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Biotech Corn, Soy Laying Foundation For GMO Wheat

By Karl Plume March 5, 2009

“It’s going to take a lot of production to feed the world and we will need biotechnology to feed the world of the future.” – STEVEN MERCER Growing global acceptance of genetically modified, or GMO, crops is laying the foundation for wider acceptance of GMO wheat, but the grain’s direct ties to the human food

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Mood In Grains Cautiously Upbeat

By Don Bousquet March 5, 2009

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 Feb. 27 mainly lower on sluggish demand. Canola saw moderate declines despite the fact that the U. S. soy complex was higher and the Canadian

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Less Bad News Expected Later In The Year

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 5, 2009

Canada is not immune to the global economic crisis but will weather the storm better than most, Warren Jestin, senior vice-president and chief economist with Scotiabank told participants at the Canadian Wheat Board’s annual GrainWorld conference in Winnipeg Feb. 23. “Canada is still a commodity-rich country in a commodity-short world,” said Jestin. While the recovery

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Demand Down For Organic Wheat

By Lorraine Stevenson March 5, 2009

Demand for wheat tends to hold steady even in tough economic times, but not so for what’s organically grown. Demand for organic wheat, durum and barley has flattened since the economic downturn began, Canadian Wheat Board organic marketing manager Patty Rosher said here during an Organic Week seminar Feb. 19, hosted by the provincial Agriculture

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Dealers Forced To Be Flexible On Fertilizer Prices: Analyst

By Ron Friesen March 5, 2009

For farmers seeking relief from high fertilizer prices this spring, David Asbridge has two words of advice: shop around. Good deals on fertilizer can be found because dealers have excess supplies and are desperate to unload them, Asbridge told the annual GrainWorld conference in Winnipeg. But he warned farmers not to delay too much because

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Ritz Asks CWB To Allow Full Federal Audit

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 5, 2009

Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has taken the Canadian Wheat Board up on its invitation to have federal Auditor General Sheila Fraser review its risk management practices. Going one further, however, Ritz also wants Fraser’s office to conduct “a full audit of all operations” at the CWB, the minister said in a release last Thursday,

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Canada Hog Price Forecast Stable As Supply Drops

By Rod Nickel March 5, 2009

Canadian hog farmers should see stable prices this year as supply drops faster than demand, a market analyst told the Canadian Wheat Board’s GrainWorld conference on Feb. 24. Prices will reach $140 per hog this quarter and rise as high as $174 per hog by the third quarter, said Steve Dziver of Winnipegbased research firm

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Feed Barley Up In 2008-09 Pro

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 5, 2009

“Slightly higher” export values for feed barley boosted its value by $7 per tonne in the Canadian Wheat Board’s latest 2008-09 pool return outlook (PRO). Values for milling wheat, durum and malting-grade barleys all remained unchanged in the CWB’s February PRO, released Feb. 26. The PRO value for No. 1 Canada Western (CW) feed barley,

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Oilseed Markets Under Pressure For Now

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 5, 2009

Large global oilseed supplies, a lack of economic confidence, and expectations for increased world oilseed production, should all serve to keep U. S. soybean and Canadian canola markets under pressure through the first half of 2009, according to a U. S. analyst speaking at the Canadian Wheat Board’s annual GrainWorld Conference in Winnipeg, Feb. 23.

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Manitobans’ Grain Research Earns Major Award

By Ron Friesen March 5, 2009

“It’s a reflection of the excellence we have in Canada.” – ISABELLE BLAIN, NSERC For the second time in three years, Manitobans have received one of Canada’s most prestigious prizes for scientific research. Digvar Jayas, a University of Manitoba agricultural engineer, and Noel White, an Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada entomologist, have been awarded the 2008

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Demand Down For Organic Wheat

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Canada Hog Price Forecast Stable As Supply Drops

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