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In Brief… – for May. 14, 2009

N calculator online: Anitrogen rate calculator for spring wheat, barley and canola can be downloaded from Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives at http://www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/financial/farm/nitro gencalc. html. Users can evaluate different net-return per-acre scenarios involving N source and cost, the expected crop price and soil nitrogen (nitrate-N in pounds per acre to 24 inches deep). Users
Cereals, Opinion

Letters – for May. 14, 2009

Open market would not change wheat acreage Would wheat acreage in Western Canada really soar if there were an open market for Prairie wheat? The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association (WCWGA) says so, and points to Ontario as evidence. In fact, the general upward trend in Ontario’s wheat acreage began decades before the end of
Cereals, Opinion

Why We Need CWB Election Reform

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The CWB voters’ list does not accurately reflect the farm community. It gives far too much clout to those who do not depend on farming as their main source of income. In the 2007-08 crop year, the CWB issued 84,403 permit books. Some would suggest that this should be the makeup of the voters’ list
Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Canola Hits Eight-Month High, Supplies Tighten

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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 oilseed prices at ICE Futures Canada in Winnipeg closed the week ended May 8 higher, with old-crop canola rising to its highest level in eight months. Export demand, friendly technical signals and speculative buying all combined to
Cereals, News

Arborg Elevator First On The Demolition List

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When pieces of Viterra’s Arborg elevator started falling on Scott Sigvaldson’s pickup April 27 he knew the contractor hired to demolish the facility wasn’t going to stop. “Not only did they not stop, they started right over top of me and kept going,” Sigvaldson said. “There was stuff flying everywhere. The excavator bumped into my
Cereals, Opinion

Viterra Attempts To Go Global

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Atakeover of Australia’s ABB Grains Ltd. by Viterra Inc. could transform the Canadian grain company into a global powerhouse, but it also runs the risk of repeating mistakes made in a previous attempt at foreign expansion. Viterra, Canada’s largest grain handler, has offered up to A$1.64 billion (US$1.16 billion) for ABB, a major Australian grain
Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds, Opinion

Wanted: A Close Shave That Isn’t A Ripoff

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Excessive greed creates opportunity. If a collapsing economy caused mainly by unbridled greed is not enough of a wake-up call, a trip down the grocery store aisle will do the trick. It seems perverse that even as the buying power of society in general is weakened, the cost of food is soaring. But like many
Cereals, Crops, Forages, News

Crop Report – for May. 7, 2009

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SOUTHWEST REGION Precipitation was minimal over the past week and temperatures remained cool. The majority of winter cereal crops have been fertilized. A few fields were seeded to peas and wheat but the majority is still too wet for field operations. Warm, dry weather conditions are needed to help improve field conditions. Pastures have started
Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Grain Markets Turning Friendly Despite Flu

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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 oilseed prices at ICE Futures Canada in Winnipeg closed the week ended May 1 higher, with gains in the U. S. markets giving a boost to Winnipeg prices. The gains, however, were offset by a rally in
Cereals, Crops

Grain Freight Charges Should Drop Next Crop… In Theory

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Western farmers, on average, should pay 7.4 per cent less to move their grain to export in the 2009-10 crop year that starts Aug. 1 due mainly to lower railway fuel costs, the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) announced April 30. Assuming normal grain-shipping volumes, farmers collectively should, on average, pay $28.41 a tonne to ship

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