Grain handling Archives - Page 12 of 55

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Ukraine boosts grain exports despite intensified Russian attacks

By Jonathan Saul, Pavel Polityuk, Tom Balmforth August 12, 2024

Kyiv/London | Reuters – Ukraine is scrambling to ship as much grain as it can this summer, taking advantage of military gains it has made in the Black Sea area to boost exports even as Russia has attacked its ports. Ukraine is a major global wheat and corn grower and before Russia’s invasion in 2022

Grain prober trap being placed in grain bin.

Crops

Farmers needed for grain bin bug study

University of Manitoba seeks study participants for stored grain insect pest research

By Janelle Rudolph August 9, 2024

University of Manitoba seeks Manitoba and Saskatchewan grain farmer volunteers for insect pest study in stored grain.

Wet Olympics opening ceremony were a window to France's farmer woes.

Grain Markets, Markets

French rain dampens outlook

By Phil Franz-Warkentin August 7, 2024

Wet Olympics opening ceremony were a window to France's farmer woes.

Celebrating Michael Eskin’s canola legacy

Markets

Canola prices face headwinds

By Phil Franz-Warkentin August 7, 2024

A number of factors were weighing on canola markets during the first days of August.

News

Global crop yields don’t match increasing demand

Sluggish production blamed on adverse weather conditions and high input costs that led to reduced fertilizer use

By Sean Pratt July 29, 2024

Sluggish global crop production blamed on adverse weather conditions and high input costs that lead to reduced fertilizer use.

The canola market has been fluctuating wildly.

Grain Markets

Canola’s path to be eventually guided by yields

By Glenn Hallick July 29, 2024

Will the Prairie heat wave hit canola yields and boost markets for the oilseed?

News

Farm growth pushes farmers to bring grain handling and conditioning home

July 17, 2024

As farms have increased in size, their storage requirements now mean far greater quantities of a single crop, whether it be canola or wheat. This means higher capacity, flat-bottomed bins. These are often centrally located, with larger capacity handling equipment and sometimes permanently installed handling equipment.