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Ethanol Production Boosts Demand For Corn

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The USDA released a report Jan. 12 stating that corn crops will be the tightest than ever before, Mike Krueger, host of the “Money Farm” told farmers attending the 2011 Ag Days. “The single biggest thing that has changed the corn market worldwide and certainly our market is ethanol,” said Krueger. Ethanol production has increased
Beef cattle, Livestock

Herd Rebuilding Still A Ways Off

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U.S. beef demand is good given the fragile nature of America’s economic recovery but corn prices and La Nińa are seen constraining expansion of the country’s biggest cattle herd in Texas, the head of the state’s cattle raisers association said Dec. 10. “I think we are very fortunate to have the demand that we have
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Investors Try New Tactic With African Agriculture

Africa has long been a target for wealthy philanthropists who donate money in a fight against the continent’s poverty, disease epidemics and food shortages. Now, taking a cue from the non-profit world, profit-hungry investors are eyeing Africa in a new way, putting a charitable spin on their pursuit of double-digit returns. Whether it’s making loans
Grain Markets, Oilseeds

China’s Tight-Money Policy Drags Down Commodities

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Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform maintained an upward price trend for much of the week before the Chinese government’s decision to keep a tight monetary policy sent world currencies into a frenzy and sparked a massive speculative sell-off of commodity positions. The speculative liquidation essentially sent CBOT (Chicago Board of Trade)
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In The U.S. Midwest, A Farmland Bubble May Be Growing

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Sales of everything from compact tractors to combines have jumped at Jim Lichtenberg’s Nebraska store this year as farmers try to make the most of a boom in corn and soybean prices. “Yields were good this year and crop prices are real good right now, so guys have been spending some money,” said Lichtenberg, who
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Salt Intake Unchanged In 50 Years

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Despite decades of attempts to get people to shake their salt habit, there is little evidence that sodium intake has changed in over 50 years, a new study says. And, as authors of an editorial published in the November American Journal of Clinical Nutritionpoint out, more regulation of sodium in processed foods isn’t likely to
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Improved Mite Control Cuts Bee Losses

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The worst may be over for Canadian honey producers, following three straight years of devastating overwinter bee colony losses. A new survey shows beekeepers lost 21 per cent of their colonies last winter, much less than in previous years. But officials warn it’s premature to say the industry has turned a corner in its fight
Cereals, News

In Brief… – for Sep. 30, 2010

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Pigeon King’s roost sold: Real estate owned by Arlan Galbraith, the bankrupt Pigeon King, was auctioned off Sept. 23 in a bid by London, Ont. receivers to recoup some of the millions lost by investors. The property contained two homes, some pigeon coops and 300 acres, including river frontage. Galbraith enticed hundreds of farmers to
Cereals, News

In Brief… – for Sep. 23, 2010

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COOL hearing underway: Canadian Cattlemen’s Association president Travis Toews said he is pleased with how the Canadian government presented its case against U. S. Country of Origin Labelling legislation before a WTO dispute settlement panel in Geneva, Switzerland last week. The U. S. did not challenge any of Canada’s economic evidence, but argued that these
Beef cattle, News

R-CALF Sets Sights On Packer Consolidation – for Aug. 19, 2010

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Activist ranch lobby group R-CALF USA’s call for tougher enforcement of the 1920s-era Packer and Stockyards Act south of the border came under fire at the recent Canadian Cattlemen’s Association semiannual meeting last week. CCA director of international relations John Masswohl said that even though the discussion around the issue known as GIPSA – the

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