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Brewer, Farmers Team Up

By Allan Dawson March 11, 2010

Beer was flowing freely at the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) recently in celebration of a unique project that’s putting more money in malting barley growers’ pockets, encouraging sustainable production and improving a brewers’ beer and bottom line. Don’t fret, the bill won’t be coming off farmers’ final payments. A keg of “Biggar Beer” was donated

Cereals, Crops

Global Barley Production To Decline

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 4, 2010

Global barley production is expected to decline in 2010-11, although stocks will remain more than sufficient to meet the demand, said a Canadian Wheat Board analyst in a presentation at the annual CWB Grain World conference in Winnipeg, Feb. 22. The early price projections from the CWB are for steady to slightly lower barley values

Cereals, Crops, News

Canada Barley Crop Seen Slightly Smaller

February 25, 2010

Barley production in Canada and the world is expected to be lower in 2010 as low prices dampen farmers’ interest, the Canadian Wheat Board said Feb. 22. Large supplies have weighed on prices, but reduced production in 2010 should start to reduce supplies, said Arvin Pirness, a market analyst with the Canadian Wheat Board. Canada’s

News

A Few Brews Good For Your Bones

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 11, 2010

Drinking beer made from hops or pale barley malts could be good for your bones, according to a recently released study from the University of California at Davis. Beer made from hops and pale barley malts contain relatively higher amounts of silicon than other types of beer. Silicon is believed to support bone development and

Cereals, Crops

CWB Lowers Wheat And Durum Price Outlooks

By Resource News January 7, 2010

The Canadian Wheat Board has lowered its price projections for most classes of wheat and durum sold during the 2009-10 crop year. The Pool Return Outlooks, released Dec. 17, were left unchanged for feed barley, while malt barley prices were revised higher. Wheat values were steady to down $6 per tonne from November, with most

Cereals, Opinion

CashPlus Controversy Has Little Traction

By Kevin Hursh December 24, 2009

Alittle over two years ago, the Canadian Wheat Board came up with a program called CashPlus for malting barley sales. Depending on who you listen to, it’s either been an absolute failure or a tremendous success. CashPlus was initiated at a time when the Conservative government was doing everything in its power to end the

Cereals, Crops

CWB Dials Back PROs For 2009-10

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff October 1, 2009

Healthy wheat harvests and already-large supplies of barley have added to pressure on the Canadian Wheat Board’s September pool return outlooks (PROs) for 2009-10. Compared to August levels, the new PROs released Sept. 24 find wheat PROs ranging from down $13 to up $3 per tonne, while malting and feed barley values dropped by $12

Cereals, Crops

Wheat Values Slip In 2009-10 PROs

July 30, 2009

Upwardly revised estimates of U. S. wheat acres, record-high exports from producers overseas and a strong loonie have combined to cut down the Canadian Wheat Board’s 2009-10 pool return outlooks (PROs) for wheat by $12 to $17 per tonne. Among the July PROs released July 23, lower international durum values pressured the new-crop durum outlook

Cereals, News

Ritz Rips CWB Over Barley Pool Closure

February 19, 2009

Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz slammed the Canadian Wheat Board over its decision to close down its bulk barley pool in the interests of keeping prices high for those already in the program. “I’m very concerned when I see them put out a press release saying they’re closing the bulk barley pool because they don’t

Cereals, News

New-Crop Malting Barley Prices Fail To Excite

By Alana Vannahme February 12, 2009

Farmers in Western Canada are less than enthusiastic about early new crop malting barley prices. Rahr Malting Canada Ltd. in Alix, Alberta had been offering between $4.25 to $4.50 (farm gate) for 2009-10 malting barley but those prices were met with minimal interest from farmers, said Kevin Sich, the barley manager for the Minnesota-based malt

Daily Network News

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

Tag Archives Malt

Brewer, Farmers Team Up

Global Barley Production To Decline

Canada Barley Crop Seen Slightly Smaller

A Few Brews Good For Your Bones

CWB Lowers Wheat And Durum Price Outlooks

CashPlus Controversy Has Little Traction

CWB Dials Back PROs For 2009-10

Wheat Values Slip In 2009-10 PROs

Ritz Rips CWB Over Barley Pool Closure

New-Crop Malting Barley Prices Fail To Excite

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