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Western Canadian flaxseed prices edge higher

By Adam Johnston March 14, 2012

Western Canadian flaxseed cash bids have advanced in the past month, with fresh export demand along with tight supply concerns contributing to the firmness, said an industry participant. “The Chinese market has really helped out western Canadian flax prices this year,” said Chuck Penner, an analyst with Left Field Commodity Research in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The

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Pilot project exports soybeans

March 14, 2012

CentrePort Canada Inc. has launched a pilot project to export 250 tonnes of soybeans from Manitoba to China by container. The soybeans pilot project will utilize new Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology to ensure the security and quality of the shipment, according to a release. The system involves an RFID tag being placed on the

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Canola cools off as Canada’s crushers curb demand

By Dwayne Klassen March 14, 2012

Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform managed to hold on to small gains during the week ended March 2. Fresh export demand from Mexico, along with some pretty good chart-based speculative demand, facilitated the upward price action. Concerns about dry conditions heading into spring seeding on the Prairies helped to influence some

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Overdrying canola can be a costly mistake

By Daniel Winters March 14, 2012

Air can dry grain, or it can make it wetter. That’s because grain automatically reaches equilibrium with the ambient relative humidity as it is drawn into the bin via fans. Theoretically, this fact could be used to boost profits by adding tonnage via moisture content until the grain reaches the optimum nine to 10 per

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Australia’s 2012-13 wheat output expected to decline by 15 per cent

March 14, 2012

sydney / singapore / reuters Australia’s wheat output is likely to slide more than 15 per cent in 2012-13 from a record crop this year as lower global prices may prompt farmers to shift to other crops such as canola and barley. Wheat output is expected to fall to 25 million tonnes in the year

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USDA favours corn with 2012 crop insurance price guarantees

March 14, 2012

Chicago / Reuters / Crop insurance price guarantees for 2012 should encourage U.S. farmers to plant corn over soybeans, according to analysts. The U.S. Department of Agriculture set the guarantees, which act as the floor price for crop insurance policies, at $5.68 per bushel for corn and $12.55 a bushel for soybeans across most of

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Don’t put wet canola in bags, ag researcher advises

By Daniel Winters March 14, 2012

Grain bags have a lot of attractive features for farmers. But are they good for storing canola? The answer is both yes and no, says Digvir Jayas, a University of Manitoba professor. “They market these bags as sealed, air tight, but our research shows that they are not as air tight as the companies would

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China trip boosts food industry

By Alex Binkley March 5, 2012

Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s trade mission to China seems to have opened doors for major Canadian agri-food exporters. Now they’ll have to translate those agreements into orders. The beef, pork, pulse and canola sectors all received special attention during the visit and the Canadian Wheat Board got to remind everyone it isn’t going out of

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Expect canola industry to seek even more acres

By MarketsFarm Team, Phil Franz-Warkentin March 5, 2012

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts remained pointed decidedly higher during the week ended Feb. 17, showing no real signs of slowing down. Similar gains in the Chicago soy complex did provide some underlying support to the Canadian futures, but canola was also benefiting from its own bullish fundamental and technical factors. Depending on the chart

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Developing nations to lead in biotech crops

By Carey Gillam March 5, 2012

Farmers in developing nations will sow more biotech crops than those in the industrialized world for the first time this year. Globally, the area planted with biotech crops rose eight per cent last year to a record 160 million hectares, or 395 million acres, according to the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications.

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Oilseeds

Western Canadian flaxseed prices edge higher

Pilot project exports soybeans

Canola cools off as Canada’s crushers curb demand

Overdrying canola can be a costly mistake

Australia’s 2012-13 wheat output expected to decline by 15 per cent

USDA favours corn with 2012 crop insurance price guarantees

Don’t put wet canola in bags, ag researcher advises

China trip boosts food industry

Expect canola industry to seek even more acres

Developing nations to lead in biotech crops

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