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Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds, Weather

Argentina cuts wheat output view due to floods

By Maximilian Heath, Maximiliano Rizzi December 1, 2012

Argentina’s government cut this season’s wheat output forecast, citing three months of heavy rains that started in August and flooded key parts of the Pampas Farm Belt, the Agriculture Ministry said Nov. 22. The South American grains powerhouse is seen producing 11.1 million tonnes of wheat in the 2012-13 crop year, down from the government’s

Hogs, Livestock, News

U.S. pork stocks rise to a record high

November 30, 2012

reuters / Pork stored in U.S. warehouses in October rose to a record high for that month as hog herds were reduced due to high feed costs. Producers have hurried their animals to market at a record pace and, coupled with the normal seasonal buildup in hog slaughters, that could result in tighter supplies in

Beef cattle, Opinion

WSGA wants investigation into XL beef recall

By Phil Rowland November 30, 2012

The Western Stock Growers’ Association (WSGA) has respectfully asked the Government of Canada to launch an independent investigation into the crisis surrounding the closing and long process to reopen the XL beef plant in Brooks. Recently, producers at the Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) zone meeting in Fort MacLeod supported a motion to call for an

Hogs, Livestock, Livestock Markets

U.S. pork supplies at all-time high

November 30, 2012

Hog price recovery months away Reuters — U.S. pork production in October hit a record high as the hog slaughter surged to an all-time high of 10.86 million head. The latest USDA data shows more hogs passed through U.S. packing plants last month than ever before as farmers liquidated their herds as the worst drought in

Crops, News

U.S. upholds ethanol mandate

By Patrick Rucker, Timothy Gardner December 1, 2012

Reuters – The United States upheld its program to turn a large share of the corn crop into ethanol for motor fuel Nov. 16, saying it did not cause undue economic harm despite steep competition for depleted U.S. grain supplies after the worst drought in 50 years. In August, as the drought seared the Midwest,

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, News

CWB looks to cash market to attract more wheat

By Terryn Shiells November 30, 2012

Sign-up deadlines for CWB’s pool programs have come and gone, but the company is still looking for more grain. “We’ve been able to get some really good sales for the tonnes that we have now, and movement has been really good,” said Gord Flaten, CWB’s vice-president of grain procurement. “So looking to the rest of

Country Crossroads

Let’s try to waste less food

By Julie Garden-Robinson November 30, 2012

Have you thrown out any food recently? Did you find less-than-appetizing food hiding in your refrigerator? Was it in an opaque container that may have startled you when you opened it to view the contents? Have you happened upon food well past its “use by” date in your cupboard or refrigerator? If you discarded food

Country Crossroads, Oilseeds, Recipe Swap

Recipe Swap: Pie crusts

By Lorraine Stevenson November 29, 2012

I decided to try a new pie crust recipe last August. This new recipe calls for vodka, so I knew it would be marvellous. Full of enthusiasm to try something new, I headed out to our orchard to get some apples. The tree was literally hanging with ripe fruit, and being the food hoarder that

Country Crossroads

Analysts expect fewer pigs and higher prices next year

By Theopolis Waters November 29, 2012

Pork stocks in U.S. warehouses in September soared to a record high for that month, a sign the rush to market hogs this summer due to high feed costs may mean fewer hogs and less pork next year. The bulk of the price gains could come in the second half of next year, analysts said.

Daily Network News

Canadian aquaculture should be classed as agriculture, industry groups say

CBOT Weekly: April supply and demand report a ‘nothing burger’

Canada blocks meats, dairy from Greece over foot-and-mouth disease

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