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China set for record corn imports on crop damage

By Niu Shuping April 18, 2013

Reuters / China is likely to import a record volume of corn in the next marketing year, as the world’s second-largest consumer takes advantage of a fall in global prices and after the domestic crop suffered damage from mould and wet weather delayed plantings. Imports are expected to reach between six million and seven million

Crops

Ontario expected to ship a million tonnes of corn to the U.S. for feed and ethanol

By Karl Plume, Rod Nickel April 9, 2013

Reuters / Canadian corn is flowing to U.S. ethanol plants and feed suppliers in larger-than-usual volumes, with up to one million tonnes expected in 2012-13, as a large Ontario crop backfills demand after last year’s severe U.S. drought. Canada is normally a net importer of corn, feeding Eastern Canada’s pigs and poultry and supplying Ontario

Grain Markets, International news, News

Black Sea 2013-14 grain exports to rebound

March 28, 2013

moscow/kiev / reuters The Black Sea region’s top three grain producers — Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan — will see output and potential export volumes restored in the 2013-14 marketing year with improved weather conditions benefiting crops. The three countries were hit by drought in 2012 which slashed their combined grain crop by one-third to 130

Cereals, Crops, International news, News, Weather

Dry weather wilts South African crops

By Olivia Kumwenda March 16, 2013

Reuters / Dry weather conditions have hit the main maize-growing areas in South Africa, wilting the crop and dashing prospects for better yields this year. South Africa’s provinces of Free State and North West, which together produce more than half of the country’s total maize crop, have been the hardest hit by the dry conditions

Country Crossroads, International news

From a tourist’s view

By Donna Gamache March 16, 2013

A trip to the beaches of Varadero, Cuba may be what you’re dreaming of. But perhaps, after some time in the sun, you might want more — to see the ‘real’ Cuba, outside of the all-inclusive resort strip. My husband and I recently spent two weeks on the tropical island. We admired the fabulous Varadero

International news, Livestock, Oilseeds

South Korea offers loans to squeezed farmers

March 7, 2013

seoul / reuters / South Korea will offer $156 million in soft loans this year to farmers squeezed by record prices of feed grain and a weak domestic market for pork, the Agriculture Ministry said on Feb. 28. Livestock farmers in South Korea, the world’s third-largest importer of corn and a leading buyer of soybean

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, International news, News, Oilseeds

IGC forecasts larger world wheat crop

By Nigel Hunt March 7, 2013

Most of the increased production will be absorbed by higher demand and end-season stocks are expected to rise by only two million tonnes

World wheat production in 2013-14 is tentatively expected to rise by four per cent, the International Grains Council said Feb. 21, issuing its first forecast for next season’s supply-and-demand balance for the commodity. “Much (of the increase) is expected to be absorbed by higher demand and end-season stocks are likely to rise by just two

Crops, Grain Markets, International news

Russia eyes recovery from drought and return to exports in 2013

By Polina Devitt March 7, 2013

There are concerns over Russia’s grain export volumes if the country harvests a modest crop this year, Deputy Agriculture Minister Ilya Shestakov said. Feb. 28. Russia’s officials are targeting an ambitious harvest of 95 million tonnes this year, after last year’s 71 million tonnes when the country was hit by drought. “If the harvest will

Country Crossroads, Recipe Swap

Recipe Swap: A taste of southern sun

By Lorraine Stevenson February 23, 2013

Citrus fruits are a treat in our apple-eating household, but come February I stock up on oranges. Oranges are usually plentiful in the stores this time of year and they’re exceptional sources of vitamin C to help get rid of a cold often visiting around now. They’re far better for us than a lot of

Cereals, Crops, Weather

Drought projected in parts of the U.S.

By Charles Abbott February 23, 2013

Reuters / U.S. farmers will plant crops this spring under the shadow of a persistent drought that grips prime farmland from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains, with grain supplies already tight from drought losses in 2012. In all, 56 per cent of the contiguous United States is under moderate to exceptional drought, twice

Daily Network News

Canada October retail sales down 0.2 per cent; seen up 1.2 per cent in November

Pork imports to drop after 2026 as Philippines ramps up hog repopulation drive

Selling GMO tomato seeds to Canadian gardeners ‘reckless’ say advocates

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