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New technology focuses on native gene manipulation

By Shannon VanRaes March 29, 2012

The pace of canola seed innovation has increased dramatically over the last 10 years, but that doesn’t mean the industry can take a break or rest on its laurels. As canola production and consumption has increased over the last four or five years, the amount of soybean oil used worldwide has dropped by four billion

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Old-crop canola contracts resist downward pressures

By Dwayne Klassen March 29, 2012

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts started the week ended March 23 strong, but finally ran into resistance to post their first weekly declines in nearly two months in the old-crop contracts. However, even the correction lower was short lived, as Friday saw the market attempt to retest those earlier highs. Overbought price sentiment and pent-up

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Market access to China key to expanding Canadian canola exports

By Shannon VanRaes March 29, 2012

Tariff issues push blackleg concerns aside as Canada works to negotiate better access to China’s growing market

If you’re thinking of heading into the canola markets, it might be time to brush up on your Mandarin and Cantonese. China and its growing economic influence featured prominently during discussion on growing export markets at the Canola Council of Canada’s (CCC) convention in the American capital, largely because it is expected to feature prominently

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Rising canola futures find point of resistance

By Dwayne Klassen March 23, 2012

Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform moved higher during the week ended March 16. Concerns about the record pace of usage and the resulting depletion of old-crop canola stocks stimulated some of the upward price action. Chart-related speculative fund buying interest also contributed to the price advances. Much of that buying was

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Latest Ag Canada forecast ups 2012-13 grain and oilseed production

By Dwayne Klassen March 23, 2012

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has slightly increased its production estimates for the major grains and oilseeds for the upcoming crop year, which starts in August. The latest estimates from its market analysis division pegs total production at 70.320 million tonnes, up slightly from its February forecast of 70.120 million tonnes and 2011-12 production of 65.856

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March 23, 2012

Syria needs to import more grain milan / reuters / Syria, hit by a civil unrest, needs to raise cereals import by about a third in the current marketing year after its local grain output 10 per cent dropped in 2011, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said March 14. “Continued civil unrest

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Chinese sign record-large U.S. soy purchase agreement

By Karl Plume March 14, 2012

A Chinese trade delegation signed deals Feb. 17 to buy a record amount of U.S. soybeans during a visit to the United States at a time when a harsh drought has slashed crops in rival soy exporters in South America. The delegation inked agreements for 13.4 million tonnes valued at $6.7 billion, the U.S. Soybean

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Speculators raise wheat short to record high

By Mark Weinraub March 14, 2012

Large speculators raised their net short position in Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures and options to a record high amid ample stocks at a time of increased interest in the export market, regulatory data showed Feb. 24. The non-commercial traders, a category that includes hedge funds, cut back on their bullish bets on corn

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Analysts advise making sales into canola rally

By MarketsFarm Team, Phil Franz-Warkentin March 14, 2012

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts remained pointed higher during the week ended Feb. 24, as bullish technicals and solid end-user demand kept values well supported. Canola has moved higher every week for the past month, and while every advance heightens the chance of a profit-taking correction, that inevitable downturn has yet to rear its head.

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Brazil 2012 maize crop estimated to reach record 60 million tonnes

March 14, 2012

milan/reuters / Brazil’s total maize output, including main and second seasons, is expected to rise seven per cent to a new record of about 60 million tonnes in 2012 due to a surge in winter plantings, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization said Feb. 21. The areas planted for the second season are estimated

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Southern California honeybees show resistance to varroa mites

Pulse Weekly: SaskPulse optimistic despite input, crop price concerns

Canadian aquaculture should be classed as agriculture, industry groups say

Tag Archives Soybean

New technology focuses on native gene manipulation

Old-crop canola contracts resist downward pressures

Market access to China key to expanding Canadian canola exports

Rising canola futures find point of resistance

Latest Ag Canada forecast ups 2012-13 grain and oilseed production

Chinese sign record-large U.S. soy purchase agreement

Speculators raise wheat short to record high

Analysts advise making sales into canola rally

Brazil 2012 maize crop estimated to reach record 60 million tonnes

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