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CWB Raises 2011-12 PROs

The Canadian Wheat Board has increased its projected returns for wheat, durum and barley in its latest Pool Return Outlook (PRO) for the 2011-12 crop year. Wheat values have increased since last month’s PRO by between $12 and $18 per tonne, depending on class, grade and protein level. Durum values have gone up between $6
Cereals, Crops

Winter Wheat Variety Selection Important As 2013 Approaches

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Winter wheat variety evaluation will become increasingly important as 2013 approaches. Many Manitoba farmers will be affected by Canadian Grain Commission plans to move CDC Kestrel, CDC Clair, CDC Harrier, CDC Raptor and CDC Falcon from the Canada Western Red Winter (CWRW) class to the Canada Western General Purpose (CWGP) class as of August 1,
Cereals, Crops

Dry Iraq Tries New Drought Resistant Grains

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Iraq this year plans to start sowing a new generation of grain seeds it hopes will be more resistant to drought and soil salinity and could help bolster its wheat crop in a couple of years, an agriculture official said. The Iraqi government’s meteorological department last week said it expected three years of drought, and
Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Crop Report – for Sep. 1, 2011

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SOUTHWEST REGION Little to no precipitation fell over the past week. Weather was favourable for harvest operations. Winter wheat and fall rye harvest is 90 per cent complete with yields below average. Most areas are reporting winter wheat yields in the 40 to 50 bushels/acre range with good quality and average protein. Several producers started
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Research Key To Choosing Right Futures Broker

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In relation to time spent on production, farmers in Canada spend very little time actually marketing their crops and even less time seeking out brokerage firms that will guide them. But with the impending end of the Canadian Wheat Board monopoly on wheat and barley in 2012, more farmers may be looking for a broker
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CWB Wind-Down Affects Delivery And Pricing Programs

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Western Canadian farmers used to marketing some of their wheat and durum later in the crop year will have fewer options in 2011-12, as the uncertain future facing the Canadian Wheat Board has caused the marketing agency to refrain from offering some of its programs. “Given the uncertainty around the 2012- 13 crop year, and
Cereals, Crops

Weeds Could Taint Crop Quality In Storage

Despite dry weather conditions for this year’s grain harvest, this spring’s wet weather may influence the quality of harvested grain when it goes into storage. Weeds may be present at harvest because wet spring weather meant many western Canadian grain producers were unable to apply their usual weed controls. If immature weed seeds are not
Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Crop Report – for Aug. 25, 2011

SOUTHWEST REGION Scattered rainshowers across the Southwest Region at the beginning of the week brought 10 to 30 mm in isolated events. Winter wheat and fall rye harvest is 60 per cent complete with yields reporting in the 40 to 70 bushels/acre range. Most areas are reporting average quality. Producers will be starting to plant
Cereals, Crops

Near-Record Producer-Car Use

Western Canadian farmers’ use of producer cars for transporting wheat was the second highest in history in 2010-11, the Canadian Wheat Board says in a release. Farmers loaded 12,784 producer cars in the past crop year, just below the record of 12,934 set two years ago. Producer-car use has increased dramatically over the past 15

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