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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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Greig to chair wheat research council

CWRC announces new executive and president; AWC obtains host duties

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 21, 2020

The Canadian Wheat Research Coalition (CWRC) — a collaboration between the Manitoba Crop Alliance (MCA), Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) and Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC), has announced its newly appointed executive and president. The new executive is comprised of chair Fred Greig (MCA) who farms at Reston, vice-chair Jake Leguee (Sask Wheat), a farmer from

Corn crops will fare better if they’re planted into warmer soils, which helps them clear the key emergence hurdle.

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Corn comes with challenges in Western Canada

It all starts with sufficiently warm soils, says one corn specialist

By Don Norman October 5, 2020

Successful corn crops in Western Canada begin with getting the soil as warm as possible prior to seeding. That’s according to Wilt Billing, corn and soybean line manager with Nutrien Ag Solutions, speaking at this summers’ Ag in Motion Discovery Plus virtual farm show. Billing told viewers that warmer spring soils would enable the crop

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Feed weekly outlook: Clearer picture of coming crop means lower prices

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm August 13, 2020

MarketsFarm — Prices for feed barley and wheat have been trending lower recently, according to Brandon Motz of CorNine Commodities at Lacombe, Alta. While there has been some harvest pressure, Motz said “it’s more of an equalization of the crops. “We got through the crunch of July not knowing exactly where things were at. As

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Feed weekly outlook: Feed grains come under harvest pressure

By GFM Network News July 31, 2020

MarketsFarm – Delayed springtime planting pushed back the feed grain harvest. As a result, prices for old crop feed grains are now beginning to converge with new crop prices. “It feels like we’re transitioning towards new crop,” remarked Travis Ebens, a grains trader with CorNine Commodities in Lacombe, Alta. He said prices for feed barley

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Comment: Innovation through collaboration

Canada benefits from having a co-ordinated national approach to research

By Victoria Linden July 22, 2020

Innovation is a competitive advantage for Canadian farmers. It is through ongoing innovation that Canadian wheat exports will compete with the likes of the Black Sea. In the period of 2015-18, Canada has consistently been in the top 10 wheat-producing countries in the world and within the top five wheat-exporting countries in the world. Focusing

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FCC raises inflation forecast on surging commodity prices

U.S. urges WTO members to rethink core tariff rule in face of China threat

Speculators add to bullish bets in canola

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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

Greig to chair wheat research council

Corn comes with challenges in Western Canada

Feed weekly outlook: Clearer picture of coming crop means lower prices

Feed weekly outlook: Feed grains come under harvest pressure

Comment: Innovation through collaboration

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