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CN, CP railways break grain shipping records 

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MarketsFarm – It was a record-breaking year for both of Canada’s two major freight railways. In separate news releases to the public on August 3, both Canadian National Railway (CN Rail) and Canadian Pacific Railway (CP Rail) reported a record amount of grain moved during the 2020-21 crop year. For the first time ever, both
Crop Report, Crops, News

Harvest begins in Central, Interlake regions; severe drought seen across Manitoba

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for August 3

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Southwest Region A hot, hazy, and smoky week again in the Southwest, with daytime temperatures up to 29 to 32 C, while daily averages around 20 C. Minimum overnight temperatures were down to 6 to 11 C. No showers or rainfall recorded during past week in Southwest region. Rain is needed in whole region for
Crop Report, Crops, News

Drought concerns persist, yield outlook sees downgrade

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for July 27

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Southwest Region A warmer week again, with daytime temperatures up to 27 to 31 C; daily averages around 20 C. Minimum overnight temperatures ranged from 5 to 11 C. Some good rainfall in most of the region early in the week, rainfall amounts from 3 to 56 mm. Crop growth has improved with rain, though
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Beyond Meat brings back alt-chicken offering

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Beyond Meat has brought back a chicken offering to its product portfolio with the launch of plant-based chicken tenders. The faux-meat maker looks to capitalize on booming demand for meat alternatives amid a shift towards healthy eating in the pandemic. The company is launching the product in around 400 U.S. restaurants, more than two years
Crop Report, Crops, News

Drought situation sees crop yield outlook diminish

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for July 20

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Southwest Region Temperatures were hot most of the week, with daytime highs in the low 30 C range. Overnight lows ranged from 8 to 13 C, with average temperatures of 20 to 22.5 C. Crop growth has improved with rain, warmer temperatures, and high humidity. Rainfall ranged from 2 to 25 mm, with some areas
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Crops, Markets

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentil prices seen as too high, sales stalling

'Destination markets are not in desperation mode'

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MarketsFarm — Prices for pulses, such as lentils for example, have been approaching the point where they are good for growers but getting too expensive for the destination markets, according to Marcos Mosnaim of Mercaris Commodities. “It’s a kind of an interesting scenario, where you see farmers not selling and prices to farmers keep going
Screenshot of Parrish and Heimbecker’s Quill Lake, Sask. elevator. (ParrishAndHeimbecker.com)
Crops

Rail upgrades planned for P+H elevator

Eastern Saskatchewan elevator's rail spot expanding

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Winnipeg grain firm Parrish and Heimbecker plans to boost throughput at one of its eastern Saskatchewan elevators with upgrades to its rail car loading systems. Privately-held P+H said Thursday it plans to expand to a 100-car spot, up from 50, at its elevator at Quill Lake, Sask., about 60 km east of Humboldt. Work on
Charred remnants of a rail bridge destroyed by a wildfire on June 30 are seen during a media tour by authorities in Lytton, B.C. on July 9, 2021. (Photo: Reuters/Jennifer Gauthier)
Crops, Other, Weather

Lytton bridge re-opened but grain movement ‘hit and miss’

B.C. wildfires continue to disrupt Prairie grain movement

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Canadian National Railway’s fire-damaged bridge at Lytton, B.C. reopened for traffic Tuesday — but all train movement, including for grain, through British Columbia’s wildfire-ravaged southern Interior, is “hit and miss” and will remain so until the fire risk lessens. “Both (CN and Canadian Pacific Railway) are having troubles because there are so many fires in

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