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In Brief… – for Feb. 26, 2009

Grant program branches into trees: The Hometown Manitoba grant program for community improvements now includes a tree-planting component, making up to $5,000 available for municipalities or town organizations to plant trees in public areas. The program also offers grants of up to $5,000 for communities to improve and enhance outdoor public areas and up to
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NFU Denies Suggested Link With R-CALF

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“That characterization is misleading farmers and distracting farmers away from the real issues confronting cattle producers.” – STEWART WELLS, NFU PRESIDENT The National Farmers Union has reacted furiously to media suggestions it may be in bed with a longtime nemesis of the Canadian cattle industry. Kevin Hursh, a Saskatchewan agricultural commentator, last week accused the
Cereals, News, Oilseeds

Grain Prices Uncertain Amid Global Economic Turmoil

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Bewildered farmers may well be wondering what caused the global financial crisis and what the future holds for commodity prices. Analysts discussing the topic at this week’s GrainWorld conference in Winnipeg couldn’t offer much by way of answers. While the world faces a big recession with no quick recovery, the feeling was grain prices will
Cereals, Opinion

Review Of CWB Pricing Options Warranted

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For once, critics of the Canadian Wheat Board are advancing a reasonable suggestion. The Grain Growers of Canada is calling for an independent review of risk management strategies at the CWB. Grain Growers of Canada is decidedly not a CWB supporter. However, unlike much of the anti-CWB rhetoric, their call for an independent review has
Cereals, Opinion

You Can’t Beat The Pool

JOHN MORRISS EDITORIAL DIRECTOR One of the more peculiar accusations levelled at the Canadian Wheat Board is that it is “secretive.” Compared to what? No other of the world’s major grain-marketing organizations provides so much detail such as that in the annual report released this month. Contrast the CWB’s multi-page statements of revenue and expenses
Cereals, News

Demand Strong For Organic Food

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“Sales increased because there was that consumer confidence. We’re hoping that same thing happens here in Canada.” – ORGANIC SPECIALIST JOHN HOLLINGER, MAFRI , ON HOW REGULATION IN THE U. S. SPARKED MORE DEMAND FOR ORGANIC FOOD Last year half of all Canadian and American households said they’d tried organic food. They’re those driving a
Cereals, News, Oilseeds

A. G., Ritz Invited To Review CWB Books

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Canadian Wheat Board chair Larry Hill is so confident in the way the CWB managed its contingency fund and resulting deficit he’s inviting federal auditor general Sheila Fraser and Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz to review the books and make the findings public. “I think the Auditor General would assure producers that everything is fine,” Hill
Cereals, Crops, News

India Eyes First Wheat Exports In Six Years

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India, the world’s second-biggest wheat producer, is likely to export the grain for the first time in six years after bumper harvests boosted stocks, a leading grains trader said Feb. 17. The country will harvest 76.5 million tonnes of wheat this year, just 1.6 per cent below official estimates, Vijay Iyengar, managing director of Singapore-based
Cereals, News, Oilseeds

CBOT’s New Limits On Non-Grain Players Approved

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The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) on Feb. 13 received U. S. government approval to limit cash grain delivery instruments held by non-grain firms – its latest move to cool criticism about the performance its grain contracts. CBOT’s regulator, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), approved an amended Feb. 9 request to reduce the large
Cereals, Crops, News

Pakistan May Export Flour On Surplus Wheat

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Pakistan will likely produce more wheat from its bumper crop than a government target of 25 million tonnes this year, paving the way for more exports from South Asia which could further dent world prices. “There is no fear of any shortfall. It should meet our requirement, we should have some surplus,” Muhammad Saeed, chairman

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