Plant Breeders’ Rights Commissioner Anthony Parker (r) and Carla St. Croix, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s director of the Innovation and Growth Policy Division spoke about royalty proposals at Ad Days in Brandon Jan. 23.

Seed royalty costs discussed at Ag Days

Wheat deregistration as an anti-competitive tool is on regulators’ radar

There’s more word on just how big the bill could be under proposed new royalty models intended to fund variety development. A slide presented at Ag Days Jan. 23 showed a range of $1 a tonne or $1.30 an acre to $3 a tonne or $3.90 an acre. A farmer who grows 300 acres of



Red spring wheat bids down, durum up on Prairies

Red spring wheat bids down, durum up on Prairies

MGEX and CBOT March wheat both rose on the week, while K.C. wheat slipped

Wheat bids in Western Canada were largely down for the week ended Feb. 1 as the Canadian dollar made gains on the week. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were down $2-$3, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery points compiled by PDQ (Price and Data Quotes).









(File photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

Weekly canola exports pick up

Weekly Canadian canola exports hit their highest level in more than two months during the week ended Sunday, helping narrow the gap between this year’s export pace and the year-ago movement. Canola exports of 268,500 tonnes during week 26 of the crop year were roughly double the previous week’s total and the largest movement in