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Harvest nears completion, pastures are done

October 10, 2012

Weekly Provincial Summary Good harvest weather allowed for excellent harvest progress across Manitoba. Harvest continues on the remaining flax, soybean, grain and silage corn, industrial hemp, alfalfa seed and potato acres. Sunflower harvest is just underway across Manitoba. The earliest seeded winter wheat has emerged but precipitation would help with germination and stand establishment. Precipitation

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Food bank donations urged

October 10, 2012

Staff / In the spirit of the Thanksgiving holiday, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Parliamentary Secretary Pierre Lemieux are encouraging Canadians to generously donate to their local food banks. Lemieux joined Turkey Farmers of Canada Chair Mark Davies at the Ottawa Food Bank last week to present a $50,000 donation to Food Banks Canada. This

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IGC cuts forecasts for global maize, wheat crops

October 10, 2012

Reuters / A sharp decline in prospects for the European Union’s maize crop is set to further tighten supplies in a market where prices have already hit record highs this year, the International Grains Council forecast Sept. 28. The IGC, in a monthly report, cut its forecast for global maize production in 2012-13 by 5.1

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Prairie weather not done with markets just yet

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 22, 2012

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts posted solid gains during the week ended Sept. 14, as production concerns in parts of the Prairies, and expectations that supplies may not be enough to meet the demand going forward, provided support. Canola ended the week with new contract highs in many months, and the bullish technical signals could

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Food price shocks a serious threat, UN says

By Reuters September 22, 2012

World leaders must take swift, co-ordinated action to ensure that food price shocks do not turn into a catastrophe that could hurt tens of millions of people in coming months, the United Nations’ food agencies said in a statement on Sept. 4. Global alarm over the potential for a food crisis of the kind seen

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U.S. drought lifts PRO values

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff September 22, 2012

Values in CWB’s 2012-13 harvest pool return outlook (PRO) have risen on the expected demand for Canada’s wheat, barley and canola in the wake of the U.S. Corn Belt’s drought. CWB’s second round of new-crop PROs, issued Sept. 14, sees wheat and durum values up by $11 per tonne, malting barley up $10 and canola

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Harvest continues, but it’s getting dry out there

By Manitoba Agriculture September 22, 2012

Weekly Provincial Summary Warm, dry conditions across most of Manitoba allowed for excellent harvest progress. Most areas of Manitoba reported frost events throughout the week; few reports of crop damage were received. The exception is the Interlake Region where some acres were impacted and crop assessments are underway. Strong winds in some areas of Manitoba

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Western Canada wheat high in protein, but supplies plentiful

By Rod Nickel September 17, 2012

Western Canadian farmers are harvesting a spring wheat crop that looks to be well above average in protein content, but they are unlikely to command much of the usual premium this autumn due to abundant supplies, analysts say. After two years of flooding, Western Canada is set to produce its second-biggest all-wheat crop in 16

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First frost of the season but no damage to crops

September 18, 2012

Weekly Provincial Summary Hot, dry conditions across most of Manitoba allowed for excellent harvest progress. In some areas of Manitoba, frost was reported early Sunday, Sept. 9 but no reports of crop damage have been received. Harvest of spring cereals is 95 per cent complete. Canola harvest ranges from 70 to 100 per cent complete.

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Eastern European maize a rare bright spot

September 17, 2012

kiev / reuters / Eastern European maize crops have survived a summer drought, but exporters are unlikely to benefit as domestic buyers seek alternatives to wheat and barley ravaged by the heat. Top maize producers in the Black Sea region — Ukraine, Russia, Bulgaria and Romania — are likely to produce a total of 37

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U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise on first WASDE since September

U.S. export sales include only small soybean business to China

U.S. corn and soybean yields revised down by USDA

Tag Archives Staple foods

Harvest nears completion, pastures are done

Food bank donations urged

IGC cuts forecasts for global maize, wheat crops

Prairie weather not done with markets just yet

Food price shocks a serious threat, UN says

U.S. drought lifts PRO values

Harvest continues, but it’s getting dry out there

Western Canada wheat high in protein, but supplies plentiful

First frost of the season but no damage to crops

Eastern European maize a rare bright spot

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