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Hard red spring wheat bids firm on Prairies
Grain Markets, Markets

Hard red spring wheat bids firm on Prairies

Basis levels varied a bit, but in general remained steady within an established range

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Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada rose for the week ending Nov. 3, tracking action in the U.S. futures. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (13.5 per cent protein CWRS) wheat prices were up C$3 to C$5 per tonne across the Prairie provinces, according to price quotes from a cross-section
The Manitoba Canola Growers Association thinks an opportunity could exist for canola producers to sell their product into the biodiesel market.
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Carbon tax could translate into more demand for canola

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“Nobody like taxes… but there is also going to be some opportunities,” as a result of Manitoba’s climate and green plan, Manitoba Canola Growers Association (MCGA) president Chuck Fossay told the Keystone Agricultural Producers’ advisory council Nov. 2. While the plan includes a flat $25-a-tonne carbon tax starting sometime next year, it also says if
Pea processing attracting wide interest
Crops, Pulses

Pea processing attracting wide interest

The Prairies has become a hotbed for ingredient manufacturing based on the crop

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The French company Roquette may have kicked off the pea party when it announced a protein-processing facility at Portage la Prairie earlier this year — but it’s no longer the only guest. In September Academy Award-winning film director James Cameron announced he would be investing in a new multimillion-dollar pea-processing plant in Vanscoy, Sask. As
Wheat bids rise across Prairies as loonie dips
Grain Markets, Markets

Wheat bids rise across Prairies as loonie dips

December spring wheat was up 5.75 U.S. cents on the week in Minneapolis

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Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada rose for the week ending Oct. 27. A drop in the Canadian dollar and gains in Minneapolis futures propped up prices. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent) wheat prices were up $11-$13 per tonne across the Prairie provinces, according to
U.S. biofuel trade fight benefits canola futures
Grain Markets, Markets

U.S. biofuel trade fight benefits canola futures

ICE Futures Canada pulls the plug on barley and wheat

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ICE Futures Canada canola contracts climbed to their highest levels in more than two months during the week ended Oct. 27, as declines in the Canadian dollar and gains in U.S. soyoil provided double the support. The currency was the biggest driver, falling below 78 U.S. cents for the first time since July. The drop
Don Guilford (MBFI management committee chair), Katherine Kingdon (Co-op corporate secretary), Ken Jenner (Heritage Co-op president), Lorne Zacharias (Heritage Co-op general manager), Robin Hamilton (Ducks Unlimited Canada agronomist), Ramona Blyth (MBFI president), Glenn Friesen (Manitoba Agriculture, MBFI management committee), Duncan Morrison (Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association, MBFI management committee) and Brian Lemon (Manitoba Beef Producers general manager, MBFI management committee)
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MBFI Learning Centre site gets funding

Brookdale site is one of 27 projects supported across Western Canada 
by the Co-op Community Spaces program

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The Co-op Community Spaces program is putting $125,000 towards an educational centre at Brookdale that will serve as a site for both on-farm research and a place to learn about the role of agriculture in rural and urban communities. Manitoba Beef and Forage Initiatives (MBFI)’s Learning Centre of Excellence will be located at the research
The latest estimates are that as much as 50 per cent of the crop area in Western Canada could be affected by Group 1- and/or Group 2-resistant wild oats.
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