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McKnight Farms Wins Corn Competition Again

By Allan Dawson February 17, 2011

McKnight Farms of Roland has won the Manitoba Corn Growers Association’s (MCGA) annual corn yield contest for the second year in a row with a yield of 245.29 bushels an acre. That’s almost five per cent higher than McKnight’s 2009 winning yield of 198.17. It was with the same corn hybrid, Pioneer Hi-Bred’s 39D97, grown

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

StatsCan Canola Data Shows Less Supply, More Demand

By Dwayne Klassen February 10, 2011

Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform posted some significant advances during the week ended Feb. 4, with new contract highs established in a number of months. Strong domestic processor demand for canola, along with continued strong export interest, helped to stimulate some of the strength. Adding to the upward price momentum were

Crops, Forages

Properly Done, Organic Grain Is A Money-Maker

By Daniel Winters February 10, 2011

Narrow rows, early seeding, and heavier seeding rates are just some of the strategies organic farmer Ian Cushon uses to fight weeds on his 3,600-acre organic farm on the fringes of the black soil zone near Oxbow, Sask. “In terms of weed management and crop competition, seeding equipment I think is the most important equipment

Cereals, Crops

Growers Favour Barley Over Wheat

By Brent Harder February 10, 2011

With wheat showi ng strong returns across Western Canada, it appears producers are showing more interest in wheat than barley “Wheat is garnering a significant portion of the acre increase, barley a little less so at the moment,” said Bruce Burnett, director of weather and market analysis with the Canadian Wheat Board in Winnipeg. Bill

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Wheat Growing Makes Comeback In Minnesota

By Doug Holen February 10, 2011

Fields of barley, oats, rye, triticale, and winter and spring wheat could be seen from Rochester to Grand Forks until the early 1990s, when they all but disappeared from southern and central Minnesota. What once was old is new again. In the past six to seven years, the University of Minnesota has heard an increasing

Cereals, Crops, News

Wheat Deficit, Corn Surplus Seen In 2011-12

February 10, 2011

Global wheat production should rebound in 2011- 12 but still fail to match demand, leading to a further drawdown in stocks and rising prices, Societé Generale analyst Emmanuel Jayet said in a report Feb. 7. “The continuing trend of decreasing global stocks, the possible failure of the U.S. harvest, the poor crop prospects of the

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Fundamentals Still Lean Toward $700-Per-Tonne Canola

February 3, 2011

Nearby canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform experienced a minor setback during the week ended Jan. 28 while the more-deferred contracts continued to trek upward. Much of the price weakness in canola was reflective of profit-taking, especially as new highs were established. Declines in Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean and soyoil

Cereals, Livestock, Oilseeds

Record Canola Plantings Predicted

By Rod Nickel February 3, 2011

Canola and all wheat will closely contest Canada’s spr ing acreage battle as farmers look to cash in on the highest prices in more than 2.5 years, Agriculture Canada’s first planting forecast of 2011 shows. Canola has consistently provided high returns to farmers, and Canada’s Agriculture Department sees them planting a record-large area after flooding

Cereals, Crops, News, Oilseeds

Price Outlook Good — But Jumpy

By Laura Rance-Unger January 27, 2011

It doesn’t seem to matter whether analysts are studying the market fundamentals, technical charts or the stars these days, they all agree on one thing. Prices are strong and there is plenty of potential for them to get stronger. But there was a caveat attached to the bullish outlook analysts dangled tantalizingly in front of

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Canadian Canola Stocks Seen Tightening

By Phil Franz-Warkentin January 27, 2011

Canola contracts traded on the ICE Futures Canada platform hit fresh contract highs yet again during the week ended Jan. 21, as the underlying technicals and fundamentals continue to point higher. It’s the same old story in canola as it’s been for the past couple of months. End-user demand is strong, supplies are tightening and

Daily Network News

Feed grain weekly: Barley steady in late February

Reduced Argentine soybean harvest, bigger crush says USDA attaché

Growth capital hard to find for Canadian agri-food

Tag Archives Staple foods

McKnight Farms Wins Corn Competition Again

StatsCan Canola Data Shows Less Supply, More Demand

Properly Done, Organic Grain Is A Money-Maker

Growers Favour Barley Over Wheat

Wheat Growing Makes Comeback In Minnesota

Wheat Deficit, Corn Surplus Seen In 2011-12

Fundamentals Still Lean Toward $700-Per-Tonne Canola

Record Canola Plantings Predicted

Price Outlook Good — But Jumpy

Canadian Canola Stocks Seen Tightening

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