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Cereals, News

Throne speech light on details for farmers

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“We will invest billions of dollars in renewable energy sources, including biofuels, wind, solar, geothermal and tidal power.” – Prime Minister Stephen Harper Agriculture got more mention than usual in the throne speech and the first remarks by Prime Minister Stephen Harper at the start of the new Parliament last week, but with scant few
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Biofuel processing kicked up a notch

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A smoky flavouring could be the new sexy biofuel of the future. Randal Goodfellow, senior vice-president of corporate relations for Ottawa-based biofuel firm Ensyn, pitched his product to conference attendees at Biofibe 08 in Winnipeg and welcomed potential partnerships. Using a mix of biomass products, such as wood, flax shives or corn, and a process
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Higher yields mitigate ethanol land grab

Higher corn yields and more efficient ethanol plants will reduce the amount of U. S. land needed to supply the burgeoning fuel ethanol industry, a trade group report said Nov. 12. A study commissioned by the Renewable Fuels Association said an additional 6.6 million acres of corn will be needed by 2015 to meet targets
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USDA under review

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Two former Agriculture Department officials, Bart Chilton and Carole Jett, will lead an examination of USDA to prepare for the Obama administration, the president-elect’s office said Nov. 14. USDA is partway through implementation of the 2008 farm law with some key decisions remaining. Most prominent are how high to set the benchmark for a new
News

U. S. ethanol profits slip on softer fuel prices

Profit margins for U. S. ethanol distillers slipped to evermore dismal levels this week as the price of the alternative motor fuel fell about 10 cents a gallon. Average U. S. distillers were making about 10 cents per gallon for the week ending Nov. 13, about 10 cents lower than the previous week (all figures
Opinion

The silence of farmers

JOHN MORRISS EDITORIAL DIRECTOR When the stock market drops by 40 per cent, what happens? People get upset. Really upset. The world’s leaders hold emergency meetings. Virtually every economist quoted in the financial press agrees that the “free market” system got completely out of hand, turning into a system to capitalize gains and socialize losses.
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U. S. biofuels sector sees ally in Obama

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U. S. biofuel makers, struggling to make a profit at a time of tumbling oil and gasoline prices, look upon president-elect Barack Obama as a staunch ally for growth. Obama has expressed support for the federal requirement to use ethanol, made mostly from corn, as a motor fuel and says he will accelerate the development
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U. S. ethanol industry could face more bankruptcies

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More U. S. ethanol distillers may be forced to seek bankruptcy protection if they fail to keep costs down as the industry gets squeezed by oil refiners and gyrating corn costs alike. VeraSun Energy Corp., the largest publicly traded U. S. ethanol company with 14 distilleries across eight states, said Oct. 31 it was seeking
Grain Markets, Oilseeds

“Farmers will be driving Maseratis” and other news

For three-times-daily market reports from Don Bousquet and RNI, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca Grain and oilseed futures at ICE Futures Canada in Winnipeg closed the week ended Nov. 6 higher. Canola prices rallied as farmers virtually turned off the tap and stopped delivering. Traders feel it will take farm gate bids of
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Argentine roads may gridlock grains exports

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Argentina’s dilapidated system of roads and railways needs urgent investment, or it could limit grains exports from the South American country, one of the world’s top suppliers of farm goods. Argentine farmers harvested almost 100 million tonnes of grains crops, such as soy, corn and wheat, last year and the government hopes output will reach

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