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New Low In Buckwheat Acres In 2008

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“If acres stay this low, we’re not going to last very long as an organization.” – MARC DURAND, PRESIDENT, MANITOBA BUCKWHEAT GROWERS ASSOCIATION Buckwheat growers seeded just 3,506 acres in 2008 – the lowest levels since 2001 when the Manitoba Buckwheat Growers Association first organized, and down a second year from the 8,065 seeded in
Cereals, Crops, Livestock

Two Saudi Firms Eye Agribusiness Investment Abroad

Two listed Saudi companies plan to invest in either farming or agribusiness abroad under a state-sponsored plan to ensure steady food supplies. Saudi Arabia has urged companies to invest in farm projects abroad after deciding last year to reduce wheat production by 12.5 per cent per year, abandoning a 30-year-old program to grow its own
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Australians Unhappy With CBOT, Launch Own Futures

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Australia’s stock exchange operator, ASX Ltd., will launch a wheat export futures contract this summer, it said March 13, raising hopes for a new global reference price to complement the dominant U. S. market. ASX said it expected the contract to start trading in May. Australia liberalized overseas wheat sales last year, opening up the
Cereals, Country Crossroads

We’re Always Looking For Your Recipe Requests Too!

RECIPE SWAP Ifirst tried buckwheat a few years ago after sitting through a Buckwheat Growers Association meeting where farmers lamented how so few in North America eat what they grow. That’s a pity, I decided, after trying it myself. Buckwheat has all the attributes today’s cooks want; it’s super easy to cook, has a rich,
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Spring Flood Risk Worsens For Red River Valley

Farmers in the Red River Valley are bracing for one of the worst spring floods on record after heavy snow this week. The river runs north from the northern states of North Dakota and Minnesota into the Canadian province of Manitoba. The U. S. National Weather Service upgraded March 13 the flood potential in the
Cereals, Crops, News

Syngenta Corrects Crop Protection Guide

Syngenta Crop Protection Canada is offering Manitoba and Saskatchewan farmers stickers to correct the entries on Axial herbicide (page 90) and Quilt fungicide (page 282) in the two provinces’ 2009 Crop Protection Guides. The company warns that Axial’s label does not allow tank mixes with the broadleaf products 2,4-D, Estraprop, Express Pack or Thumper, “due
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Ruling Unionizes AU Workers In Sask.

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If they perform the same kinds of duties as Viterra’s unionized employees, former Agricore United (AU) workers at grain handler Viterra’s Saskatchewan elevators or Regina head office are now also union members. The Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) made an interim ruling to that effect March 10 as it plans a major bargaining unit review
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Ports Of Churchill, Halifax Working Together

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A new agreement between the ports of Churchill and Halifax creates another option for exporting grain from the Prairies. Ever since Churchill started exporting grain in the 1930s, almost all of it sailed directly to the importing country. Now Churchill and Halifax will explore transshipments, with grain from Manitoba’s only seaport delivered to the terminal
Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Canola’s 2009-10 Outlook Weakening

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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 futures at ICE Futures Canada in Winnipeg closed the week ended March 6 mixed, reflecting a mixed tone in the Chicago market. Canola was higher in the old crop, supported by the tightness in the cash

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