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China Expected To Import More Corn

February 10, 2011

Following its first large purchase of U.S. corn in more than four years in 2010, China may need to import as much as nine million tonnes of corn this year, an official with the U.S. Grains Council said on Feb. 3. “Estimates given to us were that China is short 10 million to 15 million

Opinion

Truth In Labelling

By Alan Guebert February 3, 2011

When a nearby national grocery chain hosted a beef sale last summer, this carnivore grabbed his chequebook and motored to the store’s meatcase as fast as the Exploder’s worn wheel bearings allowed. I was greeted with a ruby wave of shrink-wrapped beef loins sporting stickers that announced their Angus origins. Nowhere, however, could I find

Crops, Forages

Manitoba Growers Edgy About GM Alfalfa Release In U.S.

By Ron Friesen February 3, 2011

Manitoba forage seed producers are dismayed, but not surprised that American regulators have released Roundup Ready alfalfa in the U.S. without restrictions. “Whoever thought that Roundup Ready wasn’t going to come to the market was living in a dream world,” said Adam Gregory, an alfalfa seed producer from Fisher Branch. The U.S. Department of Agriculture

Livestock, Other livestock

Lamb Price Outlook For 2011

By Tim Petry February 3, 2011

Lamb prices set a record high in 2010, which is welcome news for producers after the last several years of depressed prices. The last record-high year for slaughter-lamb prices was 2005. The 2010 prices exceeded that old record by more than 15 per cent. Slaughter-lamb prices were 25 per cent higher than the depressed prices

Cereals, News, Oilseeds

In Brief… – for Jan. 20, 2011

By Reuters January 20, 2011

Vet fined:A Manitoba veterinarian has been fined $10,000 for certifying uninspected cattle for export. Dr. Earl Van Assen pleaded guilty in a Winnipeg court to two counts of contravening the federal Health of Animals Act. Court was told Van Assen submitted certification documents in Feb. 2009 for 42 cows shipped to the United States, stating

News

Washington’s Tough New Food-Safety Law Could Affect Canada

By Alex Binkley January 20, 2011

While it’s too soon to tell for sure, the new U.S. food-safety law could become another big headache for Canadian food exporters. The law, to be implemented over the next 18 months, gives the U.S. Food and Drug Administration powers similar to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, namely the authority to proactively protect the food

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Don’t Cry For Argentina Just Yet

January 20, 2011

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts climbed to fresh contract highs during the week ended Jan. 14, but ran into speculative profit-taking and farmer hedges to the upside, which tempered the advances. While corrections are to be expected, the general consensus amongst analysts seems to be for more strength in canola heading into spring, especially as

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Market Attention Turns To Spring Seeding Plans

January 13, 2011

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts bounced around in a narrow range during the first trading week of the new year, but finished a little weaker than they were to end 2010 as some profit-taking came forward to weigh on values. In the U.S., soybeans, corn and wheat also saw a similar pattern to start the

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Firm Demand, Tight Supply Support Canola

By Phil Franz-Warkentin December 16, 2010

The ICE Futures Canada canola market hit some fresh contract highs during the week ended Dec. 10, but also ran into profit-taking that limited the upside. While market participants were still digesting the larger-than-expected production numbers put out by Statistics Canada on Dec. 3, those supplies are also being met with some pretty solid demand

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets

Drought In U.S. Winter Wheat Fields Worries Experts

By Carey Gillam December 16, 2010

U.S. wheat experts are growing increasingly concerned about the new winter wheat crop in parts of top producer Kansas and other Plains states, as persistently dry conditions erode production potential. Drought conditions are plaguing the entire western third of Kansas, which routinely is the top U.S. wheat-growing state, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, a

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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