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Grain commission defended

By Allan Dawson March 14, 2012

With the Canadian Wheat Board’s monopoly soon to disappear there’s talk of overhauling Canada’s grading and quality control system, which begs the question: is the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) still needed? “The short answer is yes, there is a need for the grain commission,” chief commissioner Elwin Hermanson said in an interview March 1. “If

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Canola cools off as Canada’s crushers curb demand

By Dwayne Klassen March 14, 2012

Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform managed to hold on to small gains during the week ended March 2. Fresh export demand from Mexico, along with some pretty good chart-based speculative demand, facilitated the upward price action. Concerns about dry conditions heading into spring seeding on the Prairies helped to influence some

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Australia’s 2012-13 wheat output expected to decline by 15 per cent

March 14, 2012

sydney / singapore / reuters Australia’s wheat output is likely to slide more than 15 per cent in 2012-13 from a record crop this year as lower global prices may prompt farmers to shift to other crops such as canola and barley. Wheat output is expected to fall to 25 million tonnes in the year

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Which wheat market best?

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 14, 2012

The end of the Canadian Wheat Board’s single desk Aug. 1, 2012, will create an increased need for a viable futures market to manage risk and aid in price discovery, said representatives of the Chicago Board of Trade, Minneapolis Grain Exchange, and ICE Futures Canada as they highlighted the benefits of using their respective contracts

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Wheat board signs first handling agreement with Cargill

By Allan Dawson March 14, 2012

It took awhile, but the Canadian Wheat Board announced its first handling agreement with a grain company last week and promises more to come. “These are important negotiations so we’re working through them carefully and meticulously,” Dave Simonot, the board’s director of Farm Services told farmers attending the Deerwood Soil and Water Management Association’s annual

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FCWB launches $17-billion class-action lawsuit

By Allan Dawson March 5, 2012

The wheat board’s single desk must stay or western farmers should get $17 billion in compensation for its loss, says a class-action lawsuit launched Feb. 15 against the federal government by four farmers with the Friends of the Canadian Wheat Board (FCWB). It’s the latest salvo in the fight against the Marketing Freedom for Grain

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Lack of snow probably hasn’t hurt the winter wheat — yet

By Allan Dawson March 5, 2012

Everybody is talking about the lack of snow this winter, but like the weather, nobody can do much about it. The fields here are bare and it’s the same for much of southern Manitoba. That’s raising concerns about possible winterkill to crops such as alfalfa, winter wheat and strawberries. Snow is a good insulator. Fortunately

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ESN, urea or a blend? Researchers say that is a complicated question

By Alexis Kienlen March 5, 2012

ESN? Urea? A blend? Which is best for your crops? That may depend where you live. ESN is a polymer-coated urea product that releases the fertilizer over time, and new research suggests local matters when it comes to using it. “Once (ESN) is put into the soil, water moves into the granule, dissolves the nitrogen

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Crops Briefs, Feb. 23

March 5, 2012

Farmers favouring corn over wheat kiev / reuters / Ukraine is likely to bring in a grain harvest of 45 million tonnes in 2012 — its fourth largest in 20 years — despite a severe drought and cold snap which has hit winter grain crops. “This year’s harvest could total 45 million tonnes thanks to

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Expect canola industry to seek even more acres

By MarketsFarm Team, Phil Franz-Warkentin March 5, 2012

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts remained pointed decidedly higher during the week ended Feb. 17, showing no real signs of slowing down. Similar gains in the Chicago soy complex did provide some underlying support to the Canadian futures, but canola was also benefiting from its own bullish fundamental and technical factors. Depending on the chart

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U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise on first WASDE since September

U.S. export sales include only small soybean business to China

U.S. corn and soybean yields revised down by USDA

Tag Archives Wheat

Grain commission defended

Canola cools off as Canada’s crushers curb demand

Australia’s 2012-13 wheat output expected to decline by 15 per cent

Which wheat market best?

Wheat board signs first handling agreement with Cargill

FCWB launches $17-billion class-action lawsuit

Lack of snow probably hasn’t hurt the winter wheat — yet

ESN, urea or a blend? Researchers say that is a complicated question

Crops Briefs, Feb. 23

Expect canola industry to seek even more acres

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