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EU Wheat Crying For Rain

HAMBURG/REUTERS Wheat plants in top three European Union producers France, Germany and the U.K. face an increased danger of damage from a long spell of dry weather in all three countries, analysts said April 19. “While millions of people will be hoping for a hot, sunny Easter holiday this weekend, tens of thousands of farmers
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In Brief… – for Apr. 21, 2011

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Food safety chair:Is our food safe to eat? A new Chair in Food Safety the first of its kind in Canada puts McGill University at the head of the table in seeking answers to that question. The chair will undertake collaborative research, offer undergraduate and graduate teaching programs, and provide the independent, third-party expertise on
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Marketing Survey Not Supported

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The canola growers’ associations in Saskatchewan and Alberta are distancing themselves from efforts from a group of Manitoba growers who want to try marketing the crop through the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB). Last week the Manitoba Canola Growers Association (MCGA) ran a survey in the Manitoba Co-operatorand Western Producerasking how many tonnes of canola farmers
Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Waters Remain Muddied For Seeding Predictions

Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform were mixed during the week ended April 8, with old-crop months down and new-crop contracts posting advances. The sell-off of the nearby May and July canola futures reflected the ample old-crop supply situation and the absence of demand from the domestic and export sectors. Talk surfaced
Cereals, Crops

CWB Deal Not What Most Shippers Want

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Shippers frustrated by inadequate rail service won’t likely be keen to copy an agreement struck by CP and the Canadian Wheat Board to improve grain shipments. The agreement is short on specifics especially whether it contains any financial penalties for non-performance, said Bob Ballantyne, president of the Canadian Industrial Transportation Agency. The railways want to
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It’s Wet Across The West

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Snow is still piled deep on Humphrey Banack’s Camrose, Alberta grain farm at a time when he’s usually tuning up his tractor for planting. The wettest fields before planting since the 1970s look to frustrate Canadian farmers’ zeal to sow their fields on time this spring and cash in on wheat and canola prices that
Cereals, Crops

GE Wheat Not On Research Agenda

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The National Research Council is ruling out research into genetically engineered wheat as it puts the final touches to a plan to support wheat research across Canada to double yields and improve drought tolerance and disease resistance. Wheat has become the poor cousin to corn, soybeans, canola, pulses and other crops that have attracted a
Cereals, Crops

Feed Wheat Helps To Fill Corn Void

Arecord five billion bushels of corn will be used to make fuel ethanol, a potential strain on the tightest U.S. corn supply in 15 years, but it will be offset by more use of wheat as a substitute for corn in hog and poultry rations, said the government on April 8. USDA pegged the carryover
Cereals, Crops

Western Farmers Happy To Sell Feed Wheat

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Producers on the Canadian Prairies have seen the price of feed wheat increase over the past month, and are stepping up to the plate to sell while the market is strong. “The farmer has been a steady seller of late,” said Andrew Gallie, a trader based in Winnipeg. “They are pretty satisfied with values right

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