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Farmland Values Take Another Jump

November 17, 2011

The value of Canadian farmland climbed 7.4 per cent during the first half of 2011, the biggest jump in 3-1/2 years, a large Canadian farm lender said Nov. 14. Among Canada s 10 provinces, values rose the fastest in Saskatchewan, where farmland s worth climbed 11.6 per cent on average from Jan. 1 to June

News, Oilseeds

Commodity Groups Want A Trade Deal With South Korea

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 17, 2011

Commodity groups and processors are urging the federal government to get cracking on a free trade agreement with South Korea to ensure Canadian exports are not displaced by competitors. Trade talks between Canada and South Korea have been stalled since 2008. South Korea is a valuable market for Canadian grains and oilseeds, said Jim Everson,

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Chicago Soybeans Put Pressure On Winnipeg Canola

By Dwayne Klassen November 17, 2011

column Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform lost ground during the week ended Nov. 11. Much of the price weakness was associated with the downward price action experienced in the CBOT (Chicago Board of Trade) soybean complex and with the unsettled ongoing macroeconomic picture. Keeping a firm floor under canola was steady

Crops, Oilseeds

Brazil Claims Soybean Export Crown

November 17, 2011

CHICAGO / SAO PAULO / REUTERS Brazil will wrest the mantle of the wor ld s top soybean exporter from the United States in the coming year, in the latest sign of America s slowly diminishing role in global food trade. Just months after data showed the United States would supply less than half of

Crops, Oilseeds

ADM To Build Canola Biodiesel Plant In Canada

November 17, 2011

briefs reuters / U.S.-based agribusiness Archer Daniels Midland Co. said Nov. 14 that it would build a 265-millionlitre biodiesel plant in Lloydminster, Alta. The plant would crush canola, Canada s second- biggest crop after spring wheat, and boost ADM s North American biodiesel production capacity by 50 per cent. ADM said it would start building

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

MF Global Bankruptcy Weighs Down Canola Market

By Phil Franz-Warkentin November 10, 2011

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts were lower in most months during the week ended Nov. 4, with the continued chaos in global financial markets front and centre in the day-to-day canola trade as well. So far canola has managed to hold relatively steady given the increasing uncertainty in the world economy, but those outside factors

Cereals, Oilseeds, Opinion

Apples And Oranges Add Up To Bananas

By Laura Rance-Unger November 3, 2011

We ve observed over time that it s become increasingly difficult for civil servants to maintain that blurry distinction between policy and politics. But there can be no question that Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has crossed the line with its marketing freedom website. It was undoubtedly pushed, but the result is the same. There can

Cereals, Crops, News, Oilseeds

Ohio Wheat Acres Expected To Drop To Record Low This Year

By Michael Hirtzer November 3, 2011

Wheat plantings could fall to a record low this year in Ohio despite a record-high insurance price guarantee, as incessant rains stalled wheat seedings in the top growing state of the soft red winter variety. Wheat acres left fallow this winter are likely to be planted with corn in the spring, crop experts said, as

News, Oilseeds

Topping Action In Soybean Meal Sends Calming Signal

By David Drozd November 3, 2011

Livestock producers were left scratching their heads when the December 2011 soybean meal futures contract posted a new high in late August. The news was incredibly bullish, as concerns of an early frost were on producers minds. The big question was, Should I be locking in the price of meal before it gets any higher?

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Markets Toss And Turn On Economic Uncertainty

By Phil Franz-Warkentin November 3, 2011

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts bounced around within a relatively narrow range during the week ended Oct. 28, posting declines in most months, aside from the nearby November. The gains in the front month were tied to position-evening ahead of deliveries against the contract, as traders exited their positions in November and the spread narrowed

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Oilseeds

Farmland Values Take Another Jump

Commodity Groups Want A Trade Deal With South Korea

Chicago Soybeans Put Pressure On Winnipeg Canola

Brazil Claims Soybean Export Crown

ADM To Build Canola Biodiesel Plant In Canada

MF Global Bankruptcy Weighs Down Canola Market

Apples And Oranges Add Up To Bananas

Ohio Wheat Acres Expected To Drop To Record Low This Year

Topping Action In Soybean Meal Sends Calming Signal

Markets Toss And Turn On Economic Uncertainty

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