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Groups Oppose Biotech Wheat

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Groups from Canada, the United States and Australia issued a June 1 statement rejecting genetically engineered wheat in response to a pitch by industry lobbyists for commercial development of biotech wheat. “We restate our definitive opposition to GE wheat and our commitment to stopping the commercialization of GE traits in our wheat crops,” said the
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Is The Wheat Rally Real?

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For three-times-daily market reports from Don Bousquet and RNI, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca Grain and oi l seed prices at ICE Futures Canada in Winnipeg closed the week ended May 29 lower. Canola was pressured down by the big surge in the Canadian dollar. Newcrop canola did not see as big a
Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Crop Report – for Jun. 4, 2009

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SOUTHWEST REGION Little to no rainfall allowed seeding to progress over the past week. Cereal seeding is 90 per cent complete, canola is 75 per cent complete, sunflowers are 80 per cent complete and flax is 70 per cent complete. Early-seeded cereal crops are in the one-to two-leaf stage and canola crops range from emergence
Cereals, Crops

Two White Wheats Deregistered

The Canadian Grain Commission will deregister two Canada Prairie Spring White Wheat varieties effective April 28, 2011. Until that date, deliveries of the varieties Snowhite 475 and Snowhite 476 are eligible for the top grade in the CPSW class. But deliveries after that date will be categorized as feed. “Western wheat producers must know their
Cereals, Crops

Durum Up In Both CWB PROs

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A rapidly appreciating Canadian dollar, however, has offset stronger durum prices, the CWB said. Values for durum are up in the Canadian Wheat Board’s latest pool return outlooks (PROs) for both the 2008-09 and 2009-10 crop years. The CWB, in its May PROs released May 28, noted global durum production is expected to be slightly
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Ancient Grains Return

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“There’s been quite a bit of interest in ancient grains recently due to allergies to wheat and celiac disease. There’s so many people who have allergies or sensitivities to gluten.” – ANNETTE ALLEN, MAFRI When old-timers talk about old wheat varieties, they might mention Red Fife or Thatcher. But wheat breeding goes way back to
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Deadlines, Rotations Loom Over Remaining Acres

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“Canola actually holds on to its yield quite a bit better into that first week of June and so does something like sunflowers versus flax.” – ANASTASIA KUBINEC, MAFRI Normally farmers seed crops in a certain order, starting with cereals, followed by canola, then corn and then, by mid-to late May, soybeans and edible beans.
Cereals, News

Wheat Board Suing Ottawa

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The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) is suing the federal government for the severance it paid its CEO Adrian Measner after the government fired him in 2005. “We didn’t take this lightly,” CWB chair Larry Hill said of the lawsuit filed in Winnipeg’s Court of Queen’s Bench May 4. “We believe it’s a solid case and
Cereals, News, Pulses

Canada Pursues FTAs In Peru, Colombia

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Canadian wheat and pulse growers need Canada to ratify free trade deals with Peru and Colombia to stay competitive with Argentina and the United States. Wheat import tariffs have historically been as high as 17 per cent into Peru and 15 per cent into Colombia. Without a free trade deal, tariffs could cut Canadian grain
Cereals, News

CPR’s Revenue Cap Overage Reduced Due To Court Ruling

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Although the WGRF regrets the loss of any revenue, it knows overages it collects from the railways is farmers’ money. Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) didn’t overcharge western farmers for hauling their grain during the 2007-08 crop year by quite as much as first determined by the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA). As a result, the Western

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