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Canada’s Pulse Exports To China Set To Rise

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Canada’s pulse exports to China could take a big jump, following that country’s recent elimination of a major trade barrier to peas and other legume crops. China announced last week it had removed the maximum limit for selenium in imported food, a restriction that hampered sales of Canadian dry field peas to the Asian country.
Crops, Oilseeds

Cold Weather Limited Top-Grade Canada Canola Supplies

Top-grade canola made up just three-quarters of last year’s crop in Western Canada, the lowest proportion in six years, after too much rain and cool weather kept the oilseed from fully maturing, a Canadian government report said. Canada is the world’s top exporter of canola. In contrast to last year’s limited canola production, the top-quality
Crops, Oilseeds

Potential Fantastic For Flax, Boosters Say

Flax, it seems, is the forgotten crop. Canadian acreage is declining and when farmers do grow the blue-flowered oilseed, it’s often the last crop to be planted, usually with fewer inputs than the rest. But boosters see lots of potential for flax because of its health attributes and mega-star endorsements. “When you have Oprah calling
News, Oilseeds

Europe Relaxes GMO Tolerance Levels For Animal Feed

Amove by the European Union to allow low levels of genetically modified organisms in animal feed imports is a “step forward” but won’t immediately help Canada’s flaxseed exports into the region, according to the Flax Council of Canada. A European Union committee voted last month to allow a 0.1 per cent threshold of unauthorized GMOs
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Redistributing Phosphorus Would Eliminate Feared Shortages: Study

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Fears of a global shortage of phosphate fertilizer could be allayed if phosphorus use were distributed more evenly throughout the world, according to new research. Reducing phosphorus (P) fertilizer applications in some regions and increasing them in others would create an adequate balance for everyone, according to a recently published paper by a McGill University
News, Oilseeds

In Brief… – for Feb. 17, 2011

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Biodiesel mandate:Canadian canola growers are pleased by a federal announcement Feb. 10 to mandate biodiesel in diesel fuel starting July 1. “A two per cent renewable fuel mandate for diesel fuel has the potential to create new domestic demand for about one million tonnes of canola,” says Ed Schafer, president of the Canadian Canola Growers
Crops

Phosphorus Calculator Under Development

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Aphosphorus calculator is being developed for wheat, barley and canola grown in Manitoba to help farmers assess the economics of applying phosphorus, Rigas Karamanos, Viterra’s agronomy manager, told the 54th annual meeting of the Manitoba Soils Society in Winnipeg Feb. 3. The phosphorus calculator will work much like the nitrogen calculator, an interactive, spreadsheet- based,
Crops, Oilseeds

Higher Prices Ration Flaxseed Demand

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High flaxseed bids are causing end-users to ration demand, slowing the reduction of Canada’s tightening supplies. Flaxseed bids as high as $15.75 per bushel, f.o.b. farm, can currently be found in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, according to the latest Prairie Ag Hotwire data. Market participants said prices were hitting $16 per bushel in some limited cases.
News, Oilseeds

Prairie Farmers Seen Planting More Flax In 2011

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Canadian farmers will look to plant more flax this spring, but tight supplies in the meantime will slice exports to a five-or six-year low in the 2010- 11 crop year, crop analysts said Jan. 10. Production fell to an 18-year low of 423,000 tonnes in 2010. With current new-crop cash bids by grain handlers higher

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