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China’s COFCO says it imported Canadian durum for first time

China's imports usually involve pasta or durum flour instead

By GFM Network News, Reuters November 24, 2023

Beijing | Reuters — Chinese state-run food group COFCO Group said it had imported Canadian durum wheat for the first time for processing into flour, a departure from China’s usual practice of importing finished durum flour or pasta. “This direct import of durum wheat has enriched the structure of China’s imported wheat varieties, facilitated the

A durum wheat crop near Acadia Valley, Alta., stands shorter than normal and produced fewer kernels than normal due to dry conditions.

News

High pasta prices set to boil over as Canada’s wheat withers

Drought in Prairie durum-growing region adds to global supply woes

By Gus Trompiz, Rod Nickel September 22, 2023

Reuters – Pasta lovers must brace to pay higher prices for their favourite dish, as drought in Canada and bad weather in Europe damages durum wheat crops and reduces supplies available to flour millers and food companies. Italy’s government called a crisis meeting in May as prices for the staple food jumped by more than double the national inflation

Tara Giles operates a combine as she harvests wheat on a 160-acre field located south of High River, Alberta, September 28, 2013.

Cereals, News

Pasta makers fret over durum wheat shortfall

With Canadian durum production hit hard, manufacturers around the globe are seeing higher prices

By Giancarlo Navach, Gus Trompiz December 15, 2021

Reuters – Italian pasta makers are fearful of a substantial supply squeeze in the coming months after this summer’s durum wheat price shock, as the market runs out of ways to offset a dire harvest in Canada. Extreme heat and drought this year in Western Canada, which usually accounts for about two-thirds of global durum

Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Wheat futures underpinned for now

However, traders still watching headlines

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin March 26, 2020

MarketsFarm — U.S. wheat futures have climbed higher over the past week, with the largest gains in Chicago Board of Trade soft wheat, as global uncertainty over the COVID-19 pandemic provided some support. However, that uncertainty could also makes predicting market trends rather difficult, according to an analyst. “All of my comments come with a

Cereals, Crops, Markets

Solid demand, logistics underpin durum bids

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin March 23, 2020

MarketsFarm — Durum bids in Western Canada have found some support from solid demand and logistical issues elsewhere in the world. Anecdotal reports of pasta hoarding, due to COVID-19 coronavirus concerns, were also somewhat supportive. Cash durum bids in Saskatchewan are currently in the $7.50-$8 per bushel range, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire data. That

Crops

Barilla to buy second-largest Italian pasta plant

By GFM Network News, Reuters November 14, 2018

Milan | Reuters — Food group Barilla said on Wednesday it had presented an offer to buy the second-largest pasta plant in Italy from domestic rival Pasta Zara to boost its production capacity. Family-owned Pasta Zara has started court proceedings to get creditor protection after its debt spiralled out of control. The factory, which is

Last week in Rome a Canadian delegation led by Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay met with officials from ANACER (Associazione Nazionale Cerealisti), Italy’s grain trade association, to address Italy’s unfair barriers to Canadian durum wheat imports. Cereals Canada president Cam Dahl (l to r), MacAulay, Fabrizio Ricci, ANACER, Andrea Galli, ANACER and Canada’s Ambassador to Italy, Alexandra Bugailiskis.

News

Canada pushes for end to durum dispute

Agriculture Minister MacAulay pushes Italy to end barriers to Canadian durum imports

By Allan Dawson October 19, 2018

Regaining Canada’s traditional durum wheat export market to Italy requires a two-pronged approach — diplomacy and legal action through the World Trade Organization (WTO), says Cereals Canada president Cam Dahl. But Canada’s Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay wouldn’t commit to the latter, when speaking to reporters from Rome Oct. 11, after the high-level Canadian delegation he

The Canada 150 emblem in a durum field. (Agr.gc.ca)

Cereals, Crops, Markets

Durum markets rattled as harvest set to start

By GFM Network News, Terry Fries August 16, 2018

CNS Canada — With the durum wheat harvest rapidly approaching in Western Canada, many analysts wonder how the dry conditions and extreme heat will affect yields. Yet there is one aspect about this year’s crop they already know. Increased seeded acreage this spring, and market access problems hindering longer-term durum sales, mean farmers might want

Crops, News

Italian opposition to Canadian durum a sore point

There’s been no clear indication of what Ottawa will do next

By Alex Binkley July 18, 2018

Other than meetings between Canadian and European cabinet ministers on the issue, there has been no action by Canada to reinforce its opposition to Italian pasta tariffs that have shut Canadian durum wheat out of what had been a key market. Cam Dahl, president of Cereals Canada, said the industry is pushing Ottawa to step

Montreal-area processor Grisspasta, whose facilities are shown here, is one of three firms alleging dumping of pasta processed in Turkey into the Canadian market. (Grisspasta.com)

Cereals, Crops

Canada to probe claims of Turkish pasta dumping

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 1, 2018

Three Canadian makers of dry wheat pasta have got their wish for a probe into whether competing products from Turkey are being dumped into the Canadian market. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced Tuesday it has launched an investigation into whether certain pasta products originating in or exported from Turkey are being sold at

Daily Network News

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