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Quality assurance through world-class research stands the test of time

April 7, 2012

By Val Ominski The bright blue paint, on the Allis Chalmers roll stands, looks conspicuously out of place among the gleaming modern metal in the pilot-scale flour mill on the 16th floor of the CGC Grain Research Lab. Miller Dave Turnock thinks they are about 80 years old and have also seen duty at the

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Edible bean acreage set to rise, but only modest increase expected

By Phil Franz-Warkentin April 7, 2012

Edible bean supplies are very tight in southern Manitoba and although higher acreage is anticipated, better prices for other commodities will limit the increase, says bean merchant Tina Scott. Farmers in the province grew only 51,000 acres of edible beans in 2011, after planting a more average 146,000 the previous year. “Last year was an

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IGC sees record maize crop in 2012-13

By Nigel Hunt April 7, 2012

Global maize production is projected to rise to a record 900 million tonnes in 2012-13, outstripping demand for the first time since the 2008-09 season, the International Grains Council said April 2. The IGC, in a monthly report, also cut its forecast for the global maize stocks at the end of the 2011-12 season following

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Fewer U.S. soybean acres bode well for canola

By Phil Franz-Warkentin April 7, 2012

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts climbed sharply higher during the week ended March 30, hitting their strongest levels in over six months and settling just below contract highs on Friday. Canola first rose on the back of the tightening supply situation in Western Canada and solid export demand, but saw another leg up when a

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Briefs March 29, 2012

March 29, 2012

Indonesian consumers shun rice in favour of noodles jakarta / reuters / Rising incomes are prompting Asian consumers to switch to noodles and away from rice. It’s expected wheat demand in Indonesia, already Asia’s top wheat importer, will rise by at least five per cent a year over the next decade. The country imported six

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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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IGC sees global maize deficit

By Nigel Hunt March 29, 2012

Reuters / World maize production should climb in 2012-13 but is likely to remain below consumption as demand for meat boosts feed use, International Grains Council senior economist Amy Reynolds said March 14. Reynolds, in a presentation at the Agra Europe outlook conference, put the 2012-13 global maize crop at 880 million tonnes, up from

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Too soon to give up on winter wheat

By Daniel Winters March 24, 2012

The Prairie winter wheat crop may have been left looking a bit worse for wear due to unusually low snowfall cover, but there’s still life lurking below those browned-off stalks. That’s because it takes more than just a tap on the head to kill winter wheat, said Outlook, Sask.-area farmer Dale Hicks, who is also

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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

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, News, Oilseeds

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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Quality assurance through world-class research stands the test of time

Edible bean acreage set to rise, but only modest increase expected

IGC sees record maize crop in 2012-13

Fewer U.S. soybean acres bode well for canola

Briefs March 29, 2012

Old-crop canola contracts resist downward pressures

IGC sees global maize deficit

Too soon to give up on winter wheat

Rising canola futures find point of resistance

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

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