Wheat Moving Out Ahead Of Red River Flood

Good progress has been made getting wheat out of the areas expected to be flooded by the rising Red River here and south to the border. “We probably have two-thirds to three-quarters of it in now and we’re fairly confident the bulk of it will be off-farm before the flood waters hit,” Canadian Wheat Board

USDA Report Improves Market Outlook

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 futures at ICE Futures Canada in Winnipeg closed the week ended April 3 mixed, with canola up and barley down in an active week. Canola was lifted by gains in the U. S. soy


Northern U. S. Flooding May Cut Wheat Crop, Boost Soy

North Dakota and Minnesota face the worst spring flooding in years, which could prompt farmers to cut spring wheat plantings by as much as 500,000 acres in the four main wheat-producing U. S. states. Farmers still able to seed a crop will look hard at soybeans, which can be planted as late as early June,

Suspicion Over Argentine Data Fans Farming Tensions

Missing government data on Argentina’s multibillion-dollar farming s ector is causing increasing frustration for farmers and grain traders in the agricultural powerhouse. Argentina is a top world supplier of soy, wheat, corn and beef but its farming industry is having to use private estimates as routine data from harvest forecasts to corn sales are pulled


Devastating New Stem Rust Advances Beyond Africa

“It’s probably not a matter of if but when.” –TOM FETCH, AAFC “Behold, seven heads of grain came up on one stalk, healthy and good. And behold, seven heads of grain, thin and blasted with the east wind, sprang up after them. And the thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven healthy and full

U. S. Farmers To Plant More Soybeans, Less Corn

U. S. farmers are aiming for a record soybean crop this year but high costs for fertilizer and other supplies will mean less corn, wheat and cotton, U. S. government data showed March 31. After two years of booming returns, farmers are more cautious about their planting this year as the global recession hits exports,


Australia’s GrainCorp, Cargill Reconfigure Partnerships

Global commodities firm Cargill Inc. and Australia’s GrainCorp Ltd. will end a grain-buying joint venture after the scrapping of Australia’s wheat export monopoly made the two competitors. Cargill will buy GrainCorp’s holding in Australian Grain Accumulation (AGA) Services for an undisclosed amount, GrainCorp said on April 3. GrainCorp will form a new grain-buying team, while

Indians Call For Wheat Exports

Wheat purchases by Indian state agencies have started strongly in the new season, further boosting government stocks and leading to industry calls to allow exports after a two-year ban. Farmers in the key wheat-surplus states of Punjab and Haryana were expected to begin selling in early April as recent showers have delayed the harvest, but


Competitive Improvements Depend On Your View

Farm groups trying to answer MPs’ questions about improving the competitiveness of producers have a lot of similar suggestions mixed with the occasional poke at the Canadian Wheat Board. Most have told the Commons agriculture committee the industry needs more basic research, expanded trade deals, better transportation and more domestic processing. They share considerable optimism

Australia Grain Farmers See Improved Prospects

Rain, lower input costs, a weaker Australian dollar and reduced interest rates have made Australia’s grain farmers more confident about prospects for the next 12 months as they prepare to plant winter crops such as wheat. But for all farmers, confidence fell to a two-year low in the March quarter on worries about global markets