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Crumbling river infrastructure is putting pressure on the ability of the U.S. to meet grain market demand.

Wooden dams and river jams: U.S. strains to ship record grains

In a story familiar to Prairie farmers, the U.S. grain-handling system is creaking under a heavy load

By Karl Plume, Tom Polansek December 20, 2017

America’s worst traffic jam this fall occurred on the Ohio River, where a line of about 50 miles of boats hauling grains and other products turned into a water-borne parking lot, as ship captains waited for the river to reopen. Such delays are worsening on the nation’s waterways, which are critical to commerce for the

Farmer Walking Through Field Checking Wheat Crop

Cereals, Crops

This spring be wheat variety aware

CWRS and CPSR wheats you seed in the spring could be in the CNHR class when you combine them in the fall

By Allan Dawson December 19, 2017

Western farmers should review which wheat varieties they intend to sow next spring — because come harvest some could be in a different class. On Aug. 1, 2018, 25 wheats in the Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) class and four in the Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) class will move to the Canada Northern Hard

Scott Stothers (l to r), Loic Perrot, Tabitha Langel, and Doug Cattani with bread made from Kernza.

Cereals, Local news

Making bread — and maybe history too

The first loaves of bread made from Kernza have been gobbled up in Manitoba

By Laura Rance-Unger December 8, 2017

You won’t be buying Kernza bread in a Manitoba bakery or grocery store any time soon, but a small group of proponents see it as a sign of things to come. Guests at a small reception at the Tall Grass Prairie Bakery in downtown Winnipeg Nov. 23 were treated to loaves of freshly baked sourdough

Cereals, Crops, Markets

Wheat bids fall along with U.S. futures

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News November 20, 2017

Winnipeg | CNS Canada – Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada fell slightly for the week ending Nov. 17, following decreases in the United States markets. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (13.5 per cent protein CWRS) wheat prices were down C$3 to C$5 per tonne across the Prairie provinces,

The Canada 150 emblem in a durum field. (Agr.gc.ca)

Cereals, Crops, Markets, Weather

Durum production seen vulnerable heading into 2018

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News November 15, 2017

Winnipeg | CNS Canada — Western Canada and the northern U.S. could be in trouble for next year’s durum crop if rain doesn’t come, while large global stockpiles could also keep commodity prices low, according to analysts here at the Grain World conference. “Will it rain in the durum areas of Canada and the United

Cereals, News

High-tech tracker to battle ancient wheat plague

Wheat rust early detection is critical and a surprising source is providing new hope

By Thin Lei Win November 14, 2017

The tracking technology used to halt the deadly Ebola and Zika viruses could now be turned against wheat rust as scientists try new ways to stop the fungus devastating world grain crops. Wheat rusts are nothing new — ancient Romans honoured the rust god Robigus, hoping to protect their fields — but they are adapting

Sunset in Egypt on the Nile River south of Luxor. (CIA.gov)

Cereals, Crops

Egypt court ruling seen reinstating ergot ban in wheat imports

By GFM Network News, Reuters November 14, 2017

Cairo | Reuters — An Egyptian court on Tuesday effectively reinstated a ban on wheat imports containing even trace levels of the common grain fungus ergot, a lawyer who raised the case told Reuters, potentially re-opening a longstanding row over import rules that has disrupted trade. Egypt, the world’s largest wheat importer, issued a decree

Cereals, Pulses

India doubles wheat import tax, imposes 50 per cent tax on peas

By GFM Network News, Rajendra Jadhav November 8, 2017

New Delhi | Reuters – India has doubled its import tax on wheat to 20 per cent, according to a government order made on Wednesday, as the world’s second biggest producer tries to rein in imports to support local prices. In the last two years India has been importing wheat after local production fell due

Cereals

Mixed reactions from farm groups to Bill C-49 progress

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News November 6, 2017

Commodity News Service Canada – Western Canadian producer groups support changes to rail transportation in Canada but vary on support of the latest legislation, Bill C-49. Bill C-49 passed its third reading in the House of Commons Nov. 1 and is now off to the Senate for review. The bill is meant to amend the

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Cereals, Crops

Major retailers say federal bread pricing probe underway

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 1, 2017

Major Canadian grocery retailers Metro and Loblaw say a federal investigation is underway concerning the pricing of certain commercial bread products. Toronto-based Loblaw and its parent firm, George Weston Ltd., announced Tuesday they’re aware of an “industry-wide investigation” by the federal Competition Bureau concerning a “price-fixing scheme involving certain packaged bread products.” The two companies

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Canadian food, agriculture coalition to underscore CUSMA importance in Washington

Cereals

Wooden dams and river jams: U.S. strains to ship record grains

This spring be wheat variety aware

Making bread — and maybe history too

Wheat bids fall along with U.S. futures

Durum production seen vulnerable heading into 2018

High-tech tracker to battle ancient wheat plague

Egypt court ruling seen reinstating ergot ban in wheat imports

India doubles wheat import tax, imposes 50 per cent tax on peas

Mixed reactions from farm groups to Bill C-49 progress

Major retailers say federal bread pricing probe underway

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