Researcher wants to know if farmers are happy with the contracts they sign

Production, marketing, and technology-use contracts are increasingly common but are they fair to farmers or tilted in companies’ favour?

Lots of farmers don’t like them but are production, marketing, and technology-use contracts unfair to farmers? “We still hear from our members that the contracts are typically quite one-sided,” said Doug Faller, policy manager with the Agricultural Producers of Saskatchewan. “Now with the changes to the wheat board and so on, the need for addressing






It didn’t just rain, it poured — causing floods

MAFRI crop report for June 24, 2013

Weekly Provincial Summary Many areas of Manitoba received significant amounts of rainfall over the past several days. Impact to crops is being assessed and will depend on the stage of crop development and duration of the excessive moisture conditions. Earlier in the week, crops showed rapid development given the warmer weather conditions. Producers made excellent progress with herbicide

GRAINS-Wheat jumps on short-covering; corn, soy also climb

* Wheat becoming more competitive with corn in feed rations * Corn and soybeans firm, led by new-crop contracts * Trade eyes forecasts for hot, drier weather in US Midwest * Little reaction in grains to Fed policy statement (Updates with closing prices) By Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO, June 19 (Reuters) - U.S. wheat futures climbed


Seeding nearly complete; flea beetle pressure heavy

MAFRI crop report for June 17, 2013

Weekly provincial summary  Seeding is wrapping up for the 2013 season. The only remaining acres left to be seeded include greenfeed, millet crops and some isolated acres of barley and oats.  Reseeding of spring-seeded crops occurred due to factors such as soil crusting, insect activity and disease.  Weed control operations progressed rapidly but were hampered

Grain Market Report

The path of least resistance for canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform remained to the downside during the week ended June 14. Declines were influenced by the perception that canola seeding was now complete and that the crop was off to a generally good start, development-wise. Downward price action was augmented by


GRAINS-Corn ends higher, led by new-crop contracts on US weather

* Forecast for hot weather lifts new-crop corn * Gains in nearby corn capped by farmer selling * Soybeans mixed as long July/short November spread unwinds * Wheat firm on rain delays but world supplies cap gains (Recasts, adds closing prices, analyst comments) By Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO, June 18 (Reuters) - U.S. corn futures rose