestern Saskatchewan to $222 in western Manitoba.
Grain Markets, Markets

Prairie wheat bids improve

U.S. futures gains drove the market on this side of the border too

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Wheat bids in Western Canada were up for the week ended Nov. 2, with gains in the United States futures supporting on values. Average Canada Western Red Spring (13.5 per cent CWRS) wheat prices were steady to $4 per tonne higher, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery points compiled by PDQ (Price and Data Quotes).

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