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Trade’s Sentiments Not As Dire On Canola Crop Size – for Aug. 5, 2010

August 5, 2010

ICE Futures Canada canola futures continue to maintain an upward trending bias, but held about steady for the week ended July 30. During the week, canola contracts retraced back from recent contract highs, only to charge higher again and test overhead resistance as the week came to an end. Interesting to watch canola market activity

Cereals, Crops

WFGD Co-Op Back From The Brink – for Aug. 5, 2010

By Daniel Winters August 5, 2010

After threatening to fold last year, the Western Feed Grains Development Co-op is back on a firm footing. With $275,000 in funding from the Manitoba Rural Adaptation Council (MRAC), the 90-member co-op has been able to resolve its funding crunch and hire a new plant breeder in order to continue its efforts to develop member-owned

Cereals, News

BMO Offers Flood Relief Program – for Aug. 5, 2010

By Ron Friesen August 5, 2010

The Bank of Montreal is giving flooded farm clients a break on loan payments. BMO says it will defer principal payments over the next 16 months for farmers and other agribusiness borrowers directly affected by extensive flooding across the Prairies this year. The bank will also waive fees to renew loans and make new loan

Cereals, News

Cwb Exports Up, Prices Down – for Aug. 5, 2010

By Allan Dawson August 5, 2010

The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) and most farmers are hoping last year’s miraculous crop recovery happens again. “It is my hope for all farmers that somehow we have a repeat of last year’s harvest and in the end wind up with a much better result than we all expect,” CWB chair Allen Oberg told reporters

Cereals, News, Oilseeds

In Brief… – for Jul. 29, 2010

By Reuters July 29, 2010

Soybean breeder honoured: Veteran Ontario soybean breeder Norman Bradner was awarded the 2010 Canadian Plant Breeding and Genetics award at the recent Canadian Seed Trade Association annual meeting in Kelowna. The award is peer nominated and selected recognition of an outstanding contribution to the advancement of plant agriculture. In addition to being a prolific varietal

Cereals, Crops, Opinion

Wheat Ownership War Brews Outside Chicago – for Jul. 29, 2010

By Gavin Maguire July 29, 2010

Wheat is wheat for most people, and judging by the recent buying action in Chicago futures everyone wants to own it lately as worries emerge about the heat-stressed crops of Europe. However, for commercial users of wheat there is an important difference between the low-quality wheat traded in the Windy City and the protein-rich wheat

Cereals, News

PROs Increase Despite Bearish Market – for Jul. 29, 2010

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff July 29, 2010

Wheat values in the Canadian Wheat Board’s July 2010 Pool Return Outlook (PRO) for the 2010-11 crop year are up between $6 and $14 per tonne from last month. Durum is up $13 to $14 per tonne and malting barley has increased by $10 to $11 per tonne. Feed barley values remain unchanged from June.

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Weather Issues Continue To Support Markets – for Jul. 29, 2010

By Mike Jubinville July 29, 2010

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts edged moderately higher during the week ended July 23, testing upside technical targets in the process. Weather issues, both in Canada and Europe, continue to provide support, though with nearby Nov. canola futures rallying $83 per tonne since the start of June, a large measure of Canadian production problems has

Cereals, Crops

CGC Deregisters Varieties – for Jul. 29, 2010

By Canadian Grain Commission July 29, 2010

“ Know what you grow,” says Elwin Hermanson, chief commissioner of the Canadian Grain Commission. “That’s what we’re asking Canadian grain producers to do. When you know that you’re growing registered grain varieties, you help maintain Canada’s reputation for marketing high-quality grain and you help preserve access to key international markets for your grain.” “The

Cereals, Crops, Forages

Crop Report – for Jul. 29, 2010

By Manitoba Agriculture July 29, 2010

SOUTHWEST REGION Rainfall over the past week varied. Warm weather helped the crop advance, however rainfall kept many producers from haying until the weekend. Producers will start desiccating winter wheat towards the end of the week. Some fall rye has been cut. Some of the fall rye has been put up for silage and yields

Daily Network News

Moroccan fertilizer maker OCP expects output to drop 30 per cent in Q2, sources say

Feed Grain Weekly: Demand rises despite war uncertainty

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Cereals

Trade’s Sentiments Not As Dire On Canola Crop Size – for Aug. 5, 2010

WFGD Co-Op Back From The Brink – for Aug. 5, 2010

BMO Offers Flood Relief Program – for Aug. 5, 2010

Cwb Exports Up, Prices Down – for Aug. 5, 2010

In Brief… – for Jul. 29, 2010

Wheat Ownership War Brews Outside Chicago – for Jul. 29, 2010

PROs Increase Despite Bearish Market – for Jul. 29, 2010

Weather Issues Continue To Support Markets – for Jul. 29, 2010

CGC Deregisters Varieties – for Jul. 29, 2010

Crop Report – for Jul. 29, 2010

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