CDC Falcon Will Remain In CWRW Class A Little Longer

CDC Falcon, Manitoba s most popular winter wheat will remain in the Canada Western Red Winter (CWRW) wheat class until at least Aug. 1, 2014. The announcement from the Canadian Grain Commission was no surprise. When we first announced that certain CWRW varieties were moving to the CWGP (Canada Western General Purpose) class in 2013,


Russia Steps Up New Crop Wheat Exports

moscow/reuters Russia s powerful grain lobby, the Russian Grain Union, raised its forecast for the country s exports on a better- than-expected crop, but warned that prices may fall towards the end of the year due to competition from other Black Sea states. The lobby now estimates Russia s grain exports in the current 2011-12

2011 Harvest Nearing The Finish Line

Southwest Region Rainfall was general with amounts ranging from 10 to 20 mm. The precipitation was welcome in most areas. Harvest is almost complete. Spring cereal and oilseed acres were down due to wet conditions in the spring. Yields and quality for wheat, barley, oats, winter wheat, fall rye, canola, and flax were average. Sunflower


Ukraine Cancels Export Duties For Wheat And Maize

KIEV /REUTERS Ukraine s parliament has cancelled export duties for wheat and maize, but kept in place the levy on exports of barley. The former Soviet republic imposed the duties in July and traders have said the measure slashed Ukrainian exports as Ukrainian-origin grain could not compete with cheaper Russian grains. Ukraine expects to harvest

Canola Forecast Drops, Wheat Up: StatsCan

StatsCan has reduced its canola estimate to 12.9 million tonnes, still a record high but down from the 13.2 million tonnes in its midsummer survey and well below industry predictions of 13.8 million tonnes. The revised downward forecast helped ICE Canada canola futures pare earlier losses. Canola production still has upside heading into the final


Egypt To Use More Corn

reuters Egypt, the world s largest wheat importer, intends to double the amount of corn in subsidized bread because wheat is more expensive, Social Solidarity Minister Gouda Abdel Khaleq said Sept. 29. We can produce corn at a lower cost so it ultimately means less cost in the production of bread, Abdel Khaleq said at

Cwb Impasse Stymies Buyers

Canadian millers could be forced to import wheat from the U.S. if they can t forward contract with the Canadian Wheat Board or private trade during the transition to an open market, industry officials say. Millers and other food processors routinely forward contract wheat up to a year in advance but the pending end of


Farmers Will Finally Get Their Wish

DearEditor, Birthday parties are usually more fun. Instead, western Canadian wheat and barley farmers are capping off 68 years of being treated like second-class citizens. On October 12, 1943, the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) monopoly was born and imposed on western Canadian farmers when Canada was committed to supplying cheap wheat to Europe during the

Our History:

Wheat sparks verbal battle in Parliament Agriculture Minister James Gardiner fended off accusations that the Canada-U. K. wheat agreement cost Prairie farmers $330 million over the five-year pool that ended July 31, 1950. Gardiner said the postwar deal delivered higher returns than farmers would have received under the open market. In fact, there was no