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USDA old guard fights new ideas

By Alan Guebert January 29, 2009

Although Barack Obama has been president but a few days we can already say with certainty – unlike before his inauguration – that he cannot fly, leap tall buildings or walk on water. Those feats, however, are chopped liver compared to cracking the good old boy cabal at the U. S. Department of Agriculture. So

Opinion

U. S. farmers get another governor

By Alan Guebert January 15, 2009

If conventional leadership and bureaucratic competency had a face, it would look exactly like Thomas J. Vilsack: round as an apple pie, chin disappearing under sagging cheeks, greying (and amply present) hair. President-elect Barack Obama’s selection of Vilsack, the two-term (1998-2006) Iowa governor, to lead the U. S. Department of Agriculture marks the third non-farming

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Canola hits $10 in old and new crop

January 15, 2009

DON BOUSQUET It’s Your Business For three-times-daily market reports from Don Bousquet and RNI, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca Grain and oilseed futures at ICE Futures Canada in Winnipeg closed the week ended Jan. 9 mixed. Canola rallied to two-month highs; strength in the Chicago soy complex, export demand as China and Pakistan

Hogs, Livestock Markets

Better hog prices seen in 2009

By Dwayne Klassen January 15, 2009

“Depending on where U. S. domestic pork supplies end up, hog prices should increase in the first half of 2009.” – Brad Marceniuk, Saskatchewan Agriculture Canada’s hog producers should see better prices in 2009 than in 2008, according to projections made by livestock specialists. A favourable price outlook for U. S. hog values and a

Beef cattle, Livestock Markets

U. S. hogs finish 2008 strong, cattle limp out

By Bob Burgdorfer January 8, 2009

A US$3 jump in some cash hog prices Dec. 31 helped U. S. hog futures close higher for the day and for the year at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, while cattle limped to a year-end finish amid worries sluggish economies here and overseas will hurt demand for beef in 2009. Hog futures were up 6.3

News

U. S. watchdogs call for tighter GMO oversight

By Jasmin Melvin January 8, 2009

More oversight and coordination is needed among federal agencies to prevent unapproved releases of genetically modified crops into the environment and food and feed supply, the investigative arm of the U. S. Congress said Dec. 5. Since 2000, there have been six known unauthorized releases of GMO crops into the food supply involving GMO corn

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Are grain prices recession-proof?

January 8, 2009

DON BOUSQUET It’s Your Business For three-times-daily market reports from Don Bousquet and RNI, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at ww.manitobacooperator.ca Grain and oilseed futures at ICE Futures Canada in Winnipeg closed the week ended Jan. 2 higher with a firm tone in the U. S. markets contributing to the gains. Canola rose back over

Cereals, News

CWB Pool / from age 1

January 1, 2009

“… the 07-08 crop year was a great case study for the advantages of single desk (selling) and pooled pricing.” – maureen fitzhenry was $510.35 a tonne ($13.99 a bushel), more than double the 2006-07 return. After deductions the average Manitoba return is $12.67 a bushel. The in-store return for Special Select two-row and six-row

Cereals, News

Corn market breaks $3, could fall more

December 18, 2008

Analysis by Sam Nelson U. S. corn prices fell through the key support level of US$3 per bushel on Dec. 5 for the first time in more than two years, signalling a further weakening could be in store as the contracting global economy hurts demand. The ethanol industry is being tested financially, with crude oil

Beef cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets

Cattle producers plan COOL survival strategy

By Ron Friesen December 11, 2008

Canadian livestock producers have finally succeeded in getting the federal government to initiate a World Trade Organization challenge to the U. S. country-of-origin meat labelling rule. Their task now is to live with COOL while the WTO case makes its long and torturous way through the system. It could take up to three years to

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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