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CORRECTED-GRAINS-Soy, corn at 2-week highs, buoyed by palm, fund buying

By Reuters November 12, 2013

(Corrects bullets) * Late jump in Malaysian futures make soybean turn around * Corn at 2-week high on fund buying By Naveen Thukral and Sybille de La Hamaide SINGAPORE/PARIS, Nov 12 (Reuters) - U.S. soybean futures turned around to trade at a two-week high on Tuesday following a jump in palm oil futures, while corn

Grain Markets, Oilseeds, US Markets

U.S. Cash Grains-Corn bids mixed after big sales ahead of report

By Reuters November 8, 2013

Nov 8 (Reuters) - Corn cash basis bids were mixed around the U.S. Midwest early on Friday after a spike in sales pressured bids at some processors, while an overall slow pace of sales bolstered the basis at ethanol plants, grain merchants said. * Many growers increased sales of the yellow grain ahead of the

Farmer Dale Tuholski adjusts his new pivot-irrigation system in Mill Creek, Indiana, June 11, 2012. A new study questions whether water costs will negate the benefits of ethanol.  photo: REUTERS/John Gress

Opinion

New study predicts rising irrigation costs, reduced yields for U.S. corn

By Rice University Release July 5, 2013

If the climate continues to evolve as predicted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the United States stands little to no chance of satisfying its current biofuel goals, according to a new study by Rice University and the University of California at Davis. The study published online in the American Chemical Society journal Environmental

Livestock

Weekly livestock auction report

July 5, 2013

Westward movement of cattle from Manitoba was slow during the week ended June 28, as demand from the West was impacted by recent floods in southern Alberta. Cargill’s packing plant near High River, Alta., had to close down for a few days during the week, Rick Wright of Heartland Buying Order Co. noted. “The plant

Opinion

Do food aid and economic self-interest mix?

June 13, 2013

The recent decision to merge the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) into the new Department of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Development isn’t the first time Canada’s aid program has been profoundly changed. Five years ago, another major change occurred when Ottawa fully untied Canadian food aid. Then, as now, it was a matter of

Livestock, Weather

Cold weather isn’t an obstacle to anaerobic digesters in Manitoba

Manitoba’s first anaerobic digester will be completed this fall and experts  say it will prove that our cold winters are no problem

By Shannon VanRaes April 26, 2013

Manitoba’s challenging climate won’t leave producers out in the cold when it comes to anaerobic digesters, says a University of Manitoba researcher. “If you insulate it properly and it’s heated, there shouldn’t be any obstacles to having this technology,” PhD candidate Elsie Jordaan said during a presentation sponsored by the National Centre for Livestock and

International news, Livestock, News

Slaughterhouse incorporates anaerobic digester

April 26, 2013

Most of Kenya’s cattle are produced by members of the Maasai tribe, who are traditional nomadic herdsmen. In 1981, a group of Maasai families formed an association and established the Keekonyokie livestock market and slaughterhouse in Kiserian, an hour southwest of Nairobi. The market allows them to earn more by selling directly to customers, and

Crops

FCC reports rise in Manitoba farmland values

By Farm Credit Canada Release April 26, 2013

Astrong agricultural economy fuelled by low interest rates, growing world food demand and resulting higher commodity prices, continue to underpin a national increase in average farmland values. The average value of farmland in Manitoba increased by 13.9 per cent during the second half of 2012, according to a new Farm Credit Canada. The latest increase

Crops

Canadian farmers in a good place, bank says

By Alex Binkley April 26, 2013

Agood harvest last year has put Canadian farmers in the driver’s seat for this year as steady production growth should lead to strong exports to emerging markets, says an analysis from BMO. “Rapid economic expansion in emerging markets and lagging demand growth from south of the border has resulted in increasing export market diversification,” Aaron

Crops, Grain Markets

Fall in grain prices inevitable

By Allan Dawson April 18, 2013

Speakers at Canada Grains Council say too many farmers have forgotten that high prices eventually fall

Watch out! The five-year run of high grain prices is going to end — possibly sooner than later — and those producers who are in denial could be in for a painful reckoning, attendees at the recent Canada Grains Council annual meeting were warned. “There is a lot of optimism out there and a lot

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Soybeans continue gains on Trump’s China comments

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end week higher on tight supply

Pea, lentil outlooks have some positive signals – Penner

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