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High compound feed cost hits pig farmers

June 5, 2012

amsterdam / reuters Europe’s pig farmers are struggling to maintain production, caught between a slide in pork prices and a rise in the cost of protein-rich soymeal and rapemeal used in compound feed. The price of soymeal has surged nearly 40 per cent this year. Along with rapemeal it is used as the main source

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Canola’s highs appear to be in for the summer

By Phil Franz-Warkentin June 5, 2012

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts bounced around during the week ended May 25, initially posting declines before climbing back to finish with small gains in most months by Friday. The bounce on Friday could be seen as supportive from a technical standpoint, but the general consensus right now seems to be that the highs are

News, Oilseeds

ADM worried about soybean supplies

By Reuters May 31, 2012

Archer Daniels Midland Co. is “very concerned” about the potential for low U.S. soybean supplies due to a shift toward corn plantings, said Craig Huss, chief risk officer. Farmers are expected to increase corn plantings to a 75-year high this spring to take advantage of high prices, and to plant fewer acres of soybeans than

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More volatility likely from expanded trading hours

By Phil Franz-Warkentin May 30, 2012

ICE Futures Canada canola moved higher in most months during the week ended May 18, initially dropping lower with long liquidation before bouncing back up on the back of solid end-user demand. Tight old-crop supplies and continued exporter pricing are expected to keep the front-month July contract supported going forward, but it should eventually drift

Livestock, News, Oilseeds

High compound feed cost hits pig farmers

May 17, 2012

amsterdam / reuters Europe’s pig farmers are struggling to maintain production, caught between a slide in pork prices and a rise in the cost of protein-rich soymeal and rapemeal used in compound feed. The price of soymeal has surged nearly 40 per cent this year. Along with rapemeal it is used as the main source

Cereals, Grain Markets, Livestock, Oilseeds

Canola contracts weaken on Chicago soybean sell-off

By Dwayne Klassen May 17, 2012

Canola contracts on the ICE Futures Canada platform experienced some significant losses during the week ended May 11. The sharp sell-off in the CBOT (Chicago Board of Trade) soybean complex helped to encourage the downward price slide, as did renewed macroeconomic issues, which triggered some aggressive liquidation of long positions by speculative fund accounts. The

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New-crop U.S. corn slips on expected record acres

By Dwayne Klassen May 14, 2012

Canola contracts on the ICE Futures Canada platform lost some ground during the week ended May 4. The declines posted in the nearby May and July futures were greater than in the November-and-beyond months. The unwinding of the old-crop/new-crop spreads was a feature during the week, which resulted in the nearby months moving down and

News, Oilseeds

“Socialist” seed money program behind North Dakota boom

By Daniel Winters May 3, 2012

North Dakota development agency has many successes and says even innovative failures can pay dividends

When right-leaning Americans want to make a point about the perils of government involvement in the economy, they often level the accusing finger at socialist Canuckistan. But in North Dakota — which is enjoying an agriculture and oil boom despite serious economic malaise elsewhere in the union — there are two wildly successful “socialist entities.”

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Forecasts call for record acres seeded to canola

By Phil Franz-Warkentin May 3, 2012

Old-crop canola contracts climbed to new highs on the ICE Futures Canada platform during the week ended April 27, as the tight supply situation in Western Canada provided underlying support. Commercials were also scrambling to cover their short positions rather than be forced to make deliveries on the nearby May contract before it comes off

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Organic grain growers: Turning to “speed dating” to meet buyers

By Daniel Winters April 30, 2012

Growing organic crops can be tough. Finding reliable buyers even tougher. A recent matchmaking event was aimed at helping the two sides of the organic supply-and-demand equation meet in the hopes that the industry might go forth, be fruitful, and multiply. “It’s speed dating,” said Laura Telford, an organic business development specialist with Manitoba

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High compound feed cost hits pig farmers

Canola’s highs appear to be in for the summer

ADM worried about soybean supplies

More volatility likely from expanded trading hours

High compound feed cost hits pig farmers

Canola contracts weaken on Chicago soybean sell-off

New-crop U.S. corn slips on expected record acres

“Socialist” seed money program behind North Dakota boom

Forecasts call for record acres seeded to canola

Organic grain growers: Turning to “speed dating” to meet buyers

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