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2018 variety selection data for winter wheat and fall rye

This early data release is intended to help farmers make seeding decisions this fall

By Anne Kirk September 5, 2018

MCVET (Manitoba Crop Variety Evaluation Team) in collaboration with Glacier FarmMedia has been publishing winter cereal data collected from trials shortly after harvest to help farmers and seed growers make variety decisions during fall planting. In 2018, yield data is being published for eight fall rye and seven winter wheat varieties from five locations across

Crop Report, Local news, Weather

Premature ripening in crops, spring cereals see better than expected yields

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for September 4

By Manitoba Agriculture September 4, 2018

Southwest Region Another dry and windy week let producers continue with harvest. Sunday evening brought thunderstorms throughout the region, with high winds, heavy rains and some areas reporting hail. Crop damage from the Sunday storm was variable with some hail damage In Birtle/ Beulah and Strathclair areas. Severity depended on duration of event. Heavy winds

The Port of Churchill in 2015. (CNS Canada photo by Jade Markus)

Crops

AGT sees ‘further port access’ in Hudson Bay deal

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff September 4, 2018

The grain industry player in a deal to restore and restart the Hudson Bay Railway and Port of Churchill has factored the port’s access to Arctic tidewater into its business plan. Regina-based pulse processor AGT Food and Ingredients is one of the members of the Arctic Gateway Group, which on Friday confirmed a deal to

Comment/Feedback, Opinion

Comment: A competitive concern

Too-high fees from the grain industry’s key regulator hurt the entire industry

By Wade Sobkowich September 4, 2018

In the August 16 edition of the Manitoba Co-operator, Allan Dawson’s article contains quotes from the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) about why a fee reduction wasn’t part of its decision for the surplus. The CGC does not believe a reduction would be passed through grain handlers to farmers, and this is positioned as a major

Bayer’s cross symbol hangs in a terminal at Frankfurt International Airport. (Typhoonski/iStock Editorial/Getty Images)

Crops

With drugs pipeline in focus, Bayer seen considering cuts

By GFM Network News, Ludwig Burger September 4, 2018

Frankfurt | Reuters — Bayer is considering job cuts and outsourcing as part of a wide-ranging review of drug research and development that will last until at least November, a person familiar with the company told Reuters. The prospect of “very tangible changes” contributed to a decision by key board members to extend the contract

Bulk wheat being loaded on a ship in a Russian port. (YGrek/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat falls on Russian export plans

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub September 4, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures dropped 2.5 per cent on Tuesday to a one-week low after Russia’s agriculture ministry said it had no plans to restrict grain exports from the world’s biggest wheat supplier, traders said. Corn firmed on support from news that Argentina planned to impose a 10.2 per cent export tax

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks Aug. 23, 2017 at a Montreal charity event. (PM.gc.ca)

Markets

Trudeau indicates no compromise on key NAFTA demands

By GFM Network News, Julie Gordon September 4, 2018

Surrey, B.C. | Reuters — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau indicated Tuesday that Canada would not compromise on key demands at high-level talks this week with the U.S. to update the North American Free Trade Agreement. Senior officials from both sides are due to meet in Washington on Wednesday in a bid to settle major differences

Goods portside at Churchill in September 2015. (CNS Canada photo by Jade Markus)

Crops, Weather

Hudson Bay rail line repairs to start ‘immediately’

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff September 2, 2018

Off-and-on talks toward a new ownership group for the Hudson Bay Railway have produced a deal, which it’s hoped will lead to the line’s repair before this winter, federal officials announced Friday. Federal Trade Diversification Minister Jim Carr and Northern Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc announced the Arctic Gateway Group Limited Partnership has bought the Hudson

A corn crop in the RM of St. Andrews in Manitoba’s Interlake region on July 5, 2018. (Greg Berg photo)

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Corn, soy rise on short-covering

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen August 31, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures rose on Friday as traders covered short positions ahead of a long holiday weekend, but both commodities posted monthly declines as prospects for large U.S. harvests weighed on prices. Wheat climbed on technical buying, along with worries about tightening global supplies. Chicago Board of Trade December

Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland takes part in a news conference at the Canadian embassy in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 31. (Photo: Reuters/Chris Wattie)

Dairy cattle, Markets

U.S. to move ahead with Mexico pact, keep talking to Canada

By Allison Martell, GFM Network News, Julie Gordon, Sharay Angulo August 31, 2018

Washington/Toronto | Reuters — Contentious U.S.-Canada trade talks ended on Friday with no deal to revamp the North American Free Trade Agreement after the mood soured, and President Donald Trump notified Congress of his intent to sign a bilateral trade pact with Mexico. U.S. and Canadian trade officials set plans to resume their talks on

Daily Network News

India, Japan canola crops to be steady in 2026/27 – USDA

ICE Weekly: Trade waits for canola to break out

Advance Payments Program interest free limit set at $250,000 for 2026

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