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Brisk Grain Movement Coming

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The Canadian Wheat Board is on track to meet its export target of 19.3 million tonnes of wheat, durum and barley this year thanks to unusually good rail service, farmers here were told last week. “In my 10 or 11 years at the wheat board this is probably their (railways) best year next to last
Cereals, Opinion

Only actual producers should vote

I would like to respond to the inaccuracies and misconceptions left by Allan Dawson in his article “Who controls the CWB, farmers or Ottawa?” in the March 4 Manitoba Co-operator. The Friends of the Canadian Wheat Board (FCWB) assertion is that everyone who holds a permit book deserves a ballot. Western Canadian producers have told
Cereals, Livestock, Oilseeds

Viterra Buys North Dakota Pasta Processor

Viterra Inc. said March 10 it planned to acquire Dakota Growers Pasta Co., based in Carrington, North Dakota. It did not provide an acquisition price, but it said that Dakota Growers has an enterprise value of US$240 million. Dakota Growers is one of the largest durum mills in North America and the third-largest producer of
Cereals, Crops, News

Canada Could Gain From Southern Trade Dispute

“Until this gets resolved … I can’t see that we’re going to be able to sell to Brazil in the near future.” – REBECCA BRATTER Canadian wheat exports stand to gain from Brazil’s move to triple non-hard wheat tariffs against the United States, a Canadian Wheat Board official said March 10. The Brazilian government published
Cereals, News

ICE Canada Barley Contract Languishing

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Open interest in the ICE Futures Canada barley market has declined to where the contract is no longer a viable pricing option, despite recent efforts made by ICE Canada to raise its appeal to a broader range of participants. But the contract is not likely to be delisted any time soon; ICE Canada is still
Cereals, Opinion, Other livestock

Letters – for Mar. 11, 2010

Unaffordable efficiencies Twelve years ago, I was told that having fewer and bigger elevators would be more efficient and better for me. Today, the tariff at these new, efficient, inland grain terminals is at least 50 per cent higher than it was 12 years ago. I was also told 12 years ago, that if the
Cereals, Crops

CWB Returns $7.1 Billion To Farmers

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“As we go forward we recognize it’s something we have to keep our eye on… to manage them (costs) to a reasonable… cost per tonne.” – BRITA CHELL Western Canadian grain farmers earned a near-record $7.1 billion from sales made through the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) in the 2008-09 crop year that ended last July
Cereals, Crops

Changes Proposed For Canada Western Red Winter Wheat Class

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Proposed changes to wheat classifications would increase Canada’s ability to compete with American winter wheat in the international market, a discussion paper presented to the recent varietal registration meetings says. Four “generic” winter wheat varieties might be moved to the new general purpose class and a fifth be graded Canada Feed, according to a discussion
Cereals, News

What’s Up – for Mar. 11, 2010

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] call 204-944-5762 March 11– Manitoba Pork Marketing Co-op annual district meeting, Heartland marketing district, 1:30 p. m., Starbuck Community Hall. Light dinner included. For more info call 1-800-899-7675. March 11 – Canadian Wheat Board Farmer Forum, District 10, with Bill Toews, 5:30-9:30 p. m., Oak Bluff Community Centre.
Cereals, News, Poultry

Same Old For Tories In Throne Speech

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The two months the Harper government spent recal ibrat ing its plans and priorities for Parliament translated into more of the same policies for agriculture and other resource industries. In the throne speech at the start of the new session of Parliament, the government promised “to ensure the freedom of choice for which Western barley

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