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Feed weekly outlook: Tight supplies, good demand support barley

Solid demand, both domestically and internationally, coupled with tightening world supplies is keeping barley bids well supported in Western Canada and should lead to increased acres this spring. “The price of feed barley is staying historically high,” said Brian Otto, chair of the Barley Council of Canada, noting feed barley at Lethbridge was currently trading

A customer eats an ‘insect tsukemen’ ramen noodle topped with fried worms and crickets at Ramen Nagi restaurant in Tokyo on April 9, 2017. (Photo: Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon)

Livestock

Farming insects may solve one problem, create others

By GFM Network News, Thin Lei Win January 14, 2019

Rome | Thomson Reuters Foundation — Insects have great potential as an alternative source of protein, but further research is urgently needed before mass production begins in order to avoid environmental disaster, Swedish researchers warned Monday. There is currently an “overwhelming lack of knowledge” on basic questions such as suitable species, their housing and feed

Livestock

Maple Leaf to consolidate Ontario poultry processing

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff November 27, 2018

A new $660 million plant at London, Ont. will house Maple Leaf Foods’ Ontario fresh poultry processing operations by mid-2021 as the food processing firm prepares to shut three older facilities. Toronto-based Maple Leaf announced Monday it will build a 640,000-square foot plant at London, billed as “one of the most technologically advanced poultry-processing plants

Markets

Beef demand, crush margins boost Cargill’s Q1 ledger

By GFM Network News, P.J. Huffstutter September 27, 2018

Reuters — Grains trader Cargill reported a nearly five per cent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday as global demand for beef and improved oilseed crushing results offset challenges in several business units. But Cargill also faced various headwinds across the company — particularly in its protein and food ingredients units, both of which have

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Markets

Wheat trade hoping for big export year

By GFM Network News, Terry Fries August 23, 2018

CNS Canada –– Canadian wheat growers could find themselves popular with international buyers this winter, as world wheat stocks hit lows not seen for a decade. Marlene Boersch, managing partner at Mercantile Consulting Venture, said the present 26-day wheat supply available to world markets, once China’s stockpiles are removed from the equation, should boost prices

Markets

Beef, eggs, feed fatten Cargill’s profits

By GFM Network News, P.J. Huffstutter, Tom Polansek July 12, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Strong global demand for beef and animal feed fattened grain trader Cargill’s profits in fiscal year 2018, which were also boosted by trade tensions and South American weather woes, the company said on Thursday. For the full year, adjusted operating earnings reached $3.2 billion, up six per cent from fiscal 2017

Canola seed, oil and meal. (Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

Crops

DowDuPont bets on canola in race to boost plant proteins

By GFM Network News, Rod Nickel May 18, 2018

Winnipeg | Reuters — Production of Canada’s biggest crop, canola, has expanded rapidly in recent years amid strong demand for the vegetable oil it produces. But the other processed canola product, meal, takes a backseat to U.S. soymeal to feed certain livestock, due to a reduced protein level. Seed developer DowDuPont hopes to change that

Crops, Markets

Prairie malt barley prices lower than feed

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News March 15, 2018

CNS Canada — With feed barley in tight supply, the tables have flipped with feed prices now sitting higher than those for malt barley in Western Canada. Feed barley prices “make some of these other prices look a bit ridiculous. There’s no demand from the domestic maltsters because they’ve all been plugged up ever since

Crops, Markets

Firm feed barley market capped by U.S. corn

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin November 24, 2017

CNS Canada — Feed barley bids in Alberta have shown some strength post-harvest and look to remain firm heading through the winter. However, the threat of U.S. corn imports will likely cap the upside. “Barley’s been on the rise here,” said Jared Seitz of Agfinity at Spruce Grove, Alta. Some U.S. corn was crossing the

Crops, Markets

High-quality durum still top of mind for buyers

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News November 22, 2017

Winnipeg | CNS Canada — Following two years of varying qualities for Canadian durum, the world still wants higher-quality grain, according to Rhyl Doyle. “The world still wants (No. 1) CWAD and last year although the profile was mostly (No. 3) CWAD, they still wanted 1 CWAD. So there are a spectrum of markets for

Daily Network News

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Tag Archives Protein

Feed weekly outlook: Tight supplies, good demand support barley

Farming insects may solve one problem, create others

Maple Leaf to consolidate Ontario poultry processing

Beef demand, crush margins boost Cargill’s Q1 ledger

Wheat trade hoping for big export year

Beef, eggs, feed fatten Cargill’s profits

DowDuPont bets on canola in race to boost plant proteins

Prairie malt barley prices lower than feed

Firm feed barley market capped by U.S. corn

High-quality durum still top of mind for buyers

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