Russia Extends Export Ban, Ukraine Delays Continue – for Sep. 16, 2010

Major exporter Ukraine is holding ships carrying a month’s grain supply in its ports, traders said Sept. 7, while Russia said it had enough grain to feed itself but would maintain an export ban until late 2011. The Russian statement could bring some clarity and reassurance to a market frustrated by conflicting statements from a

In Brief… – for Sep. 16, 2010

Few hail claims seen Hail activity remained relatively low in Manitoba with fewer than 200 new claims in the past two weeks, the Canadian Crop Hail Association said Friday. The province’s claim total for the season is now near 2,600, the hail insurers’ group said. Most claims in the past two weeks followed storms Sept.


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

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



Argentine Wheat Crop Off To A Good Start – for Sep. 16, 2010

BUENOS AIRES/REUTERS Argentina’s wheat area is seen slightly bigger than previously forecast and rains have brought relief to crops in recent days, Buenos Aires Grains Exchange said in a report Sept. 9. Argentina is one of the world’s leading wheat suppliers and markets have been closely watching dry conditions affecting 2010- 11 crops in recent



Crop Report – for Sep. 16, 2010

SOUTHWEST Rainfall over the past week limited harvest to only a couple of days. In most cases producers were harvesting damp to wet grain. Harvests of cereal crops vary from 70 per cent complete in the Killarney area and 40 to 50 per cent north of Souris, to less than 10 per cent harvested north

A Graph Would Do Nicely – for Sep. 9, 2010

Some of us in business can communicate directly with the final consumer of our product. Farmers usually aren’t so fortunate. For example, wheat goes to a grain company, then to a mill and finally to a bakery. The baker, rather than the farmer, gets to take the credit for that nice tasty loaf of bread.



Japan Marks Up Wheat To $18.72/Bushel – for Sep. 9, 2010

Japan will raise the price at which it sells imported wheat to domestic flour millers by an average one per cent to 47,860 yen (C$602) per tonne from Oct. 1, the Farm Ministry said in a statement Aug. 24. The price for Canadian Western Red Spring, the highest- value wheat imported by Japan, will rise