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Editorial: Big crops on the horizon

By Laura Rance-Unger July 7, 2016

There are some among us who plan their drive across the Canadian Prairies so they do most of it under the cover of darkness, ostensibly to avoid the tedium of vast horizons on which there is “nothing” to see. To each their own. I’ve taken that drive twice this spring — with the help of

Cereals, News

Record grain movement masks systemic ills

Long-term issues haven't been addressed yet

By Allan Dawson April 7, 2016

Grain shippers aren’t cheering too loudly about record grain movement in the 2014-15 crop year, and warn that costly grain backlogs like those in 2013-14 may recur. “We don’t want people to read about this and say: ‘problem solved,’” Wade Sobkowich, executive director of the Western Grain Elevator Association (WGEA), said in an interview. “It’s

Crops, News

Canadian 2014-15 wheat exports exceed U.S. for first time in years

A repeat is forecast this year thanks to the low Canadian dollar, but Cam Dahl says it’s a trend not an anomaly

By Allan Dawson March 31, 2016

Canada is exporting more wheat than the U.S. for the first time since Benny Goodman was topping the pop charts and Adolf Hitler was preparing for war. After decades of playing second fiddle to its southern neighbour, the low Canadian dollar and other factors have this country’s exports edging ahead as in what some industry

Crops

Richardson to build in S. Alta. inputs market

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff September 26, 2015

Prairie grain handler Richardson International is moving to shore up its presence in southern Alberta’s crop inputs market with a new dealership. The Winnipeg company announced Wednesday it will build a new crop inputs centre at Three Hills, about 65 km east of Olds, starting this fall to open and begin operating next spring. “The

The Clipper Bettina. (Clipper-Group.com)

Crops, Markets, Weather

Churchill’s first shipment of season now loading

By GFM Network News, Jade Markus September 9, 2015

Churchill, Man. | CNS Canada — Grain loading has started on the first vessel of the season to reach Manitoba’s northern Port of Churchill. The Clipper Bettina arrived at the Hudson Bay port Sunday and began receiving grain Wednesday. The vessel is to leave for Africa within days, with 36,000 tonnes of hard red spring

The Andersons Grain Group’s Toledo-area elevator at Maumee, Ohio. (AndersonsGrain.com)

Crops, Markets

U.S. grain firm Andersons not interested in being bought

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek May 21, 2015

New York | Reuters — U.S. grain handler Andersons Inc. is not interested in being acquired, CEO Mike Anderson said on Thursday after Richardson International expressed interest in a takeover. Richardson, one of Canada’s largest grain handlers, last week said it was interested in Andersons as part of a push to expand in the U.S. “Our strategy

Cereals, Crops

Gluten strength improving, but customers remain concerned

After some recent soul-searching, Canada’s wheat industry seems intent on  restoring its reputation for quality and consistency

By Allan Dawson March 12, 2015

Canadian bread-making wheat, once considered the world’s best, is selling at a discount to American and Australian wheat, according to some southeast Asian customers. Thanks to a shift in varieties, Canadian wheat quality has improved since 2013 when some customers complained about low gluten strength in the Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) class. Meanwhile, the

Cereals, News

Canada to sign UPOV ’91

Farmers will pay royalties on crop instead of seed

By Allan Dawson November 20, 2013

The federal government is poised to sign on to an international treaty that will see farmers pay seed royalties when they sell their crop. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said last week the decision to adopt UPOV ’91 by Aug. 1, 2014 will provide plant breeders with a better return on investment and encourage more private-sector

Cereals, Crops

Richardson Pioneer, Seed Depot working on Faller IP program

By Allan Dawson March 7, 2013

All the contracted seed will be delivered to Richardson Pioneer,  which is selling it to British baker Warburtons

Richardson Pioneer, in co-operation with Seed Depot, expects to contract around 10,000 acres of Faller, an unregistered, American wheat, through a new identity-preserved (IP) program this spring, says Peter Entz, Richardson International’s assistant vice-president of seed and traits. “It’s going to work like any other identity-preserved program,” Entz said in an interview Feb. 27 on

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Syngenta to enter Prairie canola seed market

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 15, 2012

Syngenta plans to broaden its canola portfolio beyond chemicals and launch its own new canola seed varieties on the Prairies starting next fall. “This is an exceptional time to be in the canola seed market, given the extent of breeding and varietal development activities going on across the country,” Dave Sippell, Syngenta’s head of diverse

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans recover from 3-month low on technical bounce

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures retreat on profit taking

ICE Weekly: All eyes on Carney in China

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