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Industry official fights the image of potatoes as fattening

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There’s no denying the impact of the image. A morbidly obese woman struggles up a short flight of stairs, while in the forefront of the advertisement are three servings of french fries, growing from modest to mammoth. “Portion sizes have grown, and so has obesity, which leads to many health problems,” reads the headline of
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Recipe Swap, March 1, 2012

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“Myth information” When it comes to food, we all have our likes, dislikes, preferences and prejudices. Many of us also live (and eat) by our “food myths.” These can be simple “dietary must-dos” like, “you must take minerals and supplements to stay healthy” or, “you must avoid carbs if you want to lose weight.” Some
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Crops briefs March 1, 2012

Canola top revenue earner Farm gate receipts for canola deliveries in 2011 reached $7.3 billion in Canada, up 30.6 per cent from 2010, according to Statistics Canada’s report from February 23. “Canola provided Canadian growers a strong revenue outlook for 2011, which is why we saw over 18 million canola acres last year,” says Pat
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Canadian potato industry faces new challenges: McCain exec

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The 1990s were the Good Old Days for Canadian potato industry. The U.S. economy was growing, providing strong markets just to the south — markets that were suddenly available as never before due to NAFTA. The Canadian dollar was in the tank, so you could sell in greenbacks and get 30 per cent more in
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Corn to take over Minnedosa plant this spring

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Husky’s Minnedosa ethanol plan is set ditch wheat and focus on corn during a two-month-long run this spring. “In the next couple of months, March and April, we’re going to do a 100 per cent corn run,” said Raymond Dyck, Husky Minnedosa’s grain marketing co-ordinator. “This is the first time we have gone to 100
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After a bright 2011, U.S. beef exports might wane

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Foreign markets can display acute price sensitivity that could constrain demand 2011 was a banner year for U.S meat exporters, with beef, pork and poultry exports all hitting record levels on the back of dietary adjustments and increased affluence in overseas markets. But beef shipments petered out notably towards the end of the year just
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Glass is still half full for flush American farmers

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Brian Roach scrawled a simple outlook for corn prices in a spiral notebook, with a line diving from the upper left hand corner to the lower right. Sitting in a hotel ballroom at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s annual Agricultural Outlook Forum last week, the commodity broker predicted increasing supplies and weakening demand would slow
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Court rules against ex-wheat board directors

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Former Canadian Wheat Board directors may appeal a Manitoba’s Court of Queens Bench ruling that rejected their bid to delay implementation of the federal legislation removing the board’s monopoly as of Aug. 1. “We think there are a number of areas where the judge erred and we’re considering an appeal,” Bill Toews, one of the
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Git ‘r done Grain Growers urges

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The Canadian Wheat Board will offer new crop-pricing options soon, spokesperson Maureen Fitzhenry said in an interview Feb. 22, but she declined to specify a date, nor say when the board expects to finalize agreements with companies to handle grain on its behalf. “It’s still our hope that we’ll be able to do something very
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Speculators raise wheat short to record high

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Large speculators raised their net short position in Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures and options to a record high amid ample stocks at a time of increased interest in the export market, regulatory data showed Feb. 24. The non-commercial traders, a category that includes hedge funds, cut back on their bullish bets on corn

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