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March 14, 2012

Kazakhstan expects sharp decline in 2012 grain crop astana/reuters / Kazakhstan expects its grain harvest to revert to an average level of between 13 million and 15 million tonnes this year, a sharp decline from the record post-Soviet crop of 2011, Deputy Agriculture Minister Muslim Umiryayev said Feb. 21. Central Asia’s largest wheat exporter harvested

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Americans want to be able to deliver wheat to Canadian elevators starting Aug. 1

By Allan Dawson March 14, 2012

Canada is considering changes to its wheat quality control system making it easier for American farmers to ship wheat north of the border. “We are working on an initiative that will see the grading systems more in parallel,” Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz told reporters Feb. 24 during a telephone news conference from Washington, D.C. “Certainly

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March 14, 2012

Teenagers killed on snowmobile Killarney RCMP report two teenage girls were killed Feb. 27 when the snowmobile they were driving collided with a trailer parked on a farm property near Boissevain. A 14-year-old girl from Boissevain and a 17-year-old girl, who was a student visiting from outside of Canada, were taken by emergency workers to

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Crops briefs March 1, 2012

March 14, 2012

Canola top revenue earner Farm gate receipts for canola deliveries in 2011 reached $7.3 billion in Canada, up 30.6 per cent from 2010, according to Statistics Canada’s report from February 23. “Canola provided Canadian growers a strong revenue outlook for 2011, which is why we saw over 18 million canola acres last year,” says Pat

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Corn to take over Minnedosa plant this spring

By Shannon VanRaes March 14, 2012

Husky’s Minnedosa ethanol plan is set ditch wheat and focus on corn during a two-month-long run this spring. “In the next couple of months, March and April, we’re going to do a 100 per cent corn run,” said Raymond Dyck, Husky Minnedosa’s grain marketing co-ordinator. “This is the first time we have gone to 100

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Court rules against ex-wheat board directors

By Dave Bedard March 14, 2012

Former Canadian Wheat Board directors may appeal a Manitoba’s Court of Queens Bench ruling that rejected their bid to delay implementation of the federal legislation removing the board’s monopoly as of Aug. 1. “We think there are a number of areas where the judge erred and we’re considering an appeal,” Bill Toews, one of the

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Git ‘r done Grain Growers urges

By Allan Dawson March 14, 2012

The Canadian Wheat Board will offer new crop-pricing options soon, spokesperson Maureen Fitzhenry said in an interview Feb. 22, but she declined to specify a date, nor say when the board expects to finalize agreements with companies to handle grain on its behalf. “It’s still our hope that we’ll be able to do something very

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Analysts advise making sales into canola rally

By MarketsFarm Team, Phil Franz-Warkentin March 14, 2012

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts remained pointed higher during the week ended Feb. 24, as bullish technicals and solid end-user demand kept values well supported. Canola has moved higher every week for the past month, and while every advance heightens the chance of a profit-taking correction, that inevitable downturn has yet to rear its head.

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Ukraine denies curbing wheat exports

By Pavel Polityuk March 14, 2012

Ukraine’s government said last week it had not urged grain traders to limit wheat exports, denying local media reports it had done so, and it forecast that there would be no shortages of grain on the domestic market. “There are no recommendations to limit wheat exports,” Agriculture Minister Mykola Prysyazhnyuk told reporters. “Traders are telling

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Brazil 2012 maize crop estimated to reach record 60 million tonnes

March 14, 2012

milan/reuters / Brazil’s total maize output, including main and second seasons, is expected to rise seven per cent to a new record of about 60 million tonnes in 2012 due to a surge in winter plantings, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization said Feb. 21. The areas planted for the second season are estimated

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Canada blocks meats, dairy from Greece over foot-and-mouth disease

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Briefs March 1, 2012

Americans want to be able to deliver wheat to Canadian elevators starting Aug. 1

Briefs March 1, 2012

Crops briefs March 1, 2012

Corn to take over Minnedosa plant this spring

Court rules against ex-wheat board directors

Git ‘r done Grain Growers urges

Analysts advise making sales into canola rally

Ukraine denies curbing wheat exports

Brazil 2012 maize crop estimated to reach record 60 million tonnes

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