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More About Money And Power Than Freedom

After surviving 14 challenges by the Americans (ruled in favour of the Canadian Wheat Board by dispute panel each time) Prime Minister Harper will dismantle the CWB in short order and Americanize the system. The CWB, which is “uniquely Canadian,” has
Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Bearish Sentiments, Weather Drag On Canola

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Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform suffered a minor setback during the week ended Aug. 5 with the downtrend in the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean complex and the liquidation of positions by speculators and commodity funds who were spooked by the uncertain global economic situation, behind the bearish price sentiment.
Cereals, Crops

Time To Line Up Winter Wheat Seed

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With an estimated three million unseeded acres in Manitoba, a lot of farmers are expected to seed winter wheat later this month. “The supply (of winter wheat seed) will be good but the demand will be high,” Todd Hyra, SeCan’s business manager for Western Canada said in an interview Aug. 5. “I’d say call your
Cereals, Crops, Forages, Oilseeds

Crop Report – for Aug. 11, 2011

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SOUTHWEST REGION Rainfall varied throughout the region with amounts ranging from 60 mm in the Deloraine/ Medora areas, lesser amounts north to Hamiota and five to 10 mm in the Shoal Lake areas. Winter wheat and fall rye harvest has started and by the end of the week general harvest of these crops will be
Cereals, News

India Out Of Space To Store Bumper Crops

India aims to raise grains warehousing capacity about 10 per cent by March 2012, as it tries to ensure its record 65 million tonnes of stocks do not rot. Warehouses in India, the world’s second- biggest rice and wheat producer, are overflowing after five bumper harvests and some grains are stored under tarpaulin, risking decay.
Cereals, Crops

2011-12 Initial Payments See Sharp Rise

he Canadian Wheat Board initial payments for the crop year beginning Aug. 1 are taking a sharp jump higher from where they were set a year ago. The payment for No. 1 CWRS 12.5 per cent protein starts off the new year at $208 per tonne, up from $128 per tonne as of Aug. 1,
Cereals, Crops, Forages, Oilseeds

Crop Report – for Aug. 4, 2011

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SOUTHWEST REGION Rainfall over the past week varied from 10 to 25 mm, with most happening in isolated events. Growing conditions over the past week have aided in crop development. Cereal crops are heading with early-planted crops starting to turn. Most canola crops are going out of bloom with some of the later crops in
Cereals, Crops

CGC Announces Grain Variety Deregistrations

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The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) has announced upcoming grain variety deregistrations. Wheat var iet ies belonging to the Canada Prairie Spring White (CPSW), the Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS), and flaxseed varieties, will be deregistered, said a news release July 15. The CGC advises that wheat varieties Snowwhite 475 and Snowwhi te 476 belonging to
Cereals, Crops

CWB Farmer Directors To Meet With Growers

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Farmer directors for the Canadian Wheat Board will host six meetings across the Prairies in August to discuss the board’s fate if the federal government proceeds with proposed changes to its single-desk monopoly. “As farmers, we are at the eleventh hour and facing a monumental change,” said CWB board chair Allen Oberg, who farms near

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