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Manitoba farmers need their own plan for soybean fertility

By Angela Lovell January 6, 2013

Fertility management for soybeans isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution. Fertilizer management decisions are often specific to soils, local growing conditions and factors such as the price of inputs, high soybean prices, as well as other crops in the rotation. Dr. Gyles Randall of the University of Minnesota recently shared some insights at the Manitoba Agronomists Conference

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, News, Oilseeds

Oilseed market fundamentals take a back seat, for now

By Phil Franz-Warkentin December 5, 2012

ICE Futures Canada’s canola futures consolidated within a very narrow range during the week ended Nov. 23, as the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday saw grains and oilseeds on both sides of the border take a little breather. It’s that time of year when actual canola-specific fundamental news is hard to come by, which means technical signals

News, Oilseeds

China maintains key cereal reserves

By Niu Shuping December 1, 2012

The Chinese government will start stockpiling soy and corn from local farmers at higher prices than a year ago, an industry source said Nov. 13, a move set to stabilize domestic prices and support soy imports. China, the world’s top soy buyer, will pay 4,600 yuan ($740) per tonne to soy farmers in four major

Cereals, Livestock, News, Oilseeds

Europe lifts import duties on feed grains in bid to reduce price pressure

December 1, 2012

reuters / The European Union’s cereals management committee has extended the suspension of import duties for quotas of feed wheat and barley until June. This summer, high grain prices prompted the EU to temporarily lift import duties of 12 euros per tonne for low- and medium-quality wheat and 16 euros a tonne for feed barley.

Beef cattle, Forages, Livestock, Livestock Markets

Prices remain strong as some cattle storm-stayed

By Phil Franz-Warkentin November 29, 2012

An early winter storm that brought heavy snow across much of southern Manitoba over the Remembrance Day weekend did keep some cattle from making their way to auction in the province during the week ended Nov. 16. For what was on offer, prices remained strong for both feeder and butcher animals. “Prices are staying very

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, News, Oilseeds

Canola futures see downward price action

By Dwayne Klassen November 21, 2012

Canola futures on the ICE Canada platform experienced some weakness during the week ended November 9 with the bearishly construed USDA supply-demand balance tables for soybeans encouraging some of the downward price action. A larger-than-anticipated U.S. soyoil ending stocks estimate from the USDA added to the bearish sentiment in canola. The unloading of positions by

Crops, Forages, News

U.S. drought boosts American demand — and prices — for Prairie hay

By Phil Franz-Warkentin November 22, 2012

Increased demand from American livestock feeders for Canadian forages should keep domestic prices firm, according to provincial forage specialists. While most of Western Canada has relatively good forage stocks, some areas are short on supply and will face high prices because of U.S. demand fuelled by this year’s drought. Forage prices are generally up by

Livestock, Oilseeds, Opinion

Drought repercussions will weigh on livestock sector for months to come

By Gavin Maguire November 21, 2012

Low protein in soymeal and higher toxin levels in distillers grains add new challenges for pig, poultry and cattle feeders 

Reuters / The repercussions of this year’s drought across the U.S. Midwest will likely continue to affect the livestock feeding industry for many months to come. Drought not only impacted the quantity of crops produced but also quality, leading to abnormally low protein content in soybeans and higher-than-usual toxin levels in corn that stand to

Cereals, Crops, News

Rain may curb wheat area in France, Britain

November 15, 2012

paris / reuters / Recent heavy rains could prevent some wheat from being sown in France and Britain after some rapeseed area was lost in the two major European crop producers, adding further uncertainty to the global supply outlook, analysts said. Germany, however, has seen favourable sowing conditions for both crops, with rapeseed notably expected

News

Hemp industry receives federal funds

November 15, 2012

The Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance will get federal support to finance research into hemp varieties suited to different regions and to promote hemp products on international markets. “Investments like these will help Canadian farmers tap into growing demand for hemp, diversify their businesses, and capture new revenue sources,” said MP Blaine Calkins, (Wetaskawin), on behalf

Daily Network News

Feds pause update on food from cloned livestock

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end limit down

AAFC makes few changes to November S/D report

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