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Processor says Prairie soybean seedings could soon hit four million acres

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 16, 2013

CNSC / Soybean acreage in Western Canada could quadruple over the next four to five years, and surpass the four-million-acre mark, according to the president of Manitoba soybean processor Delmar Commodities. Soybean production in Manitoba has grown steadily over the past decade, with acreage in 2013 forecast in the 1.0 million to 1.2 million range,

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Boats backed up in Brazil may buoy business in canola

By Dwayne Klassen March 7, 2013

Overbought price sentiment and steady farmer deliveries into the Prairie grain elevator system were just enough to cause canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform to move slightly lower during the week ended March 1. The steady deterioration of Malaysian palm oil and European rapeseed values during the reporting period helped to undermine

International news, Livestock, Oilseeds

South Korea offers loans to squeezed farmers

March 7, 2013

seoul / reuters / South Korea will offer $156 million in soft loans this year to farmers squeezed by record prices of feed grain and a weak domestic market for pork, the Agriculture Ministry said on Feb. 28. Livestock farmers in South Korea, the world’s third-largest importer of corn and a leading buyer of soybean

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds, Pulses

Demand and prices are positive for peas — but seed is in short supply

By Shannon VanRaes March 7, 2013

There’s good money to be made in peas these days but producers such as Jason Hodsen  are struggling to find sufficient supplies of seed

A small green and yellow pea crop in 2012 and increased demand is pushing old-crop prices to new heights this spring, while limiting the amount of available seed. “There is a potential for a very strong market for the next few years,” Jackie Kress, senior grain manager for Legumex Walker, said at the recent Wild

Crops, Oilseeds, Pulses

Soybeans head west

By Phil Franz-Warkentin February 28, 2013

With soybean acres continuing to soar in Manitoba, it appears soybeans are catching on in Saskatchewan too. Actual acreage data is scarce given the crop’s recent expansion into Saskatchewan, but Dale Risula, a crops specialist with Saskatchewan Agriculture, estimated that about 70,000 acres were sown in 2012. “The interest in soybeans seems very strong,” said

Crops, Oilseeds, Pulses

Soybeans still picking up acres

By Gord Gilmour March 1, 2013

At one time the edible bean workshops would have been the hot ticket at the Manitoba Special Crops Symposium and you’d be fighting for a chair. This year there were just a few scattered groups of growers listening to presentations on everything from harvest methods to seeding techniques and there were likely more empty chairs

Crops, International news, Oilseeds

Rains bolster Paraguay soy crop

By Mariel Cristaldo February 28, 2013

Reuters / Paraguay’s soy farmers should gather a record 2012-13 crop of more than eight million tonnes after recent rains eased concerns that yields could take a last-minute pounding from dryness in the world’s No. 4 exporter. While the South American country’s harvests are small when compared with those of neighbouring soy giants Argentina and

Crops, News, Oilseeds

Dock worker strike exposes weak link for Brazilian export powerhouse

By Gustavo Bonato, Roberto Samora March 1, 2013

The government wants to privatize  158 ports to attract private investment,  but workers fear a loss of jobs

Reuters / Dock workers shut down the movement of global commodities through Brazilian ports early Feb. 22 during a six-hour strike to protest the government’s plan to overhaul regulations and put more than 150 terminals in the hands of the private sector. The short-lived work stoppage provided a glimpse of what could turn out to

Crops, Oilseeds, Weather

Argentine soy crops still thirsty for rain

February 23, 2013

Buenos Aires / Reuters / The scant rains and high temperatures worrying Argentine farmers since January have started to hit the development of corn and soy, particularly later-planted crops, the Agriculture Ministry said Feb. 15. Rain that fell in the previous few days did not reach many areas in urgent need of water after weeks

Crops, News, Oilseeds

‘May contain soy’ labels not required

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 22, 2013

Canada’s processors and importers of “grain-based” products don’t need to resort to precautionary labels on their wares if a low level of soy has made its way into the grain. In a notice to the industry Feb. 13, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) advised that such labels aren’t required in cases where “a low

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle fall

U.S. grains: Wheat sets fresh eight-week low as ample global supply continues to weigh

Larger Canadian canola and wheat ending stocks expected

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