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CFIA Finds No Trace Of Potato Cyst Nematode

March 10, 2011

Soil samples from potato fields across the country and testing of Canada’s 2010 seed potato crop have turned up no sign of potato cyst nematode (PCN). The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said last month it had collected and analyzed over 43,200 soil samples during the national 2010 PCN survey. The agency said it “prioritized these

Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Crude Oil Uncertainty Might Not Boost Crop Commodities

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 3, 2011

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts saw another volatile week during the period ended Feb. 25, with the global political and economic uncertainty, brought on by the turmoil in Libya and other countries, triggering a speculative sell off in many commodity markets – including canola. The fundamentals are still fairly supportive, and the drop in prices

Crops

Forget Fuel Costs, U.S. Farmers Cheer Oil Surge

By Carey Gillam March 3, 2011

Not too long ago, a surge in oil prices would have caused a groan of misery from the U.S. farm belt, forced to pay higher prices for tractor fuel and fertilizer. Today, farmers are far more likely to cheer. The farm sector’s response to a surge in fuel costs has inverted for two important reasons:

Crops

Monsanto GM Sugar Beets Can Stay In The Ground

March 3, 2011

In a partial win for global biotech seed maker Monsanto Co. , a U.S. Appeals Court has reversed a lower court’s order that called for the destruction of young genetically modified sugar beet plants, according to a ruling released Feb. 25. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found permits issued by the U.S. Department

Cereals, Crops

Sky-High Crop Acreage Targets Likely A Pipe Dream

By Gavin Maguire March 3, 2011

The U.S. Department of Agriculture reiterated its projections for record-high combined plantings of corn, cotton and soybeans this spring at its annual Outlook Forum, dealing a fresh blow to crop prices by standing by its projections for potentially record-high crop production in 2011. But while record U.S. crop-planting estimates are all well and good on

Crops, Oilseeds

Plant Pathologist Cites “High Risk” Of Glyphosate

By Carey Gillam March 3, 2011

Questions about the safety of glyphosate have resurfaced in a warning from a U.S. scientist that claims the top-selling herbicide may contribute to plant disease and health problems for farm animals. Plant pathologist and retired Purdue University professor, Don Huber has written a letter to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack warning that a newly discovered

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Profit-Taking Hammers Canola

By Phil Franz-Warkentin February 24, 2011

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts saw a roller-coaster of a week during the period ended Feb. 18, as the bottom finally fell out of the market and participants took profits after the steady rise over the past few months. However, after four straight days of large declines, values stabilized for a day, bounced higher and

Cereals, Livestock, Oilseeds

Grain Trade Veterans Flummoxed By Market Reaction

By K.t. Arasu February 24, 2011

It was supposed to have been a benign U.S. government report, a highly provisional glimpse at this year’s crops – something expert grain traders would take note of before going about their business. Instead, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s first look at crop production in the United States this year released on Feb. 14 –

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Canola Futures Slip Despite Industry’s Efforts

February 17, 2011

Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform experienced a setback during the week ended Feb. 11 as the taking of profits and overbought market conditions encouraged selling. The price setback seen in Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean and soyoil futures also sparked some of the downward price action seen in canola. Support

Livestock, Poultry

Mexico Begins U.S. Chicken Probe

By Robert Campbell February 17, 2011

Mexico, the top foreign buyer of U.S. chicken last year, said Feb. 8 it would investigate U.S. producers over dumping complaints lodged by Mexican chicken processors. Mexican chicken processors allege U.S. producers sold chicken legs and thighs on the Mexican market below their cost of production in 2010. Among the U.S. producers named in the

Daily Network News

Canadian agriculture must be seen as growth sector: Blois

Chicken, eggs benefit from demand for economical protein

Spain detects first swine fever cases outside initial Barcelona outbreak zone

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