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U.S. drought lifts PRO values

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff September 22, 2012

Values in CWB’s 2012-13 harvest pool return outlook (PRO) have risen on the expected demand for Canada’s wheat, barley and canola in the wake of the U.S. Corn Belt’s drought. CWB’s second round of new-crop PROs, issued Sept. 14, sees wheat and durum values up by $11 per tonne, malting barley up $10 and canola

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Letters — for 2012-06-14 00:00:00

June 16, 2012

Ritz explains checkoff details Regarding the May 31 story “KAP questions checkoff administrator — last month, as part of our government’s commitment to deliver marketing freedom to western wheat and barley growers, I announced proposed regulations enabling a new, voluntary producer checkoff that will be overseen by the Alberta Barley Commission, in support of research, market

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Open-market supporters optimistic post-CWB monopoly

By Allan Dawson May 4, 2012

There’s lots of optimism ahead of ending the wheat board’s monopoly Aug. 1, but there will be challenges too, according to a panel that spoke at the Canada Grain Council’s 43rd annual meeting in Winnipeg April 16. “I just say the sky is the limit now,” said Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association president Kevin Bender.

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Quick-cooking barley puts a modern spin on an ancient grain

By Daniel Winters April 16, 2012

Manitoba-made, value-added, hulless barley food product  offers ease of preparation, convenience and nutritional benefits

Everybody has to eat. On dinner plates around the world, there are three main types of starches: rice, potatoes and pasta. Now, after years of product development, Marvin Nakonechny, the CEO of Edmonton-based Progressive Foods, has an ambitious plan to add his company’s new, fast-cooking hulless barley product to that list. “I just want a

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“Buyer resistance” pressures durum

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 15, 2012

Values for durum wheat have slipped furthest back in this month’s pool return outlook (PRO) from the Canadian Wheat Board, thanks largely to “buyer resistance” against high durum prices. Durum values in the January 2011-12 PRO, released Jan. 26, are down $2-$11 per tonne from December levels, while other wheats vary from $5 per tonne

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CWB boosts wheat and malting barley initials

February 15, 2012

Prairie malting barley growers can expect to see an extra $51.90 per tonne in the next few weeks for their 2011-12 deliveries. The barley adjustment payment, expected to flow by direct deposit on Feb. 21 and by cheques in the mail starting Feb. 24, is on the list of increased initial payments effective Feb. 9,

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Recommended Malting Barley Varieties For 2012

November 10, 2011

The Recommended Malting Barley Varieties List for 2012- 13 has been released by the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre, which is made up of members of the grain-handling, malting and brewing industries. The CMBTC said the recommendations are based on the varieties expected to be selected by grain and malting companies for both domestic and

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Brewers And Maltsters Fund Barley Research

September 22, 2011

he Brewing and Malting Barley Research Institute (BMBRI) has announced a total of $92,000 in funding for five projects this year. BMBRI represents brewing and malting companies from Canada and across North America. We recognize that barley acreage has fallen over the past several years, and our members want to contribute to research what will

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CWB Raises 2011-12 PROs

September 1, 2011

The Canadian Wheat Board has increased its projected returns for wheat, durum and barley in its latest Pool Return Outlook (PRO) for the 2011-12 crop year. Wheat values have increased since last month’s PRO by between $12 and $18 per tonne, depending on class, grade and protein level. Durum values have gone up between $6

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One Study Says This, A Paper Says That

By Allan Dawson June 30, 2011

Farmers don’t agree on the value of the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) and neither do economists. A newly released study that was commissioned by the board says single desk marketing earned malting barley farmers an additional $540 million between 2004-05 and 2008-09 over the open market. But a paper prepared for the C.D. Howe Institute

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Huge crops in South America says analyst

U.S. livestock: ‘Cattle on feed’ report supports prices

U.S. grains: Wheat trades near contract lows under ample global supply

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