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West Coast Wheat Shipments Drop

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Total West Coast grain movement so far this crop year is just a bit off the pace from 2009-10. As of week 18 (Dec. 5) grain terminals in Vancouver and Prince Rupert shipped out almost 6.4 million tonnes of the major grains and oilseeds, down seven per cent compared with the same period a year
Cereals, Crops

Protecting Canada’s Grain Quality Reputation

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The Canadian Grain Co m m i s s i o n , t h e Canadian Wheat Board and the Western Grain Elevators Association have jointly issued a release reminding farmers that producer declarations protect the returns farmers earn from the international marketplace. The declaration system relies on producers to attest that the grain
Cereals, Crops, News

Rains Plague Australian Harvest

Australia’s eastern states face at least another week of wet weather after rains stalled the country’s wheat harvest and raised concerns about the crop’s quality, the country’s weather bureau said Dec. 6. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology was forecasting more rainfall across eastern state grain regions through the week as farmers struggle to get harvesting
Cereals, Crops, News

Australia Wheat Quality Hit By Rain, Harvest Slows

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Australia’s wheat harvest is being slowed by continuing rain across eastern states, raising concerns over crop quality in one of the world’s top exporters of the grain. Harvesting is already running up to three weeks behind normal in parts of eastern Australia. “The issue is when will the rain stop so the harvest can fire
Cereals, Crops, News

Russia Needs 80-Million-Tonne Crop

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Russia will need to reap at least 80 million tonnes of grain in the 2011-12 crop year to cover domestic needs, Arkday Zlochevsky, president of powerful grain lobby the Russian Grain Union, said Nov. 18. Russia, formerly the world’s third-largest wheat exporter, was hit by its worst drought in over a century this summer. As
Cereals, Crops

Canada Wheat Board Raises Grain Export Target

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Warm, dry late-harvest weather partially salvaged Western Canada’s small, low-quality crops of wheat and barley, raising harvest and export prospects, a top Canadian Wheat Board official said Oct. 29. The board expects to export up to 15.8 million tonnes of wheat and barley in the current 2010-11 crop year, up about five per cent from
Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Sunflower, Corn Harvest Results Mixed

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Manitoba’s sunflower harvest is disappointing in both yield and quality. “It was just too wet,” said Earl Schnellert, of Agri-Tel Grain in Beausejour. He said early-harvested confectionery sunflowers were showing low yields, of between 500 to 1,000 pounds per acre, with very light test weights. Oilseed varieties fared a little better, although the yields were
Cereals, Crops

Take Extra Care When Storing Grain

Getting the crop in the bin is only the first part of the harvest; safe storage is the rest of the story. “Safe storage of the crop depends on two main variables, the temperature of the crops going into the bin and the moisture content of the crop,” says Harry Brook, crop specialist with Alberta
Cereals, Crops, Opinion

How Governments Can Help

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The difficult, abnormally wet growing season is being capped with a harvest from hell. If governments are interested in lending some support, here’s an idea that has merit. This concept has been suggested by a number of farm groups. The way the fall is going, the idea is now especially relevant. Why not provide a
Cereals, Crops, Opinion

Crop Quality A Weather Casualty – for Sep. 16, 2010

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Hurricane Earl received a lot of news attention as it slammed into the Maritime provinces. Not to minimize the power outages and the damage from fallen trees, but the wet weather in Saskatchewan last week is probably causing a lot greater dollar damage than what Earl inflicted. While it isn’t an impressive photo opportunity like

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