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Market Upside Limited From Flooded Prairie Acres

By Phil Franz-Warkentin July 7, 2011

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts were mostly lower during the holiday-shortened week ended June 30, as a sell-off in U.S. grains and oilseeds spilled over to weigh on values. While weather problems in parts of Western Canada and unseeded acres remain supportive, improving crop prospects for the canola that’s in the ground served to lessen

Crops, Oilseeds

Soggy Soils, New Lessons At Crop School

By Allan Dawson July 7, 2011

The wet weather that has plagued Manitoba farmers also hit the Crop Diagnostic School. But organizer John Heard says that just makes the school more relevant. “We always say it’s better for us to make the mistakes than farmers,” said Heard, a soil fertility specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives (MAFRI). The 2011

Crops, Oilseeds

Flax Could Build Better Cars Or Improve Health

July 7, 2011

Researchers at the University of Alberta have deciphered the genetic code for flax using a highly efficient sequencing procedure developed by the Beijing Genomics Institute. Canadian researchers now have the genetic information to accelerate improvements for flax and to identify ways to adapt this ancient plant to modern uses, said Mike Deyholos, project researcher with

Cereals, News, Oilseeds

“ I – for Jun. 30, 2011

By Ron Friesen June 30, 2011

t was like we’d come to another world.” Doug Chorney was shaking his head in amazement after a quick plane trip around the province last week to observe first-hand the extent of overland flooding. From the air, the president of Keystone Agricultural Producers could see vast expanses of flooded fields. An estimated three million acres

Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Canola Drops On Fund Profit-Taking

By Phil Franz-Warkentin June 30, 2011

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts dropped sharply during the week ended June 24, hitting their lowest levels in over a month as a broad-based fund sell-off weighed on prices. An unexpectedly bearish Statistics Canada acreage report also accounted for some of the selling, although most participants were downplaying the large StatsCan acreage number, given the

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Funds Retreat From Ag Investments As Prices Fall

By Mark Weinraub June 30, 2011

Money managers slashed their bullish bets in corn by 22 per cent to the smallest level in nearly a year at a time when analysts are saying that the year-long rally in grains has ended. Noncommercial traders, a category that includes hedge funds, cut their net long holdings in corn to 214,412 contracts in the

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Think Carefully Before Growing Out Volunteer Canola

By Allan Dawson June 23, 2011

Crops that were broadcast seeded before the crop insurance deadline but produce an uninsurable stand are eligible for Excess Moisture Insurance (EMI) payments, said David Koroscil, manager of Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporat ion’s (MASC) Insurance Projects and Sales. However, crops that were conventionally seeded before the deadline but have failed due to excess moisture are

Crops, Oilseeds

Flea Beetles Feasting On Canola

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff June 23, 2011

Flea beetles have been feasting on canola seedlings in Manitoba. Heavy infestations have warranted foliar insecticide treatments, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives says in a June 13 report. “Even if Helix or Prosper seed treatments have been used, some minor feeding to leaves and cotyledons is normal, as the flea beetles needed to ingest

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Crop Report – for Jun. 23, 2011

By Manitoba Agriculture June 23, 2011

SOUTHWEST Another week of wet weather limited any progress in seeding. The region received about 30 to 120 mm of rain with Wednesday reporting the largest rain event. All runways and ditches were running and many roads were once again closed in several municipalities. In areas south of Highway 1 overall seeding progress remains at

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

U.S. Crop Futures A Victim Of Growers’ Success

By Commodity News Service June 23, 2011

Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform experienced a setback in value during the week ended June 17. The significant downturn in CBOT (Chicago Board of Trade) soybean and soyoil futures helped to facilitate the losses in canola, with the steady liquidation of positions by speculators and, to some extent, commodity fund accounts

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Market Upside Limited From Flooded Prairie Acres

Soggy Soils, New Lessons At Crop School

Flax Could Build Better Cars Or Improve Health

“ I – for Jun. 30, 2011

Canola Drops On Fund Profit-Taking

Funds Retreat From Ag Investments As Prices Fall

Think Carefully Before Growing Out Volunteer Canola

Flea Beetles Feasting On Canola

Crop Report – for Jun. 23, 2011

U.S. Crop Futures A Victim Of Growers’ Success

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