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Argentine Wheat Crop Off To A Good Start – for Sep. 16, 2010

BUENOS AIRES/REUTERS Argentina’s wheat area is seen slightly bigger than previously forecast and rains have brought relief to crops in recent days, Buenos Aires Grains Exchange said in a report Sept. 9. Argentina is one of the world’s leading wheat suppliers and markets have been closely watching dry conditions affecting 2010- 11 crops in recent
Cereals, Crops

Manitoba Input Dealers Join Network – for Sep. 16, 2010

The owners of 19 independently owned crop input outlets in Manitoba have signed up as members of a new Prairie input dealers’ network. Launched Sept. 8, the Grow Community of Independents includes Double Diamond Crop Supply, Shur-Gro Farm Services and Munro Farm Supplies among its founding members, along with GJ Chemical as a dealer member.
Cereals, Livestock

Pakistan Floods Destroy Crops, Could Cost Billions – for Sep. 9, 2010

Flood recovery costs for Pakistan’s vital agriculture sector and farmers could be in the billions of dollars, as a farmers’ association said half a million tonnes each of wheat and sugar had been destroyed. Agriculture is the mainstay of Pakistan’s fragile economy, while wheat markets are on edge about crop losses after a drought in
Cereals, Crops

Harvest And Spring Both Too Wet – for Sep. 9, 2010

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Harvest and seeding this year have something in common: too much rain. South-central Manitoba had heavy rains Aug. 30. While Morris received almost 100 mm, there were unofficial reports of close to five inches at Lowe Farm and south of Miami. Many areas received at least 25 mm, with others such as Dugald reporting almost
Cereals, Crops

Brits Jump The Gun On Wheat Genome – for Sep. 9, 2010

Efforts to sequence the wheat genome are only at an initial stage of what will be a long-term project requiring more government support, leading Chinese and international scientists said Aug. 31. British researchers last month released the first version of the wheat genome, a step toward a fully analyzed map that should help wheat breeders
Cereals, Crops

Japan Marks Up Wheat To $18.72/Bushel – for Sep. 9, 2010

Japan will raise the price at which it sells imported wheat to domestic flour millers by an average one per cent to 47,860 yen (C$602) per tonne from Oct. 1, the Farm Ministry said in a statement Aug. 24. The price for Canadian Western Red Spring, the highest- value wheat imported by Japan, will rise
Cereals, News

In Brief… – for Sep. 9, 2010

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Contractor dies in fall at greenhouse:An electrical contractor has died of injuries in a fall at Vanderveens’ Greenhouses, a major bedding plant and potted plant operation west of Carman, RCMP reported. The contractor, a 58-year-old man, was on a ladder propped up against a pole where he was unhooking hydro lines on the morning of
Cereals, Crops, Opinion

StatsCan Needs To Get It Right – for Sep. 9, 2010

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It’s rare to find a grain farmer with anything good to say about Statistics Canada. At best, the field crop production reports are viewed as a waste of time and money. At worst, the reports are viewed as a government plot to manipulate grain prices. For each of its reports, StatsCan surveys a pile of
Cereals, Opinion

A Graph Would Do Nicely – for Sep. 9, 2010

Some of us in business can communicate directly with the final consumer of our product. Farmers usually aren’t so fortunate. For example, wheat goes to a grain company, then to a mill and finally to a bakery. The baker, rather than the farmer, gets to take the credit for that nice tasty loaf of bread.

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