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Flea beetle damage in some early-seeded canola

MAFRI crop report

June 12, 2013

Weekly Provincial Summary Seeding progress in Manitoba is estimated to be 94 per cent complete. There remain some areas in the Southwest and Central Regions where seeding is not as advanced. However, progress was made over the past week and favourable weather conditions will allow producers to continue seeding. Stand establishment is generally rated as

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Northern port forecasts busy season

By Phil Franz-Warkentin June 12, 2013

The head of the Port of Churchill is predicting both grain movement and the number of customers using the facility will increase this year. “It looks like it will be a solid year,” said Jeff McEachern, executive director of the Churchill Gateway Development Corporation. Last year, the first boat didn’t load until early August, but

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds, US Markets

GRAINS-U.S. corn down most in a month on warmer forecast

By Reuters June 11, 2013

* Corn falls 2 pct, soy dips from 4-month top * Planting pace seen slowest since 1996 * Warmer forecast enhances crop growing conditions * Grain markets eye June 12 USDA monthly forecasts (Updates prices, adds analyst quotes) By Michael Hirtzer CHICAGO, June 10 (Reuters) - U.S. corn futures plunged 2 percent on Monday, the

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GRAINS-Corn, soy soar as wetter forecasts threaten U.S. planting

By Reuters June 8, 2013

* Rains set to return after brief dry spell * Coming up: USDA to update planting progress Monday * Japan passes on some U.S. wheat in weekly tender (Adds closing prices, weekly price moves) By Tom Polansek CHICAGO, June 7 (Reuters) - U.S. corn and soybean futures soared on Friday on worries that wetter-than-expected weather

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GRAINS-Corn, soy fall on expectations for U.S. planting progress

June 5, 2013

* USDA report confirms planting progress despite wet weather * U.S. soy plantings well behind average pace * Traders hope drier weather will open window for planting * Floods stall barge traffic on Mississippi River (Adds closing prices, details on Mississippi River floods) By Tom Polansek CHICAGO, June 4 (Reuters) - Deferred U.S. corn and

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GRAINS-Soybeans climb as planting delays fuel supply worries

June 4, 2013

* Rains delay U.S. crop planting, postpones harvest outlook * Corn futures retreat on long liquidation, traders say * South Korea finds no GMO wheat yet in tests (Adds crop-progress data, closing prices) By Tom Polansek CHICAGO, June 3 (Reuters) - U.S. soybean futures climbed on Monday on concerns supplies will run short before the

Crops, Oilseeds

Clear rules needed on low-level GM contamination

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 30, 2013

Clear and reasonable rules for low levels of genetically modified grains and oilseeds need to be part of any Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, Canadian farm leaders told their counterparts from Peru and other countries during a recent trade trip to Lima. “It was a great opportunity to explain to negotiators and other stakeholders why the TPP

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GRAINS-Wheat drops on worries gene-modified strain may hit demand

By Reuters May 30, 2013

* Japan cancels tender to buy U.S. western white wheat * December corn falls for first time in six sessions By Colin Packham SYDNEY, May 30 (Reuters) - U.S. wheat dropped half a percent on Thursday, as an unapproved genetically modified (GMO) variety of the grain found in the state of Oregon fuelled worries that

Grain Markets, Oilseeds, US Markets

GRAINS-US new-crop soy up for 6th day on planting delays; corn dips

By Reuters May 30, 2013

SINGAPORE, May 30 (Reuters) - Chicago new-crop soybean futures rose for a sixth consecutive session to near a three-month high on Thursday, buoyed by delays to U.S. planting. Corn edged lower as the market took a breather after five straight session's of gains, while wheat fell on expectations of ample global supplies following crop-friendly weather

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GRAINS-Soy crumbles as China cancels purchases; back months rise

May 30, 2013

* More soy cancellations expected * New-crop corn and soy underpinned by wet weather * Wheat firm on short-covering, U.S. weather worries (Updates with closing princes; adds quotes) By Sam Nelson and Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO, May 29 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean futures fell on Wednesday following news that China, the world's

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