Cereals & Farming Articles - Manitoba Co-operator

Canada’s new and growing market: Nigeria

This African nation has a young and growing population, making it an ever more important buyer

By Greg Porozni February 21, 2018

The 2017 new crop missions’ Team Canada Wheat visited Canada’s top customers and provided them with technical data and support. Who are Canada’s top customers? Some of the answers, like Japan, will be no surprise to anyone, but many would not expect to see one of our newest top customers, Nigeria on the list. Fifteen

Cereals, Crops

Feed weekly outlook: Supplies tighten as demand rises

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News February 15, 2018

CNS Canada — As supplies tighten, Lethbridge feedlots are looking for the cheapest options when it comes to feed. “Supply seems to be tight in general. There’s not a lot of offers on either corn or barley at the moment. And demand is higher than expected coming into March,” said Brandon Motz, sales manager at

Cereals, Local news

VIDEO: Baker Colony brings home corn competition win once again

Manitoba Corn Growers Association yield competition winner on familiar ground

By Allan Dawson February 15, 2018

Baker Colony near MacGregor, Man., won the Manitoba Corn Growers Association’s 2017 corn yield contest for the third year in a row breaking the record the colony set in 2016 with a yield of 306.4 bushels an acre. Manitoba Co-operator reporter Allan Dawson spoke with Mack Walder of Baker Colony on Feb. 14 at CropConnect.

Cereals, Grain Markets, Markets

Prairie wheat bids follow lead of most U.S. futures

Durum bids in northwestern Saskatchewan rose to line up with those in other regions

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm February 15, 2018

Wheat bids in Western Canada rose in price for the week ended Feb. 9, for the most part following the lead of the U.S. futures markets. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices rose in Western Canada by $7-$9, according to price quotes from a cross-section

A mountain of “second” corn (winter corn) stored outside of already-full storage bins in Mato Grosso state, Brazil, July 26, 2017.

Cereals, International news

Heavy rains not seen slowing Brazilian winter corn

There might be a small acreage drop, but the country is expected to continue to be a leading exporter

By Ana Mano January 29, 2018

Reuters – Forecasts of heavy rainfall during Brazil’s soy-harvesting season are unlikely to discourage farmers from planting winter corn, according to Agroconsult, as it kicked off an annual crop tour Jan. 16 in the top grain-producing state of Mato Grosso. Once an afterthought, winter or second corn is planted after soybeans are harvested in states

Cereals, Crops

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie grains chopping around

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News January 25, 2018

CNS Canada — Dry subsoil moisture conditions and a lack of snow cover in southern Alberta and Saskatchewan continue to create worries for many farmers. Conditions range from abnormally dry in many areas to full-on droughts around Regina and some areas south of Calgary, according to Agriculture and Agri-food Canada. Feed barley bids in the

Scant snow cover and a recent cold blast doesn’t necessarily spell doom for winter wheat this year.

Cereals, Crops, Weather

Snow-bare cereals see deep freeze

Winter cereal crops are facing down extreme cold warnings without  much snow buffer this winter, so what will that mean for spring?

By Alexis Stockford January 19, 2018

It’s not time to panic yet on winter cereals, despite sparse snow and cold weather. Curtis Sims of Winter Cereals Canada, and a MacGregor-area producer, says the lack of insulation and frigid weather was far from ideal but it is too early to measure spring impact. “One always feels more comfortable with more snow, but

Cereals, Grain Markets, Markets

Prairie wheat bids follow U.S. futures higher

The Canadian dollar rose almost one U.S. cent on the week

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm January 11, 2018

Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada rose over the past week, following the lead of U.S. futures markets, despite gains in the Canadian dollar. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices rose by about $3-$4 per tonne in some areas of Western Canada, according

Chicago style hot dog with deli mustard and green relish

Cereals, News

Bakers, farmers struggle to make a little dough

A poor crop is wreaking havoc on bakers and creating market opportunities for high-protein wheat

By Julie Ingwersen, Rod Nickel January 9, 2018

Chicago’s iconic sandwiches — Italian beef heroes dripping with gravy, and hotdogs loaded with pickles and hot peppers — wouldn’t be such culinary institutions without the bread. But this fall, bakers faced a crisis getting the right kind of bread to delis and sandwich shops locally and across the United States. Gonnella Baking Co. —

Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) inspection specialist Usman Mohammad demonstrates how inspectors use CGC grade standard samples to assist in grading grain consistently. PHOTOs: ALLAN DAWSON

Cereals, News

Subjective? Not exactly

Western Canada’s wheat-grading system is probably more objective than you think

By Allan Dawson January 4, 2018

For 40 years Western Canada’s grain industry has dreamed about the black box — an affordable machine that would take a handful of wheat and quickly and accurately spit out its end-use quality on the elevator driveway. Like flying cars and cellulosic ethanol, it’s just around the corner, but never arrives. The black box is

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Soybeans continue gains on Trump’s China comments

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end week higher on tight supply

Pea, lentil outlooks have some positive signals – Penner

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