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EU Barley Quantity And Quality Down From Last Year

By Nigel Hunt September 15, 2011

Barley harvests in Western Europe are winding down with an overall slight fall in the size of the crop and quality also expected to decline, particularly in Germany, crop analysts said Sept. 8. Winter barley in Germany suffered major damage from the triple blow of a very cold winter, springtime drought and summer rain, according

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“Monstrous” Canola Yield Reports Pressure Futures

By Dwayne Klassen September 15, 2011

Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform experienced a minor push to the downside during the week ended Sept. 9. Declines were influenced by the favourable weather for harvest operations, particularly in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and indications that some monstrous canola yields were being achieved. The larger-than-expected supply of canola in commercial and

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Oilseed Demand Outweighs Harvest Pressure

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 8, 2011

ICE Futures Canada canola contacts moved higher during the week ended Sept. 1, as production concerns, advances in outside markets, solid end-user demand, and fund buying all provided support. However, the futures did run into some solid resistance to the upside, and profit-taking at the highs served to limit the advances. Harvest operations are moving

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Canola Trade Bullish Despite Big Forecast

By Commodity News Service September 1, 2011

Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform posted some modest advances during the week ended Aug. 26 despite the fact that a crop production survey from Statistics Canada estimated output of the crop at a record-size level. The government agency’s survey for the period ended July 31 said canola production in Canada during

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CWB Raises 2011-12 PROs

September 1, 2011

The Canadian Wheat Board has increased its projected returns for wheat, durum and barley in its latest Pool Return Outlook (PRO) for the 2011-12 crop year. Wheat values have increased since last month’s PRO by between $12 and $18 per tonne, depending on class, grade and protein level. Durum values have gone up between $6

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Canola Futures Fend Off Weather-Related Bearishness

By Commodity News Service August 25, 2011

Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform managed to recapture some upward price action during the week ended Aug. 19. Support stemmed from the rally experienced in the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean complex, with a drop-off in farmer sales of canola into the western Canadian cash market also providing a firm

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Minneapolis Grain Exchange To Allow Non-U. S. Wheat At Delivery Elevators

August 25, 2011

CHICAGO/REUTERS The Minneapolis Grain Exchange said Aug. 16 it would allow wheat from outside the United States to be delivered against its hard red spring wheat futures contract. The change will be effective no later than the May 2013 contract month, the exchange said in a statement. The majority of non-U. S. spring wheat deliveries

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Bearish Sentiments, Weather Drag On Canola

By Dwayne Klassen August 11, 2011

Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform suffered a minor setback during the week ended Aug. 5 with the downtrend in the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean complex and the liquidation of positions by speculators and commodity funds who were spooked by the uncertain global economic situation, behind the bearish price sentiment.

Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Viterra Outlines Structure Along Three Business Lines

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff August 11, 2011

TORONTO/REUTERS Viterra Inc. outlined Aug. 8 a global organizational structure around three business lines – grain, processing and other agricultural products – and named senior executives to head each unit. The Canadian agribusiness company, which has expanded recently in Australia and New Zealand, said the moves would support growth and improve internal efficiencies. Fran Malecha,

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U.S. Debt Crisis, Weather Outlook Pressure Crops

By Phil Franz-Warkentin August 4, 2011

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts bounced around during the week ended July 29, the last week of the 2010- 11 crop year, but managed to post small declines overall amid improving weather conditions and global economic uncertainty. On the year, canola futures are up over $220 per tonne from where they were at the close

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EU Barley Quantity And Quality Down From Last Year

“Monstrous” Canola Yield Reports Pressure Futures

Oilseed Demand Outweighs Harvest Pressure

Canola Trade Bullish Despite Big Forecast

CWB Raises 2011-12 PROs

Canola Futures Fend Off Weather-Related Bearishness

Minneapolis Grain Exchange To Allow Non-U. S. Wheat At Delivery Elevators

Bearish Sentiments, Weather Drag On Canola

Viterra Outlines Structure Along Three Business Lines

U.S. Debt Crisis, Weather Outlook Pressure Crops

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