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Russia to face milling wheat, rye deficit

By Polina Devitt, Robin Paxton November 22, 2012

Reuters / Russia’s miller’s union said it has asked the government to ease conditions for importing wheat from Kazakhstan and rye from Germany this spring to cover a shortage after drought slashed grain crops. Russia, historically the world’s No. 3 global exporter, was hit by hot and dry weather this year, which slashed its wheat

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Prairie farmers selling aggressively into cash market

By Terryn Shiells November 21, 2012

Strong cash prices and flexibility are credited Prairie farmers are selling aggressively into the cash market after harvesting their first crop following the demise of the single desk. “Without the (Canadian) Wheat Board, farmers aren’t limited in terms of delivery calls, so they can deliver as much as they want or as little as they

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Bigger U.S. soybean crop eases tight world supply

By Charles Abbott November 21, 2012

The U.S. soybean crop is much bigger than expected, helping to ease a worldwide supply squeeze, thanks to late-season rains that offset the impact of the worst drought in half a century, the government said Nov. 9. In an report on crops around the world, the U.S. Agriculture Department raised its forecasts of global soybean,

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ICE predicts interest in futures contracts will pick up

By Dwayne Klassen November 15, 2012

The head of ICE Canada is optimistic interest will pick up in the 10-month-old milling wheat, durum and barley futures contracts. Open interest in all three commodities is confined to the two nearby months and trading volumes have been very low. “There have been discussions held with a subsection of the group who helped create

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Rain may curb wheat area in France, Britain

November 15, 2012

paris / reuters / Recent heavy rains could prevent some wheat from being sown in France and Britain after some rapeseed area was lost in the two major European crop producers, adding further uncertainty to the global supply outlook, analysts said. Germany, however, has seen favourable sowing conditions for both crops, with rapeseed notably expected

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Super-storm Sandy and presidential speculation

By Dwayne Klassen November 15, 2012

CNS Canola futures on the ICE Canada platform suffered some significant losses during the week ended November 2 with the declines associated with market participants bailing out of long positions. The taking of profits accounted for a portion of this selling, but the inability of technical support to hold in a number of contracts, prompted

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U.S. drought deepens in plains states, wheat crop suffers

November 15, 2012

reuters / Hot and dry conditions in parts of middle America have deepened an ongoing drought in many states. October is typically the third-wettest month for Texas, but instead last month was the ninth driest since 1895. Oklahoma was also dry and like Texas, saw above-normal temperatures. The persistent drought was hindering growth of the

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Syngenta to enter Prairie canola seed market

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 15, 2012

Syngenta plans to broaden its canola portfolio beyond chemicals and launch its own new canola seed varieties on the Prairies starting next fall. “This is an exceptional time to be in the canola seed market, given the extent of breeding and varietal development activities going on across the country,” Dave Sippell, Syngenta’s head of diverse

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Churchill port wraps up its shipping season

By Phil Franz-Warkentin November 15, 2012

Grain shipments through Churchill have fallen this year, but officials say they’re encouraged because the port attracted new customers and shipped a greater variety of products. “It was a successful year,” but “probably not as successful as we would have liked it to be,” said Jeff McEachern, executive director of the Churchill Gateway Development Corporation.

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India on track to produce surplus wheat for the sixth year in a row

By Mayank Bhardwaj November 15, 2012

India, which is also the world’s biggest consumer of grain after China, produced a record 93.9 million tonnes in 2012

India looks likely to harvest a bumper crop of wheat in 2013, its sixth in a row to exceed demand, after late monsoon rains replenished soil moisture, strengthening prospects for exports from the world’s second-biggest producer for a second year. Annual monsoon rains picked up after a slow start in June, prompting Farm Minister Sharad

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Cereals

Russia to face milling wheat, rye deficit

Prairie farmers selling aggressively into cash market

Bigger U.S. soybean crop eases tight world supply

ICE predicts interest in futures contracts will pick up

Rain may curb wheat area in France, Britain

Super-storm Sandy and presidential speculation

U.S. drought deepens in plains states, wheat crop suffers

Syngenta to enter Prairie canola seed market

Churchill port wraps up its shipping season

India on track to produce surplus wheat for the sixth year in a row

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