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Crops, Oilseeds

New Soybeans On Tap For 2012

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It wasn t the first day of school, but several dozen soybean and corn producers piled into buses early this September to examine new offerings at Marc Hutlet Seeds Inc. Moving forward in the spring of 2012, our (soybean) lineup will be revamped to include the Y-Series, three to be specific, Y61, Y71 and Y81,
Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

“Monstrous” Canola Yield Reports Pressure Futures

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Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform experienced a minor push to the downside during the week ended Sept. 9. Declines were influenced by the favourable weather for harvest operations, particularly in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and indications that some monstrous canola yields were being achieved. The larger-than-expected supply of canola in commercial and
Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets

EU Barley Quantity And Quality Down From Last Year

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Barley harvests in Western Europe are winding down with an overall slight fall in the size of the crop and quality also expected to decline, particularly in Germany, crop analysts said Sept. 8. Winter barley in Germany suffered major damage from the triple blow of a very cold winter, springtime drought and summer rain, according
Beef cattle, Livestock

Indonesia To Enforce Stricter Cattle Codes

Indonesia will register all importers of live cattle and beef from next month in a bid to improve standards and achieve self-sufficiency, a trade ministry official said last Friday. Under the new regulation, effective Oct. 1, importers must comply with strict regulations on feeding and slaughter facilities before the government approves their registration. Australia s
News, Oilseeds

Goldman Sees Scope For Sharp Rise In Soy Prices

Soybean prices could rally sharply over the next year but corn should be capped by the potential for large ethanol demand destruction in the U.S., Goldman Sachs said in a report received Sept. 9. For soybeans, we see an increasing likelihood that prices will rally sharply over the next 12 months given the growing risk
Cereals, Crops

Feast Of Protein In U.S. Spring Wheat Harvest

North Dakota wheat farmer Terry Weckerly applied extra fertilizer to his wheat this summer to coax more protein out of the crop. Flour mills and grain elevators were paying near-record premiums for high-protein wheat and he wanted a slice of it. The fertilizer worked too well. Weckerly and other farmers are harvesting a crop with
Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Oilseed Demand Outweighs Harvest Pressure

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ICE Futures Canada canola contacts moved higher during the week ended Sept. 1, as production concerns, advances in outside markets, solid end-user demand, and fund buying all provided support. However, the futures did run into some solid resistance to the upside, and profit-taking at the highs served to limit the advances. Harvest operations are moving
Crops, Oilseeds

Hedge Funds Hit The Fields To Check Out Crops

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Except for the spiffy Hunter rainboots that can cost more than $100 a pair, the fund manager was one with the crowd – farmers and industry folk in a muddy cornfield in the heart of U.S. grain country. Hedge fund officials are making their way to fields in the midwestern United States in record numbers
Beef cattle, Country Crossroads

Recipe Swap – for Sep. 8, 2011

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Sendyourrecipesorreciperequeststo: ManitobaCo-operatorRecipe Swap Box 1794, Carman, Man. R0G 0J0 or email [email protected] Building on last year’s success, organizers have another Open Farm Day planned this September 18, with more and greater diversity of farms to visit this year. Thousands of people poured through open farm gates on a beautiful September afternoon last year; attendance surpassed

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