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U. S. Soybean Stockpile Reduced

By Charles Abbott May 21, 2009

U. S. soybean exports will hit a record 1.21 billion bushels this marketing year, helping whittle the U. S. stockpile to 165 million bushels, the smallest in five years, the government forecast on April 9. “That is a tight number,” Don Roose, analyst for U. S. Commodities, said of the stockpile, roughly a three-week supply.

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Saving Dough On Bake Day

By Alma Barkman May 21, 2009

With 52 years’ experience as a homemaker, I have come across several ways to cut costs in the kitchen. Granted, when it comes to saving money, the time it takes always has to be weighed against the amount you save, but there is the added bonus of homemade goodness as well as the assurance of

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In Brief… – for May. 14, 2009

May 14, 2009

N calculator online: Anitrogen rate calculator for spring wheat, barley and canola can be downloaded from Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives at http://www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/financial/farm/nitro gencalc. html. Users can evaluate different net-return per-acre scenarios involving N source and cost, the expected crop price and soil nitrogen (nitrate-N in pounds per acre to 24 inches deep). Users

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Canola Hits Eight-Month High, Supplies Tighten

By Don Bousquet May 14, 2009

For three-times-daily market reports from Don Bousquet and RNI, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca Grain and oilseed prices at ICE Futures Canada in Winnipeg closed the week ended May 8 higher, with old-crop canola rising to its highest level in eight months. Export demand, friendly technical signals and speculative buying all combined to

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The Worst Winter In Years Was Hard On Winter Wheat Too

By Allan Dawson May 14, 2009

“If (soybeans) can live off the nitrogen in the soil they will because it does cost the plant energy to make its own nodules.” – BRUCE BROLLEY Provincial officials have two pieces of advice if you are cons ider ing tearing up and seeding something else into that sad-looking winter wheat field this spring. First,

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Crop Report – for May. 14, 2009

By Manitoba Agriculture May 14, 2009

SOUTHWEST Precipitation was minimal over the past week and temperatures remained cool. Seeding continued throughout the region as field conditions improved. Seeding of wheat is 20 per cent complete; 65 per cent of pea acres are seeded south of Highway 1 and 45 per cent are seeded north of Hwy. 1. Winter cereal crops have

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Canada Wheat, Canola Stocks Below Trade Estimates

May 14, 2009

Canadian stocks of all major grains were sharply higher than a year ago thanks to bumper crops, Statistics Canada reported on Friday, but supplies of wheat, canola and oats fall below market predictions. As of March 31, total wheat stocks were 15.5 million tonnes, up 35.6 per cent from a year earlier but well below

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds, Opinion

Wanted: A Close Shave That Isn’t A Ripoff

By John Beckham May 7, 2009

Excessive greed creates opportunity. If a collapsing economy caused mainly by unbridled greed is not enough of a wake-up call, a trip down the grocery store aisle will do the trick. It seems perverse that even as the buying power of society in general is weakened, the cost of food is soaring. But like many

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Grain Markets Turning Friendly Despite Flu

By Don Bousquet May 7, 2009

For three-times-daily market reports from Don Bousquet and RNI, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca Grain and oilseed prices at ICE Futures Canada in Winnipeg closed the week ended May 1 higher, with gains in the U. S. markets giving a boost to Winnipeg prices. The gains, however, were offset by a rally in

Crops, Oilseeds

Spring Canola Storage: It’s All In The Numbers

By Canola Council Of Canada May 7, 2009

Two numbers should be on the minds of producers with canola in their bins – eight and 15. “For long-term storage canola needs to be kept below eight per cent moisture and 15C,” says Canola Council of Canada agronomist Matthew Stanford. “As oil content goes up, the potential for storage issues increases, so with the

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