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Canola growers balk at delivering to cash market

By Dwayne Klassen April 18, 2013

Continued worries over tight old-crop supplies, along with the reluctance of farmers to deliver canola to the country elevator at current cash bids, helped to generate much of the upward price action seen in canola on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform during the week ended April 12. Exporters and domestic processors were the noted

Crops, Oilseeds, Opinion, Our History

Our History: Canola was a ‘calculated’ risk

By J.k. Daun April 18, 2013

It was about three dozen years ago that my friends and colleagues at the then Rapeseed Association of Canada invited me over to discuss the specifications and definition for a new crop. When I arrived, Al Earl, the executive director of the association told me that the board had decided to name the new double-zero-type

News, Oilseeds

Agricultural Hall of Fame inductees for 2013

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 18, 2013

4-H leaders have become the second group  to be recognized since the award  was established in 1976

The province’s 4-H leaders are among the distinguished Manitobans being inducted into the Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame in 2013. This year’s inductees also include Charlie Froebe of Carman, Wilf (Butch) Harder of Lowe Farm, Herbert and Helen Kletke of Teulon, John W. Kuhl of Winkler and Vern McNair of Winnipeg. This is only the

Crops, Oilseeds, Pulses

Commodity groups may band together to hold mega-meeting

By Allan Dawson April 11, 2013

Annual meetings of commodity groups could soon be more convenient and worthwhile for Manitoba farmers if a proposal for a joint meeting is accepted. “I’m really excited about this,” said Ernie Sirski, a director with the Manitoba Canola Growers Association. The idea would be to have one large event held over several days. Groups would

Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Unexpected stocks of U.S. soybeans pressure canola

By Dwayne Klassen April 10, 2013

Canola values on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform moved lower during the week ended April 5, with declines a function of chart-related speculative liquidation orders as well as the downward price action experienced in the CBOT (Chicago Board of Trade) soybean complex. The continued declines seen in Malaysian palm oil and European rapeseed futures

Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Strong flax prices may not encourage acres this spring

By Terryn Shiells April 9, 2013

Values for new-crop flax across Western Canada are strong, but that may not result in more acres this spring. According to Prairie Ag Hotwire, new-crop values ranged from $13.75 to $14.50 per bushel as of April 4, 2013. Old-crop prices across Western Canada were reported as being around $14 to $16.50 per bushel. “A lot

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Wheat is hot, oats are not as farmers load up for spring seeding

By Julienne Isaacs April 9, 2013

There is renewed interest in spring wheat, but growers are worried about the state of winter wheat already in the ground

Seed growers across Manitoba say wheat sales are up this year, while oats and barley are moving more slowly. “Our area is showing a renewed interest in spring wheat with some new lines that performed well in 2012 and better pricing relative to other cereal options,” said Craig Riddell of Warren-based Riddell Seed Company. “In

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

USDA’s reports pressure canola, wheat, corn and soy

By Dwayne Klassen April 9, 2013

Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform were forced into losses during the holiday-shortened week ending March 28 by the release of some bearishly construed U.S. Department of Agriculture reports. Canola had been edging upward until that point. Concerns about tight old-crop supplies, steady export demand and some light domestic crusher needs had

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

AAFC sees more wheat, less canola planted

April 9, 2013

Canadian farmers will plant more wheat and a bit less canola in 2013, Canada’s Agriculture Department said in its latest planting forecast, which offered a slightly reduced wheat-planting estimate from the previous month. Attractive prices and a modest shift away from canola and other crops should entice farmers into planting more wheat, according to the

Crops, News, Oilseeds

GMO issue won’t be going away, says consumer trends analyst

By Lorraine Stevenson March 28, 2013

Whole Foods Market recent announcement that by 2018 all products in its stores will be labelled if containing genetically modified ingredients is a sign of “an issue that isn’t going away,” said a speaker at the Canola Council of Canada convention earlier this month. “If there is anyone in this room who thinks that GMOs

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B.C. ostriches culled, CFIA confirms

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs end week on high note

U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce as Chinese demand assessed, wheat drops

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