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Lateral flow strip technology has made testing for DON faster and less expensive. The newest Raptor machine shown here in the CGC’s Grain Research Laboratory can run three samples simultaneously. The cartridge system also allows three replicates of a single sample to be run in the same well. The test takes three minutes. Once loaded the device operates unattended.
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Farmers divided on wheat-grading changes at KAP

Should the grain commission add them as grading factors?

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If falling number and DON (deoxynivalenol) are added as wheat-grading factors will it help or hurt wheat producers? That sums up the discussion after Doug Chorney, assistant chief commissioner of the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC), spoke at the Keystone Agricultural Producers’ (KAP) advisory council on April 2. KAP didn’t take a position, but its Grain
Average (CWRS) prices ranged from about $229 per tonne in western Manitoba to as high as $250 in southern Alberta.
Grain Markets, Markets

Prairie CWRS bids firm as other classes edge lower

Minneapolis and Kansas City May wheat futures both rose on the week

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Western Canadian wheat bids were mixed during the week ended April 12, reacting to activity in U.S. futures and a firmer Canadian dollar, with gains in hard red spring wheat and losses in Prairie spring wheat. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were up by $1-$5 per tonne at
Parrish and Heimbecker’s domed grain terminal at Hamilton, in 2011. (ParrishandHeimbecker.com)
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Parrish and Heimbecker to expand Hamilton flour mill, terminal

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Prairie grain handler and processor Parrish and Heimbecker plans to become the single biggest user of Ontario-grown wheat with a major expansion of its newest flour mill. The privately-held Winnipeg company on Tuesday announced expansion work is now underway on both its mill and adjacent Lake Ontario harbour terminal at Hamilton. Few details were available
CBOT May 2019 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
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U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn slide as export sales data disappoints

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures fell on Thursday on disappointing weekly export sales data and expectations of large South American harvests that should dampen U.S. export prospects, analysts said. Wheat futures were higher on short-covering after a five-session slide and worries that wintry weather in the Dakotas will curb plantings of
Average (CWRS) prices ranged from about $228 per tonne in western Manitoba to as high as $247 per tonne in Alberta.
Grain Markets, Markets

CWRS wheat bids down, CPSR mixed

MGEX May spring wheat futures dropped while Chicago and K.C. wheats rose on the week

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Wheat bids in Western Canada were weak for the week ended April 5, with losses observed across the Prairies. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were down $10-$14 per tonne, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery points compiled by PDQ (Price and Data Quotes). Prices were
North American grain and oilseed markets are also keeping an eye on seeding weather as attention turns to the 2019-20 crop.

Grain Markets, Markets

Canola may be vulnerable if CBOT soybeans decline

China’s block on canola is already baked into the market

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ICE Futures canola contracts held reasonably steady during the week ended April 5, hovering above major long-term lows as traders contemplated the lack of Chinese demand and what the trade dispute means going forward. The bearish influence of China shuttering its doors to Canadian canola has been generally factored into the market, with lows possibly

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