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EU review of Bayer’s Monsanto bid postponed further

By Foo Yun Chee, GFM Network News, Ludwig Burger January 29, 2018

Frankfurt/Brussels | Reuters — Bayer’s quest to win regulatory approval for its planned takeover of Monsanto ran into further delays on Monday as European Union antitrust investigators extended their investigation by five working days until March 12. The ongoing proceedings would have given the German drugs and pesticides maker until midnight on Monday to offer

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Corn, soy rise on South American weather worries

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume January 29, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures climbed on Monday on short-covering and concerns that the weather in South America could hamper production of the crops in Brazil and Argentina. Wheat rallied around two per cent as commodity funds exited short positions and on increasing worries that dry weather in the U.S. Plains

U.S. trade negotiators are skeptical of a Canadian suggestion that North American content in automobiles would be higher if the value of software and related materials produced by the three NAFTA nations were taken into account. (Ford.ca)

Markets

U.S. rejects proposals to unblock NAFTA, but will stay in talks

By Anthony Esposito, David Lawder, GFM Network News January 29, 2018

Montreal | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade chief on Monday dismissed Canadian proposals for unblocking NAFTA modernization talks but pledged to stay at the table, easing concerns about a potentially imminent U.S. withdrawal from the trilateral pact. Trump, who described the 1994 pact as a disaster that has drained manufacturing jobs to Mexico,

A pair of Bombardier C series jets. (Bombardier.com)

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At NAFTA talks, Canada hails jet case as victory for free trade

By Anthony Esposito, David Ljunggren, GFM Network News January 26, 2018

Montreal | Reuters — Canadian plane maker Bombardier won a major U.S. case on Friday, which government officials said showed the importance of free trade at a time when talks to modernize the NAFTA pact are moving slowly. A U.S. tribunal unexpectedly dismissed a complaint by Boeing against alleged dumping by Bombardier in the case

Crops, Local news

Small crop insurance payout in 2017

As a result $150 million has been added to the program’s reserve fund

By Allan Dawson January 26, 2018

The final tally isn’t in but total Manitoba crop insurance payouts in 2017 are currently estimated at around $60 million. That shouldn’t be a surprise given collectively farmers enjoyed above-average yields for many crops, even setting some new records. The Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC) will release its 2017 yield data in Yield Manitoba, Feb.

Manitoba agriculture minister, Ralph Eichler.

Crops, Local news

Lower premiums for crop insurance in 2018

The unpopular pre-harvest deductible on corn and soybeans is gone,  there’s coverage for novel crops and hail coverage options have been raised

By Allan Dawson January 26, 2018

Insuring soybeans in Manitoba will be a lot cheaper this year, with premiums dropping an average of 17 per cent. That’s the biggest move in an across-the-board premium drop that sees an average reduction on all crops of seven per cent, Agriculture Minister Ralph Eichler said while speaking at Ag Days here Jan. 16. Other

Feds pledge funds for organic standards review

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 26, 2018

A review and update of Canada’s organic standards for compliance with international norms will get federal funding to make sure it’s complete by its 2020 deadline. Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay on Friday announced the government will foot the “necessary funds” to the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) to cover the cost of the 2020 Canadian

(Michael Thompson photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Hard red winter wheat jumps as traders watch weather

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek January 26, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures sagged on Friday, pulling back from a rally above $10 a bushel a day earlier, while hard red winter wheat futures climbed to their highest price in more than three months. Traders in both markets were eyeing unfavourably dry weather in important growing areas: Argentina for soybeans and

Crops

More canola, wheat acres expected at pulses’ expense

By GFM Network News, MarketsFarm Team January 26, 2018

CNS Canada –– Canadian farmers will seed more wheat and canola in 2018 at the expense of pulse crops, according to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s latest supply/demand estimates that include their first projections for the upcoming 2018-19 crop year. Total canola acres in 2018 are forecast at 24 million by the government agency, which would

Markets

U.S. anti-trade agenda could benefit Canadian ag

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News January 25, 2018

Winnipeg | CNS Canada — As U.S. President Donald Trump follows his “America first” policy and pulls out of trade deals, it could spell future opportunity for the Canadian agricultural industry, according to Dermot Hayes, a professor with the department of economics at Iowa State University. “In D.C. it’s chaotic. It’s the craziest situation I’ve

Daily Network News

New strategies needed for Canadian agriculture to stand out in global trade

Feed Grains Weekly: Cash prices for wheat, barley largely flat

The Canadian GMO mustard wars: Dijon vs canola

Cereals

EU review of Bayer’s Monsanto bid postponed further

U.S. grains: Corn, soy rise on South American weather worries

U.S. rejects proposals to unblock NAFTA, but will stay in talks

At NAFTA talks, Canada hails jet case as victory for free trade

Small crop insurance payout in 2017

Lower premiums for crop insurance in 2018

Feds pledge funds for organic standards review

U.S. grains: Hard red winter wheat jumps as traders watch weather

More canola, wheat acres expected at pulses’ expense

U.S. anti-trade agenda could benefit Canadian ag

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