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Ice Slows Grain Traffic On U. S. Midwest Rivers

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Acold snap increased ice on some key U. S. Midwest rivers last week and slowed the movement of barges carrying corn and soybeans from the heartland to the U. S. Gulf, the top export point for agricultural goods. Frigid weather in the forecast through the end of the week was expected to increase ice buildup
Crops, Oilseeds

China Orders Licences For Soy Imports

China has int roduced an automatic import licence system for soybeans, requiring importers to apply for licences from China’s Commerce Ministry, a move that soy traders said could cause a minor disruption of trade. The ministry issued a statement last month, adding soybean and rapeseed from Jan. 1 to a list of products requiring such
Crops, Oilseeds

Ritz Wants U. S. To Ease Actions On Crushers

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“The tests that are done as they leave the facility are all good (but) we have no control over a lot of the shipment side of it.” – AGRICULTURE MINISTER GERRY RITZ Canada wants the U. S. to stop imposing restrictions against Canadian canola-crushing plants when their meal shipments pick up salmonella bacteria en route
News, Oilseeds

Rain Soaks Brazil’s Bumper Soy Crop

Wet weather continues to favour Brazil’s bumper soybean crop, the bulk of which is still a couple months away from being ready for harvest, weather forecaster Somar said Jan. 11. Mato Grosso and the rest of the centre-west got healthy rainfall over the weekend and should continue to see ample rains through the week. Despite
Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Things To Watch For In 2010

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For three-times-daily market reports from Don Bousquet and RNI, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca Grain and oi l s e e d prices at ICE Futures Canada in Winnipeg generally posted small losses over the Christmas and New Year’s break. Weakness in the U. S. soy markets and volatility in the Canadian dollar
Cereals, Crops, Pulses

New Herbicide Sought

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The federal government is contributing $772,000 to help Pulse Canada develop a herbicide that will dry crops faster for easier harvesting. New restrictions for herbicide residues mean there are fewer products available for desiccation as harvest aids for dry bean growers in Canada. The funding will allow researchers to evaluate what is currently available and
Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Bigger Crops, Canola Prices Rise

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For three-times-daily market reports from Don Bousquet and RNI, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca Grain and oi l s e e d prices at ICE Futures Canada in Winnipeg in the week ended Dec. 4 were modestly higher despite weakness in the normally dominant U. S. markets. Canola was supported by strong crusher
Beef cattle, Livestock

U. S. Entrepreneur Says There Is A Better Way To Raise Beef

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If Todd Churchill is right, he’s come up with a grass-fed beef production model that could pull the rug out from under confinement grain-fed livestock-feeding systems. “In my opinion, confinement livestock is about to be thrown virtually off the bus,” Churchill told a Manitoba Cattle Enhancement Council strategic planning session Nov. 30. “In 10 years,
Livestock, Oilseeds

Brazil Clears Planting Of Bayer GMO Soy

Brazil’s biotechnology agency CTNBio said Nov. 19 it approved the commercial planting of a genetically modified soybean variety produced by Bayer that’s resistant to glyphosate. Monsanto’s Roundup Ready soy, which is also resistant to glyphosate, is the only other GMO soy approved for commercial use in Brazil, which legalized the commercial use of transgenic crops,

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