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Cigi: A 40-year success story

By Allan Dawson May 30, 2012

The Canadian International Grains Institute is living proof that good things can come from hard times. Back in 1970, Canada’s bins were bursting with a record wheat carry-over of 27.45 million tonnes — more than half of it on farms. The wheat carry-over was three times larger than the 9.79 million tonnes exported that crop

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More volatility likely from expanded trading hours

By Phil Franz-Warkentin May 30, 2012

ICE Futures Canada canola moved higher in most months during the week ended May 18, initially dropping lower with long liquidation before bouncing back up on the back of solid end-user demand. Tight old-crop supplies and continued exporter pricing are expected to keep the front-month July contract supported going forward, but it should eventually drift

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Wheat advances slow, says Interlake farmer

By Allan Dawson May 17, 2012

The wheat cash advance that once took hours to obtain through the Canadian Wheat Board is taking weeks through the Canadian Canola Growers Association, Fisher Branch farmer Bill Uruski says. “It has been a nightmare,” Uruski said in an interview from his farm May 4. Uruski, who farms with his son Barclay, said Barclay applied

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CWB’s PROs for wheat/barley unchanged

By Dwayne Klassen May 17, 2012

The Canadian Wheat Board has left unchanged its March price projections for wheat and barley that will be delivered by western Canadian producers during the 2011-12 crop year. Durum values were raised by C$1 to C$3 per tonne with the increase dependent on the grade and class. The CWB linked the increase in durum to

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Pasta plant on hold

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 17, 2012

AGT says it’s a maybe for 2013 Alliance Grain Traders Inc. has put its plan to build a $50-million pasta-processing plant in Regina on hold, citing uncertainty in the North American market and the need to focus on working capital. “Pending developments, such as the de-monopolization of the Canadian Wheat Board and the proposed sale

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CWB continues to shrink

By Allan Dawson May 17, 2012

The Canadian Wheat Board will be down to one-quarter of its previous staff by the time it loses its monopoly Aug. 1, a downsizing critics call disappointing, but predictable. But some are also questioning whether the board’s top five executives should continue to receive salaries and benefits totalling $2.3 million annually, including $807,000 in pay

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Wheat buyers fret as Canadian grain monopoly ends

By Rod Nickel May 17, 2012

Reuters / Global wheat importers fear the quality of Canada’s prized spring wheat and durum may deteriorate once the Canadian Wheat Board loses its marketing monopoly, creating problems for makers of breads and pasta. A broad swath of wheat buyers, including Japan, known as the most quality-conscious wheat importer, has raised concerns that the consistent,

Cereals, Grain Markets, Livestock, Oilseeds

Canola contracts weaken on Chicago soybean sell-off

By Dwayne Klassen May 17, 2012

Canola contracts on the ICE Futures Canada platform experienced some significant losses during the week ended May 11. The sharp sell-off in the CBOT (Chicago Board of Trade) soybean complex helped to encourage the downward price slide, as did renewed macroeconomic issues, which triggered some aggressive liquidation of long positions by speculative fund accounts. The

Cereals, Opinion

The Brand X elevator and corporate control of the food supply

By Les Mcewan May 17, 2012

The potential for contracted acres to be linked to herbicide and fertilizer purchases as well as point of delivery was already there

When Manitoba Pool Elevators and the Alberta Wheat Pool amalgamated in 1998 to become Agricore, I joked at the local watering hole that we really needed to invent an elevator sign that was Velcro backed. Even then, it was apparent that there was a lot of work involved in rebranding trade names on very tall

Cereals, Crops, Forages, News

Seeding has passed the halfway mark

By Manitoba Agriculture May 17, 2012

Weekly Provincial Summary The majority of producers continued to make excellent seeding progress across all regions of Manitoba. The Central and Eastern Regions are the most advanced, followed by the Northwest, Interlake and Southwest Regions. Overall, seeding is over 50 per cent complete in Manitoba. Topsoil moisture conditions remain variable across Manitoba. Isolated areas in

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle slip back, hogs gain

U.S. grains: Soy futures post biggest monthly gain in nearly five years on China trade optimism

Farm gate milk price to rise in 2026

Tag Archives Wheat

Cigi: A 40-year success story

More volatility likely from expanded trading hours

Wheat advances slow, says Interlake farmer

CWB’s PROs for wheat/barley unchanged

Pasta plant on hold

CWB continues to shrink

Wheat buyers fret as Canadian grain monopoly ends

Canola contracts weaken on Chicago soybean sell-off

The Brand X elevator and corporate control of the food supply

Seeding has passed the halfway mark

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