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Canada Durum Stocks Second Largest In 30 Years

By Rod Nickel May 13, 2010

Canadian farmers and crop handlers had the second-largest supply of pasta-producing durum wheat in at least 30 years on March 31, Statistics Canada said May 9, as big global stocks grew faster than demand. Stocks of barley, oats and canola were sharply smaller, StatsCan said. Stocks of durum were 4.625 million tonnes, up 23 per

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

U. S. Well Ahead In Seeding

By Mark Weinraub May 13, 2010

U. S. farmers are seeding corn at a record pace this spring and have made a good start in soybean planting despite rainy weather during the past week. U. S. Agriculture Department data released May 3 that showed farmers had completed 68 per cent of their corn planting as of May 2. The record for

Cereals, Crops, Forages

Crop Report – for May. 13, 2010

By Manitoba Agriculture May 13, 2010

SOUTHWEST: Rainfall over the past week kept producers out of the field till later in the week; rainfall amounts varied throughout the region. Cool temperatures over the weekend brought frost to most areas, but no frost damage was reported. The overall moisture situation is rated as good. The amount of crop seeded varies throughout the

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Prairie Landscape Expected Yellower Than Ever

By Phil Franz-Warkentin May 6, 2010

For three-times-daily market reports from Resource News International, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca ICE Futures Canada canola contracts started to edge to the upside of their long established trading ranges during the week ended April 30. However, expectations for record Canadian canola plantings and the generally favourable weather conditions across Western Canada tempered

Cereals, Crops

Grain Industry Worried By New Toxin Limits

By Allan Dawson May 6, 2010

Canada’s grain industry wants safer food, but it doubts pending regulations to restrict exposure to ochratoxin A (OTA), a suspected carcinogen in grains and other foods, will be effective. In the meantime, those regulations threaten to add costs throughout the pipeline from farmer to food processor. “There really needs to be a supply chain solution,”

Crops

Dark French Fries And Salinity Go Hand In Hand

By Ron Friesen May 6, 2010

“It dictates that you just can’t grow potatoes in those soils.” – BLAIR GEISEL, GAIA CONSULTING You know there’s something wrong with a potato if the tip of a french fry turns dark when it hits the oil. It’s a phenomenon potato processors hate: a disorder called “sugar-end defect.” The sugar caramelizes, leaving the tip

Cereals, Crops, Forages, Oilseeds

Crop Report – for May. 6, 2010

By Manitoba Agriculture May 6, 2010

SOUTHWEST: Rainfall over the past week resulted in varying accumulations across the region, with less precipitation in the southwest areas to more precipitation in the northern areas. Overall moisture situation is rated as good. Temperatures over night dropped below 0 C with some areas reporting lows of -4 C. Cereal crop seeding is 15 to

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

USDA Loan Rates Favour U. S. Durum

By Phil Franz-Warkentin April 29, 2010

For three-times-daily market reports from Resource News International, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca ICE Futures Canada canola contracts held within the tight ranges they’ve been stuck in for the past month during the week ended April 23, although the bias was to the downside as producers began seeding what could be a record-size

Cereals, Crops, Forages

Crop Report – for Apr. 29, 2010

By Manitoba Agriculture April 29, 2010

SOUTHWEST Little to no rain fell over the past week, with some scattered showers on the weekend. Above-average temperatures have producers seeding about a week earlier than normal – currently, pulse and wheat crops. Seeded acres are still low, with several areas of the region planning to start this week. Most winter crops and hay

Cereals, News, Oilseeds, Pulses

China Lifts Import Restrictions On Canada Peas

April 22, 2010

Canada won concessions from China on several farm exports during a trade mission to Beijing and Inner Mongolia, but China’s more-important restrictions on Canadian canola and beef remain in place. China lifted import restrictions on Canadian peas, signed an agreement to buy $100 million worth of malt barley from the Canadian Wheat Board and reopened

Daily Network News

Health Canada stops sales of coccidiosis medication Deccox on procedural issue

Canadian cattle herd sees first annual increase since 2018

Olymel parent company sees increased earnings in 2025

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