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Canola Trade Lacking Direction

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Canola contracts on the ICE Futures Canada platform held within a rather tight range during the week ended Feb. 26, initially moving higher before eventually finishing the week with small losses in the nearby contracts – although the advances did hold up in the new-crop months. The canola trade could be best described as “range
Cereals, Livestock

U. S. Hog Prices Improving, But Not In Canada

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U. S. hog prices are expected to show some improvement over the next year, but that strength won’t be felt in Canada where foreign exchange rates will continue to hamper the industry, said market analyst Steve Dziver, of Phoenix Agri-Tec Inc. in a presentation at the Canadian Wheat Board’s annual Grain World conference in Winnipeg,
Cereals, News

FCWB Appealing Voters’ List Ruling

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Friends of the Canadian Wheat Board (FCWB) is appealing a Federal Court decision upholding changes to the CWB’s voters’ list made by Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz in 2008. The coalition of farmers and others in support of the CWB contend Justice James Russell erred on two points in Winnipeg Jan. 29, said FCWB spokesman and
Cereals, Livestock

Canadian Dollar Hurts Hog Outlook

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U. S. hog prices are expected to show some improvement over the next year, but that strength won’t be felt in Canada where foreign exchange rates will continue to hamper the industry, said market analyst Steve Dziver, of Phoenix Agri-Tec Inc. in a presentation at the Canadian Wheat Board’s annual Grain World conference in Winnipeg,
Cereals, Crops

Canada, World To Grow Less Wheat

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Canadian farmers will produce nine per cent less wheat this year as big global supplies and lower prices cause the world’s top exporter of spring wheat and durum to look to other crops, the Canadian Wheat Board said Feb. 22. Canada will reap a crop of 24 million tonnes of all wheat in 2010 compared
Cereals, Crops

Durum Displaces Barley In Feed Rations

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Feed barley values in the Lethbridge region have moved lower over the past few weeks, but are now stabilizing as farmer selling backs away. In an interview Feb. 19, Jim Beusekom, a Lethbridgebased feed grains broker with Market Place Commodities Ltd., said feed barley prices have stabilized at the bottom end of their trading range,
Cereals, News

Canadian Wheat Board Gains From Soft Freight Costs

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Areduction in ocean freight rates has made the Canadian Wheat Board more competitive in shipping grain to distant markets such as Southeast Asia, a CWB official said Feb. 16. Dry bulk freight rates have weakened in recent weeks due in part to slower demand for commodities. The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks
Cereals, News, Oilseeds

What’s Up – for Feb. 25, 2010

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] call 204-944-5762 Feb. 25-27 – Prairie Conservation and Endangered Species Conference, Winnipeg Convention Centre, 375 York Ave. For more info visit www.pcesc.caor call Shannon toll free at 866-532-6155. Feb. 26 – Farm Focus: Celebrating Farm Families and Rural Living, 9:30 a. m. to 4 p. m., Boissevain School,
Cereals, Crops, News

Canada Barley Crop Seen Slightly Smaller

Barley production in Canada and the world is expected to be lower in 2010 as low prices dampen farmers’ interest, the Canadian Wheat Board said Feb. 22. Large supplies have weighed on prices, but reduced production in 2010 should start to reduce supplies, said Arvin Pirness, a market analyst with the Canadian Wheat Board. Canada’s
Cereals, Oilseeds, Opinion

Letters – for Feb. 18, 2010

We welcome readers’comments on issues that have been covered in the Manitoba Co-operator. In most cases we cannot accept “open” letters or copies of letters which have been sent to several publications. Letters are subject to editing for length or taste. We suggest a maximum of about 300 words. Volunteer CWB would be democratic The

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