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Feeder prices may indicate time for correction

By Jerry Klassen February 14, 2012

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices last week were $2 per hundredweight lower to $2 per hundredweight higher in comparison to a week earlier. Sellers were passing on record-high bids for heavier-weight feeder cattle, which is usually a signal that the market is due for a correction. Angus-cross light-flesh steers averaging 880 pounds sold for $141

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, News, Oilseeds

No surprise in grain stocks report

February 14, 2012

Reuters / Canada’s supplies of canola were slightly tighter on Dec. 31 than a year earlier, but all-wheat supplies grew modestly, Statistics Canada has reported. The calendar year-end stocks report is an indicator of how accurate StatsCan’s final production estimates were for the most recent harvest, along with how robust demand was late in the

Cereals, Grain Markets, News, Oilseeds

Farmers get marketing “wake-up call”

By Daniel Winters, Shannon VanRaes January 27, 2012

The open market is coming and wheat farmers have a lot to learn in a hurry, marketing experts told farmers attending Ag Days in Brandon. While seminar speakers filled farmers in on the ins and outs of what is expected to be a new era for grain marketing in Western Canada, representatives of the now

Country Crossroads, News, Recipe Swap

The greens of winter

By Lorraine Stevenson January 27, 2012

Cabbage or kale? If your family’s origin is European, chances are your great-greats survived the dark, cold months eating a whole lot of one or the other. Our ancestors couldn’t explain it, but they knew both kept strength up and sickness away in the days of extremely meagre diets. Today we know cabbage and kale

Cereals, Crops, News

Second suit seeks damages from monopoly’s end

January 27, 2012

A second group will seek to bring a class-action lawsuit against the federal government to win compensation for farmers over the end of the Canadian Wheat Board’s grain-marketing monopoly. The group, called Friends of the Canadian Wheat Board, will file its claim seeking compensation for the CWB’s physical assets, such as rail cars, as well

Cereals, News, Opinion

Letters — for Jan. 26, 2012

January 27, 2012

Conservative government needs a history lesson It is a shame that our elected members of government do not research information before they print false statements. In Merv Tweed’s last parliamentary report, two statements must be corrected. The first false statement was that the Canadian Wheat Board was “imposed” on western farmers. After many years of

Cereals, News

Legal fights over CWB’s future not going away

By Bruce Johnstone January 27, 2012

According to Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, it’s all over but the crying for supporters of the Canadian Wheat Board’s single desk. “It’s a done deal, folks,’’ Ritz told delegates at the Western Canadian Wheat Growers convention in Moose Jaw recently, referring to the legislation to eliminate the CWB’s monopoly over wheat and barley exports Aug.

Cereals, Crops, News, Opinion

Choose your middleman carefully

January 27, 2012

“Shop it around.” “Read the fine print.” “Work with companies you trust.” “Don’t try doing this without professional help.” The advice is flying thick and fast as farmers try to wrap their heads around the prospect of selling their wheat, durum and malt barley on the open market for the first time since their great-grandfathers

Cereals, Grain Markets, News, Oilseeds

Forecast calls for record canola acres, output

By Dwayne Klassen January 27, 2012

Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform were mixed during the week ended Jan. 20, with the nearby months seeing small gains while the deferred values were slightly weaker. A continued strong export lineup at Canada’s West Coast, along with strong domestic demand from the processing sector, helped to generate some of the

International news, News

India’s farmers struggle to adapt to changing consumer tastes

By Jo Winterbottom, Rajendra Jadhav January 27, 2012

Ajit Govind Sable’s family have owned their farm in India’s western Maharashtra state for 10 generations, which even for a region that has been farming for more than 10,000 years is long enough to witness plenty of changes. Two generations back, they started cultivating sugar cane here in Shivthar, a village in Maharashtra’s highlands near

Daily Network News

New strategies needed for Canadian agriculture to stand out in global trade

Feed Grains Weekly: Cash prices for wheat, barley largely flat

The Canadian GMO mustard wars: Dijon vs canola

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Feeder prices may indicate time for correction

No surprise in grain stocks report

Farmers get marketing “wake-up call”

The greens of winter

Second suit seeks damages from monopoly’s end

Letters — for Jan. 26, 2012

Legal fights over CWB’s future not going away

Choose your middleman carefully

Forecast calls for record canola acres, output

India’s farmers struggle to adapt to changing consumer tastes

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