Weather Problems Dominate Market Movement

For three-times-daily market reports from Resource News International, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca. ICE Futures Canada canola contracts moved higher during the week ending July 16, surpassing technical resistance on the way up. The weather and production uncertainty that has been the story over the past couple of months remained the primary supportive

Small Growers Can Still Vote

I would like to respond to Henry Neufeld’s letter to the editor in the June 16th issue of The Manitoba Co-operator. Neufeld is confused about Bill C-27 and its changes for the future operation of the CWB. The bill is short and has two main provisions; that producers will receive their payments faster, and a


StatsCan Acreage Data Released, Ignored

For three-times-daily market reports from Resource News International, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca. Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform closed the week ended June 25 with advances. The nearby July contract managed to post the best advances in response to the buying back of previously sold positions. The rolling out



Prairie Landscape Expected Yellower Than Ever

For three-times-daily market reports from Resource News International, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca ICE Futures Canada canola contracts started to edge to the upside of their long established trading ranges during the week ended April 30. However, expectations for record Canadian canola plantings and the generally favourable weather conditions across Western Canada tempered

Viterra Plans Canola Plant In China

Canadian grain handler Viterra Inc. confirmed plans April 20 to build a canola-crushing plant in South China with state-owned company Guangxi Beibu Gulf International Port Group Co. The plant will be located at the Port of Fangchenggang in the province of Guangxi and will crush about 680,000 tonnes annually, Viterra said. The move comes as


China Rapeseed Production Falls

The most serious drought in decades in China’s southern provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou is expected to cut their rapeseed output by 500,000 tonnes, or about half of last year’s total output, an official think-tank reported on March 23. In 2009, the two areas produced one million tonnes of the oilseed, used to produce edible

French Firms Pull The Plug On Palm Oil

French firms have stepped up restrictions on the use of palm oil, decried for being linked to deforestation in Asia, in a move that may boost demand for local oils. But some warned it could raise new food and land problems. The debate about palm oil’s impact on the environment has intensified after green groups


In Briefs continued from page 2 – for Mar. 11, 2010

Correction: W434 is a new winter wheat from Rob Graf of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada adapted to Manitoba and was recently supported for registration. Its winter wheat survival is rated similar to Radiant and CDC Falcon. Incorrect information appeared last week. Joint effort: The University of Manitoba and Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives have

Oilseed Sector Research Gets Government Boost

The federal government is offering up to $19 million for the Canola Council of Canada to lead research in partnership with the Flax Council of Canada, industry scientists and universities, a federal release says. “The oilseed industry is an important driver of Canada’s economy and that’s why our government is making strategic investments to keep