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Alberta’s barley harvest this year is expected to be ‘fairly light,’ according to one commodity trader. Photo: File

Feed weekly outlook: Reduced yields starting to become a reality

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News July 30, 2021

MarketsFarm – As old crop stocks of feed barley and feed wheat continue to dwindle, the realization of reduced yields is now supporting bids for new crop. “Down here, there are a few guys that are starting to pull off some barley here in the next little bit. You’re going to find that the barley

North Dakota is the biggest U.S. producer of spring wheat, used in artisanal breads, pizza dough and bagels. Photo: Thinkstock

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Southern, eastern North Dakota spring wheat yields hurt by drought

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume July 28, 2021

Mandan, N.D. | Reuters – Spring wheat yields in southern and east central North Dakota are well below average as a severe drought slashed production potential in the country’s top producing state, scouts on an annual crop tour said on Tuesday. Crop scouts calculated an average spring wheat yield at 29.5 bushels per acre (bpa)

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Strategie Grains lifts EU grain crop and export forecasts

By Reuters July 27, 2021

Consultant Strategie Grains has further increased its monthly production forecasts for all three major cereals in the European Union in the current 2021-22 season, which it said will help the bloc to meet higher projected demand on the global market. However, the consultancy also echoed mounting concerns over the potential impact on grain quality from

The Italgrani USA durum mill at St. Louis, Missouri. (CNW Group/Richardson International)

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Richardson to buy major U.S. durum processor

Italgrani's milling, grain handling assets to go to Winnipeg firm

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News July 9, 2021

Agrifood firm Richardson International is set to expand and further diversify its grain processing space with a deal for what’s billed as North America’s single largest durum flour and semolina miller. The Winnipeg company said Thursday it will buy 100 per cent of the shares in Italgrani USA Inc., whose assets include a mill, elevator

Stripe rust in wheat. (Yue Jin photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

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Kansas wheat tour finds above-average yield prospects but also disease

By Julie Ingwersen May 31, 2021

Reuters – Yield prospects for hard red winter wheat in central Kansas were above average, scouts on an annual crop tour found earlier this month, although yield-robbing diseases, primarily stripe rust, were prevalent in some areas, reflecting generally cool and wet conditions. Kansas is the top U.S. producer of winter wheat and was the second-largest

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French cereal crop ratings fall sharply after dry, cold spell

By Reuters May 12, 2021

The condition of French wheat and barley declined sharply in the week to April 26, data from farm office FranceAgriMer showed on Friday, suggesting a growing impact from dry, cold weather this month. Most crops nonetheless remained in good shape and above year-earlier levels, the data showed. A dry spring so far in much of

A wall in the medina (ancient city quarter) of Rabat, Morocco’s capital. (Cia.gov)

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Morocco reimposing 170 per cent duty on hard wheat

By GFM Network News, Reuters May 10, 2021

Rabat | Reuters — Morocco will reimpose customs duty on soft and hard wheat of 135 and 170 per cent respectively from May 15 in order to cut imports at a time of higher prices in international markets, the agriculture ministry said Monday. The government had said last week the duties would be reintroduced from

This photo from barleyharvest.ca shows AC Bow — one of three newer varieties being recommended for growers this year — being harvested near Lethbridge late last summer. Although only accounting for 2.7 per cent of malt acres last year, AC Bow moved up to fifth spot in popularity. Another recommended variety, AAC Connect, took fourth spot at 5.2 per cent of acres while the third, CDC Fraser, was in seventh place (2.1 per cent of acres).

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Newer and better malt varieties slowly starting to get some love

Maltsters still smitten with the old standards but the future belongs to new varieties, says expert

By Alexis Kienlen March 22, 2021

Glacier FarmMedia – It’s a slow process to get international maltsters to accept new barley varieties, partly because of unfamiliarity and partly because farmers aren’t growing enough of them. “They do prefer what they know, which are varieties like AC Metcalfe and CDC Copeland,” said Peter Watts, managing director of the Canadian Malting Barley Technical

Husky Energy’s ethanol plant at Minnedosa, Man., about 45 km north of Brandon. (HuskyGrain.com)

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Husky, Cenovus shareholders approve merger deal

Cenovus to be Western Canada's biggest ethanol, DDGS producer

By GFM Network News December 16, 2020

Reuters — Cenovus Energy’s $6.07 billion deal to buy Husky Energy was approved by the shareholders of the two companies on Tuesday, creating Canada’s No. 3 oil and gas producer in a rapidly consolidating industry. Cenovus said 93 per cent of shareholder votes were cast in favour of the merger at a special meeting, while

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Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre issues 2021-22 recommended malting barley varieties list

Annual list highlights varieties with greatest potential for going malting

By Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre December 1, 2020

The Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre (CMBTC) has issued its list of recommended malting barley varieties for the 2021-22 marketing year. The list identifies varieties that hold the most promise for producers in terms of selection and marketability based on current acceptance in the marketplace. All of the varieties have been pilot tested at the CMBTC and

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U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise on first WASDE since September

U.S. export sales include only small soybean business to China

U.S. corn and soybean yields revised down by USDA

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Feed weekly outlook: Reduced yields starting to become a reality

Southern, eastern North Dakota spring wheat yields hurt by drought

Strategie Grains lifts EU grain crop and export forecasts

Richardson to buy major U.S. durum processor

Kansas wheat tour finds above-average yield prospects but also disease

French cereal crop ratings fall sharply after dry, cold spell

Morocco reimposing 170 per cent duty on hard wheat

Newer and better malt varieties slowly starting to get some love

Husky, Cenovus shareholders approve merger deal

Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre issues 2021-22 recommended malting barley varieties list

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