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Crops briefs March 1, 2012

March 14, 2012

Canola top revenue earner Farm gate receipts for canola deliveries in 2011 reached $7.3 billion in Canada, up 30.6 per cent from 2010, according to Statistics Canada’s report from February 23. “Canola provided Canadian growers a strong revenue outlook for 2011, which is why we saw over 18 million canola acres last year,” says Pat

Crops, News

Canadian potato industry faces new challenges: McCain exec

By Gord Gilmour March 14, 2012

The 1990s were the Good Old Days for Canadian potato industry. The U.S. economy was growing, providing strong markets just to the south — markets that were suddenly available as never before due to NAFTA. The Canadian dollar was in the tank, so you could sell in greenbacks and get 30 per cent more in

Cereals, Crops, News

Corn to take over Minnedosa plant this spring

By Shannon VanRaes March 14, 2012

Husky’s Minnedosa ethanol plan is set ditch wheat and focus on corn during a two-month-long run this spring. “In the next couple of months, March and April, we’re going to do a 100 per cent corn run,” said Raymond Dyck, Husky Minnedosa’s grain marketing co-ordinator. “This is the first time we have gone to 100

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, News, Oilseeds

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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Grain World: High- quality Canadian wheat grades questioned

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 14, 2012

Canadian wheat exports are known for their quality internationally, but the country may be able to sell more grain and receive better returns by growing different classes of wheat or adjusting current grading standards, said presenters at the Wild Oats Grain World conference in Winnipeg, Feb. 27. Lawrence Yakielashek, president of Alfred C. Toepfer (Canada)

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Canola, wheat now neck and neck for acreage

By Rod Nickel March 14, 2012

Canola area is seen at 19.4 million acres and wheat will be at 19 million acres Canadian farmers will plant a record-large area to canola this year as they take advantage of attractive prices and dry conditions, the annual Wild Oats GrainWorld outlook conference heard on Monday. Canola area will soar to 19.4 million acres,

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Canola cools off as Canada’s crushers curb demand

By Dwayne Klassen March 14, 2012

Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform managed to hold on to small gains during the week ended March 2. Fresh export demand from Mexico, along with some pretty good chart-based speculative demand, facilitated the upward price action. Concerns about dry conditions heading into spring seeding on the Prairies helped to influence some

Cereals, Crops, Forages, News, Weather

Lack of snow probably hasn’t hurt the winter wheat — yet

By Allan Dawson March 5, 2012

Everybody is talking about the lack of snow this winter, but like the weather, nobody can do much about it. The fields here are bare and it’s the same for much of southern Manitoba. That’s raising concerns about possible winterkill to crops such as alfalfa, winter wheat and strawberries. Snow is a good insulator. Fortunately

Cereals, Crops, News

ESN, urea or a blend? Researchers say that is a complicated question

By Alexis Kienlen March 5, 2012

ESN? Urea? A blend? Which is best for your crops? That may depend where you live. ESN is a polymer-coated urea product that releases the fertilizer over time, and new research suggests local matters when it comes to using it. “Once (ESN) is put into the soil, water moves into the granule, dissolves the nitrogen

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Crops briefs March 1, 2012

Canadian potato industry faces new challenges: McCain exec

Corn to take over Minnedosa plant this spring

Analysts advise making sales into canola rally

Brazil 2012 maize crop estimated to reach record 60 million tonnes

Grain World: High- quality Canadian wheat grades questioned

Canola, wheat now neck and neck for acreage

Canola cools off as Canada’s crushers curb demand

Lack of snow probably hasn’t hurt the winter wheat — yet

ESN, urea or a blend? Researchers say that is a complicated question

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