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Harvest continues, but it’s getting dry out there

By Manitoba Agriculture September 22, 2012

Weekly Provincial Summary Warm, dry conditions across most of Manitoba allowed for excellent harvest progress. Most areas of Manitoba reported frost events throughout the week; few reports of crop damage were received. The exception is the Interlake Region where some acres were impacted and crop assessments are underway. Strong winds in some areas of Manitoba

Cereals, Crops, News

Scientists are watching Ug99 closely

By Alister Doyle September 17, 2012

Wheat experts are stepping up monitoring of a crop disease first found in Africa in 1999 to minimize the spread of a deadly fungus that is also a threat in Asia, experts said Aug. 31. A “Rust-Tracker,” using data supplied by farmers and scientists, could now monitor the fungus in 27 developing nations across 42

Cereals, Crops, News

Western Canada wheat high in protein, but supplies plentiful

By Rod Nickel September 17, 2012

Western Canadian farmers are harvesting a spring wheat crop that looks to be well above average in protein content, but they are unlikely to command much of the usual premium this autumn due to abundant supplies, analysts say. After two years of flooding, Western Canada is set to produce its second-biggest all-wheat crop in 16

Cereals, Crops, Forages, News

First frost of the season but no damage to crops

September 18, 2012

Weekly Provincial Summary Hot, dry conditions across most of Manitoba allowed for excellent harvest progress. In some areas of Manitoba, frost was reported early Sunday, Sept. 9 but no reports of crop damage have been received. Harvest of spring cereals is 95 per cent complete. Canola harvest ranges from 70 to 100 per cent complete.

Cereals, Crops, International news, News

Eastern European maize a rare bright spot

September 17, 2012

kiev / reuters / Eastern European maize crops have survived a summer drought, but exporters are unlikely to benefit as domestic buyers seek alternatives to wheat and barley ravaged by the heat. Top maize producers in the Black Sea region — Ukraine, Russia, Bulgaria and Romania — are likely to produce a total of 37

Cereals, Crops, Forages, News, Oilseeds

Record-busting winter wheat crop eyed

By Allan Dawson September 18, 2012

Manitoba farmers have set planting records two years in a row,  but this fall’s seeding could far exceed that

Manitoba farmers are getting pretty fond of winter wheat and the head of Winter Cereals Manitoba hopes the romance continues to build. Farmers in the province grew a record 593,906 acres of winter wheat this year (double the 10-year average) and conditions are right for even more to be planted this fall, said Jake Davidson.

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Canola still pointed higher despite harvest pressure

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 17, 2012

Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada platform bounced around near the top end of their recent range during the week ended Sept. 7, finishing with modest gains overall, as concerns that the Canadian crop may not be as large as initial expectations provided support. Ideas that canola was underpriced compared to other oilseed markets,

Opinion

Multiple predicaments: One core solution

By Daryll E. Ray, Harwood D. Schaffer September 18, 2012

The livestock industry and others that use corn as key input are calling on Congress and the administration to modify or suspend the ethanol mandate for the 2012 corn crop. Pressure for modifying the mandate is also coming from a hunger community that is fearful that a further rise in corn prices will trigger an

Cereals, News

Farm groups set objectives for fall session of Parliament

By Alex Binkley September 17, 2012

With the Canadian Wheat Board battle in the rear-view mirror, this fall’s parliamentary session won’t be as controversial. But long-promised legislation to set standards for railway service levels, drought aid for Ontario and Quebec farmers, and the new Growing Forward deal — expected to make farmers more responsible for their financial well-being — should generate

Crops, Grain Markets, News

Mexico raids U.S. corn market, buys 1.516 million tonnes U.S. corn

By Julie Ingwersen, Karl Plume August 21, 2012

Traders say the purchase is a sign of global anxiety Mexico raided the U.S. corn market by making the biggest one-day purchase in over two decades earlier this month, the first clear sign of global anxiety over the decimated U.S. crop. Mexico, the No. 2 importer of U.S. corn after Japan, bought 1.516 million tonnes,

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Soybeans continue gains on Trump’s China comments

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end week higher on tight supply

Pea, lentil outlooks have some positive signals – Penner

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