Crops
Commodity News Service Canada/Winnipeg – Variable conditions across Manitoba and Saskatchewan have made it difficult to estimate winter cereal acreage, the head of an industry group says. But crops that […] Read more
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Winter cereal acres unclear due to wet conditions
U.S. grains: Soy, wheat edge higher on fund buying ahead of USDA report
Chicago/Reuters – U.S. soybean, wheat and corn futures were slightly higher on Friday, boosted by light investment fund buying ahead of next week’s presidential election and U.S. Department of Agriculture monthly […] Read more
Camelina meal approved as feed for egg-laying hens in Canada
The Saskatoon-based Smart Earth Seeds has received federal approval to offer the Omega-3 rich camelina meal as a feed ingredient for egg-laying hens. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has approved […] Read more
Grains sector continues to welcome transport legislation
CNSC – Accolades from producer groups and others in the grain industry continue to roll in for the federal government’s upcoming transportation legislation. The planned measures were outlined this week […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat drops, soy edges up after U.S. export sales data
Chicago/Reuters – U.S. wheat futures fell more than one per cent on Thursday and soybean and corn prices rose slightly as markets took cues from U.S. Department of Agriculture export […] Read more
Feds fund tomato and apple research
An Ontario research station is getting nearly a million dollars from the Federal government to develop new disease-resistant apple and greenhouse tomato varieties. The Vineland Research and Innovation Centre, located […] Read more
Agrium posts quarterly loss
Reuters – Agrium, the Calgary-based fertilizer maker that’s in the midst of a merger with PotashCorp, reported a quarterly loss Nov. 3. The company reported a net loss from its […] Read more
Proposed transportation legislation gets thumbs up from grain industry
It might feel like Christmas came early for grain grower organizations, who have long been calling for reform of grain transportation regulations. The Federal government has promised to introduce legislation […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola loses ground, could fall further
CNS Canada — The ICE Futures Canada canola market declined on the week, and those losses are likely to continue, one Winnipeg-based analyst says. “This is going to be dominated […] Read more
Mustard prices hang tough despite wet weather
CNS Canada — Cold, wet weather that has downgraded the quality of some of Canada’s staple crops isn’t having the same effect on mustard, according to two experts on the […] Read more