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‘May contain soy’ labels not required

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 22, 2013

Canada’s processors and importers of “grain-based” products don’t need to resort to precautionary labels on their wares if a low level of soy has made its way into the grain. In a notice to the industry Feb. 13, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) advised that such labels aren’t required in cases where “a low

Crops, Oilseeds, Opinion

Sequence and intervals

By Laura Rance-Unger February 15, 2013

Ask a room full of agronomists what’s significant about the year 1993 and the word “fusarium” ripples through the crowd. It was a memorable year. Much of the wheat in Manitoba, particularly in the Red River Valley, was contaminated with fusarium head blight disease, which affects yields but also creates toxins that can affect human

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Canola exports, domestic crush must slow down

By Phil Franz-Warkentin February 15, 2013

Old-crop canola futures climbed higher at ICE Futures Canada during the week ended Feb. 8, hitting levels not seen since mid-September before running into profit-taking resistance to the upside. Dwindling stocks in Western Canada are the primary driver in the market, but canola is still only one oilseed among many in the broader market and

Crops, Oilseeds

Paraguay soy farmers ask courts to halt Monsanto royalties

February 15, 2013

Growers want the courts to match a Brazilian ruling where a state court ordered Monsanto to stop charging

Reuters / A group of Paraguayan farmers asked the courts Feb. 5 to stop U.S. biotech company Monsanto from charging royalties for use of its genetically modified soybeans in the world’s No. 4 exporter. The farmers say royalty payments should be halted because the company charges growers about $40 million per year to use its

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Latest StatsCan stocks report puts last year’s canola season into perspective

By Rod Nickel February 15, 2013

Reuters / Canadian canola supplies dropped to a six-year low as of Dec. 31, highlighting a disappointing crop and strong demand for oilseeds, while wheat stocks were surprisingly lower, according to a Statistics Canada report Feb. 5 Canola supplies on farms and in commercial storage plunged 24 per cent to 7.37 million tonnes, while all-wheat

Crops, Oilseeds

Soybean root rot pathogen breaks the rules

By Daniel Winters February 12, 2013

For every rule there’s an exception. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada researchers have discovered a devastating soybean pathogen has developed a means of breaking Mendel’s laws, which sets out the rules on how genetic characteristics are passed on via inheritance. The discovery could lead to better control of soybean root rot disease, a major problem worldwide,

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Efforts to ration demand support canola futures

By Dwayne Klassen February 12, 2013

Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform continued its slow but steady upward trek during the week ended Feb. 1. Strength in the futures contract was maintained by the need to ration the tightening canola supply situation in Western Canada. There has not been any kind of let-up in the need to cover

Crops, Grain Markets, News, Oilseeds

Corn area under threat as key states look to more profitable soybeans

By Gavin Maguire February 12, 2013

The corn market’s consistent outperformance of soybeans so far in 2013 has helped cement expectations that overall corn planted area within the United States will see a year-over-year increase across all major corn-growing states at the expense of soybeans and other crops. But there are some key states where soybeans have gotten the upper hand

Crops, Oilseeds

Soya protein can be replaced by rapeseed protein in human diets

By Jena University Release February 12, 2013

Today, more than 500 million people are suffering from a lack of adequate protein in their diet. Each year, the number of human beings increases by 80 million, a figure which is equivalent to the present population of Germany. Thus, providing enough food, particularly sufficient protein for the increasing populace is a challenging task for

Crops, News, Oilseeds

U.S. farmers may turn to soybeans and away from corn

By Mark Weinraub February 6, 2013

Reuters / The so-called battle for acres on U.S. farmland heated up last month when soybean prices rallied to a six-month high against corn, which could be a catalyst for increased soy production. New-crop November Chicago Board of Trade soybeans gained more than 55 cents on December corn, solidifying some farmers’ decision to boost their

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Tag Archives Soybean

‘May contain soy’ labels not required

Sequence and intervals

Canola exports, domestic crush must slow down

Paraguay soy farmers ask courts to halt Monsanto royalties

Latest StatsCan stocks report puts last year’s canola season into perspective

Soybean root rot pathogen breaks the rules

Efforts to ration demand support canola futures

Corn area under threat as key states look to more profitable soybeans

Soya protein can be replaced by rapeseed protein in human diets

U.S. farmers may turn to soybeans and away from corn

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