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Crops

Cargill upgrading rail loading at Lethbridge

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Agrifood firm Cargill is reworking the site layout and expanding its rail loading capacity at its grain elevator in the Lethbridge city limits. The company recently announced a $20 million project to “more than double” the loading capacity at the Lethbridge elevator, from 56 to 134 cars. “The industry standard for rail capacity is increasing,
The list of prohibited crop protection products looks set to shrink in the new crop year.
Crops

Manipulator OK’d for 2018 crop, progress on quinclorac

The list of products exporters don’t want farmers using on their crops is being revised

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The list of chemicals Canadian farmers shouldn’t apply to their crops because they put markets at risk is expected to be shorter this growing season. Manipulator (chlormequat chloride), a plant growth regulator, has received a maximum residue limit (MRL) in the United States and an international MRL is expected to be set in July for
Weak loonie drives Prairie wheat bids upward
Grain Markets, Markets

Weak loonie drives Prairie wheat bids upward

Average CWRS prices were up $3 per tonne on the week, while CPSR bids rose $13-$15

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Most wheat bids in Western Canada rose for the week ended April 27, taking strength from a lower Canadian dollar. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent) wheat prices rose by $3 per tonne across most of the Prairie provinces, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery points compiled by PDQ
U.S. futures fall, dragging on Prairie wheat bids
Grain Markets, Markets

U.S. futures fall, dragging on Prairie wheat bids

MGEX, CBOT and K.C. wheat slip by two to three per cent on the week

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Wheat bids in Western Canada declined for the week ended April 20, following the lead of U.S. futures markets. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent) wheat prices fell by $7-$11 per tonne across most of the Prairie provinces, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery points compiled by PDQ (Price
Prairie wheat bids mixed, watching U.S. futures markets
Grain Markets, Markets

Prairie wheat bids mixed, watching U.S. futures markets

MGEX and CBOT May wheat futures were up on the week, while K.C. May wheat fell

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Wheat bids in Western Canada were mixed for the week ended April 13, following U.S. futures markets, which were also mixed. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices rose by $1-$5 per tonne across most of the Prairie provinces, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery points compiled
Ancient wheat varieties, like this spelt crop seen here in the field, have garnered plenty of consumer attention recently. The CDC has just released breeder seed for four new hulled varieties.
Cereals, Crops

Go to hull

The latest releases from the Crop Development Centre at the U of S bring back something long gone from most wheat varieties

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When most of us think of a wheat kernel, we think of the familiar smooth seed with an indentation on one side. But this is actually a relatively recent development, coinciding with the introduction of high-yielding bread and durum varieties that we’re all familiar with, roughly in the early 1900s. The earliest wheats were hulled,
Spring wheat bids drop with large U.S. acreage ideas
Grain Markets, Markets

Spring wheat bids drop with large U.S. acreage ideas

MGEX May spring wheat dropped 24.25 U.S. cents per bushel on the week

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Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada moved lower during the week ended March 29, as losses in Minneapolis futures weighed on values. A report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture predicting much larger spring wheat acres in the country than many analysts had expected accounted for the sell-off in the futures that spilled
Tabbouleh is a classic, tasty and healthful Middle Eastern dish.
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Put wheat and barley and other grains in your diet

The crops produced on Prairie farms don’t need processing to be eaten

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Isn’t it ironic that we live in the Grain Belt of Canada and produce some of the world’s finest grains, but we rarely eat those grains until they’re processed? For the longest time, I didn’t even know you could cook raw wheat kernels just as they are. The only thing I ever ate out of

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