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Canada boosts 2019-20 wheat production estimate

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MarketsFarm — Canadian wheat production in 2019-20 is forecast to come in at 500,000 tonnes above an earlier forecast, according to updated supply/demand tables released Wednesday from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Wheat ending stocks were also raised in the report, while adjustments to the canola tables led a slight reduction to the still record-large carryout
For coverage in the event of non-payment, farmers need proper documents such as a primary elevator receipt or cheque proving they delivered grain.
News, Other

Canadian Grain Commission still tabulating farmer claims to ILTA’s security

The CGC says the best protection against a company’s failure is to cash its cheque as soon as possible

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ILTA Grain had $12 million in security to cover what it owed farmers for grain, but the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) hasn’t finished calculating if it’s enough. “It could take several weeks or even several months to complete the process,” assistant chief commissioner Doug Chorney said in an interview July 30. According to court documents,
The federal Agriculture Department is touting new extreme weather tracking tools.
News, Weather

AAFC unveils extreme weather tracker

The online tool could be handy when planting and cropping decisions are at hand

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Agriculture Canada has unveiled a new online weather watching tool that will enable farmers to better track extreme weather conditions during the agricultural growing season. Called ‘Extreme Weather Indices,’ the tool was developed in collaboration with Environment Canada’s weather service and should help farmers plan their planting and harvesting operations. Like weather forecasts, the indices
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News, Other

National Farmers Union fights for farm-saved seed

Farmers will invest more in variety development but won’t guarantee companies a profit

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Farmers are willing to invest more into publicly funded plant variety development so long as they can see where their money is going and track the results, says Stewart Wells, 2nd vice-president of the National Farmers Union (NFU). “Our position is farmers aren’t remotely interested in end point royalties or trailing royalty contracts wherein the
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Drought Monitor has reported 37 per cent of Western Canada is in a moderate to severe drought.
Grain Markets, Markets

Dry conditions on Prairies spur rally in canola values

Chicago futures may slip if U.S. growers are able to plant


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By far the biggest factor for canola bids this past week was the weather. Persistent dry conditions throughout much of Western Canada have continued to provide a weather premium for canola, which helped to spur a 10-day rally that ended June 6. Starting May 24, the July ICE contract gained $12.90 per tonne to reach
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Crops, Markets

Huge increase predicted in canola ending stocks

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MarketsFarm — Canadian canola carryout stocks are forecast to rise to a record 5.3 million tonnes by the end of the 2019-20 marketing year, more than doubling the previous five-year average, according to updated estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s market analysis division. While the department, in its estimates, expects total canola production to decline
Comment, Other

Comment: Let’s ditch the silos

Canada must move towards an integrated agri-food policy framework

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By adopting a whole-of-government approach and rolling out a strategy for strong economic and environmental performance, the export potential of Canada’s agriculture and agri-food sector can be realized. The Canadian government has identified the agriculture and agri-food sector as an engine of growth, with some pretty ambitious targets over the next decade. The 2017 Barton
News

Air cleared at Canadian Grain Commission?

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Manitoba Co-operator reporting discord among the Canadian Grain Commission’s (CGC) three commissioners has cleared the air around the CGC’s office, according to sources. In March sources told the Co-operator there was division and mistrust among the commissioners, over Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s review of the Canada Grain Act and the CGC, which administers it. It
Producer groups say the CGC surplus should be used to lower fees for farmers, but the commission disagrees.
News

Grain Growers of Canada calls for further cuts

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The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) will not cut its fees to further reduce its surplus ahead of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s (AAFC) review of the commission and the Canada Grain Act, which it administers. Remi Gosselin, manager of the CGC’s corporate information services made the comment last month in response to calls from the Grain
The Canadian Grain Commission has been under review on and off since 2006.
News, Other

Digging into the grain act, CGC review

Ag Canada plans on a comprehensive exercise not just a Bill C-48 reboot

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When Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) told the Grains Roundtable in Montreal March 8 it was leading a review of the Canada Grain Act and Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) it didn’t seem unusual. The CGC has been under review on and off since 2006 when the last comprehensive review was wrapped up. In 2013 the

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