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Post-CWB monopoly system receives record grain volume Q1

By Allan Dawson November 30, 2012

Concerns that Canada’s grain pipeline would initially struggle in the wake of ending the Canadian Wheat Board’s monopoly have proven groundless. A record 14 million tonnes of grain were delivered to the Canadian grain-handling system during the first 15 weeks of the crop year, Cargill Canada president Len Penner told the Grain Industry Symposium here

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Drought across the globe reducing grain stocks

By James Mackenzie November 29, 2012

Reuters / Food prices have eased slightly but this year’s droughts in key producer regions from the Black Sea to the U.S. Corn Belt are keeping cereal stocks at low levels, says a new report from the United Nations’ food agency. “This season’s world cereal supply-and-demand balance is proving much tighter than in 2011-12 with

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Big, early and high-quality harvest eases transition to post-single-desk era

By Allan Dawson November 29, 2012

Alarge and high-quality crop along with an early harvest was just what the doctor ordered to ease the transition to the post-single-desk era, says the CWB’s chief operating officer. “I can’t imagine what we’d all be going through… if we were talking about a crop that was predominantly (No.) 3 red (spring wheat) with falling

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China’s corn revolution promises great leap forward in yields

By Naveen Thukral, Niu Shuping November 22, 2012

Reuters / China’s farmers are using higher-yielding seeds and embracing modern technology in a shift that makes it less likely China will be a long-term major corn importer. Record Chinese imports of 5.5 million tonnes in 2011-12 helped drive up benchmark Chicago corn prices to $8 a bushel earlier this year — more than double

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Russia to face milling wheat, rye deficit

By Polina Devitt, Robin Paxton November 22, 2012

Reuters / Russia’s miller’s union said it has asked the government to ease conditions for importing wheat from Kazakhstan and rye from Germany this spring to cover a shortage after drought slashed grain crops. Russia, historically the world’s No. 3 global exporter, was hit by hot and dry weather this year, which slashed its wheat

News

U.S. group raps China over proposed rice import rules

November 15, 2012

Reuters / Chinese proposals to assure that any rice imported from the United States is safe and free of pests are “onerous and restrictive,” a U.S. rice trade group said Nov. 2, forecasting long negotiations before sales can go ahead. U.S. groups have pursued access to China, the world’s largest rice consumer, since 2006. Although

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India on track to produce surplus wheat for the sixth year in a row

By Mayank Bhardwaj November 15, 2012

India, which is also the world’s biggest consumer of grain after China, produced a record 93.9 million tonnes in 2012

India looks likely to harvest a bumper crop of wheat in 2013, its sixth in a row to exceed demand, after late monsoon rains replenished soil moisture, strengthening prospects for exports from the world’s second-biggest producer for a second year. Annual monsoon rains picked up after a slow start in June, prompting Farm Minister Sharad

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British wheat imports to soar as crop quality fails

By Nigel Hunt November 9, 2012

Britain is on the hunt for high-quality bread wheat after  domestic production and quality come up short

Reuters / Britain will be a net importer of wheat for the first time in a decade this year, turning customer to its traditional export rivals after a disease-ravaged harvest, much of which fails to meet the quality required for bread. Traders and analysts said diseases fuelled by the wettest June since records began more

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Barley genome breakthrough may lead to better beer

October 26, 2012

London/Reuters – An international consortium of scientists has published a high resolution draft of the barley genome in a move that could not only improve yields and disease resistance, but may also hold the key to better beer. “This research will streamline efforts to improve barley production through breeding for improved varieties,” said Prof. Robbie

Opinion

Letters — for 2012-10-11 00:00:00

October 17, 2012

Government actions to blame Regarding the Sept. 6 story “Latest feed crisis may be too much for the battered hog sector, I believe there is another very important factor that should not be disregarded. For every action, there is and will be, an opposite and equal reaction. The final straw, in this most recent case,

Daily Network News

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Tag Archives Rice

Post-CWB monopoly system receives record grain volume Q1

Drought across the globe reducing grain stocks

Big, early and high-quality harvest eases transition to post-single-desk era

China’s corn revolution promises great leap forward in yields

Russia to face milling wheat, rye deficit

U.S. group raps China over proposed rice import rules

India on track to produce surplus wheat for the sixth year in a row

British wheat imports to soar as crop quality fails

Barley genome breakthrough may lead to better beer

Letters — for 2012-10-11 00:00:00

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