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CP books more grain revenue on less grain in Q3

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News October 25, 2015

Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) boosted its income from Canadian grain by five per cent in its third quarter ending Sept. 30, on its way to its highest-ever Q3 gross revenue. Across all its business segments, the Calgary-based railway on Tuesday reported net income of $323 million on $1.709 billion in revenue for the quarter, down […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Sask. producers see harvest 2015 coming to an end

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending October 19

By Saskatchewan Agriculture October 22, 2015

Harvest is virtually complete in the province as 97 per cent of the crop is now in the bin, up from 91 per cent last week, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. The five-year (2010-2014) average for this time of year is 98 per cent combined. Mild and relatively dry weather allowed most producers […] Read more

Concrete is poured in May for a grain terminal now owned by G3 Grain. Farmer deliveries in September reached their highest level in records since 2001. (CWB.ca)

Crops, Markets

Grain deliveries hit record high in September

By MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News October 22, 2015

CNS Canada — September was a very busy month for grain handlers in Western Canada, as farmer deliveries into the commercial pipeline hit their highest levels ever. Producers made deliveries of 5.879 million tonnes of the major grains and oilseeds during the month, topping the previous monthly record of 5.819 million tonnes set two years […] Read more

Crops

Alta., U.S. ag co-ops partner on fertilizer plant

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News October 14, 2015

The Canadian arm of U.S. farm, fuel and agrifood co-op CHS is moving to expand its stake in Alberta’s ag input retail market, this time partnering with one of Canada’s top ag co-ops. CHS Canada and Alberta’s UFA announced a partnership deal Wednesday for a seed and crop input retail operation, plus agronomic and advisory […] Read more

G3 CEO Karl Gerrand, shown here in April in Winnipeg, said the company isn’t particularly interested in making a move on Glencore’s Viterra assets. (Dave Bedard photo)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Not much interest in Glencore ag assets at grain firm G3

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News October 13, 2015

Winnipeg | Reuters –– Grain handler G3 Canada, a joint venture between a Saudi Arabian firm and Bunge Ltd., doesn’t have much interest in bidding for a stake in rival Glencore’s agricultural business, its chief executive said Tuesday. Swiss-based Glencore, the trader and miner whose shares have been battered by the commodities slump, is looking […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Cereals, Corn, Crops, Hogs, Markets, Soybeans

Feed grains: Corn edging down, Japan looking for barley

By MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News October 8, 2015

CNS Canada –– Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world feed grains markets on Thursday, Oct. 8. • CBOT corn futures were posting small losses Thursday morning, but were holding rangebound overall as traders were squaring positions ahead of Friday’s USDA monthly supply/demand report. December corn was trading at US$3.9450 per bushel […] Read more

(Photo courtesy General Mills via Flickr)

Cereals, Crops, Oats, Spring Wheat

Gluten-free Cheerios recall not for Canada

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News October 8, 2015

Gluten-free Cheerios or Honey Nut Cheerios in bilingual English-French packaging aren’t affected by a recent recall over undeclared wheat ingredients, the cereal’s manufacturer says. General Mills Canada said Wednesday that the products it sells in Canada aren’t included in the recall announced Tuesday in the U.S. General Mills recalled several days of production of Cheerios […] Read more

Lorne Hehn, shown here in an undated photo, was a southern Saskatchewan farmer before becoming UGG’s president in Winnipeg in 1981. (Grainews file photo)

Crops

Former UGG, CWB chief Lorne Hehn, 79

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News October 8, 2015

Lorne Hehn, at his funeral last week, was remembered as the Saskatchewan farmer-turned-businessman who led the Canadian Wheat Board toward its next-to-last incarnation as a farmer-controlled marketing agency. Hehn, who died Sept. 16 at age 79, had farmed at Markinch, about 65 km north of Regina, and was involved in several farm organizations, becoming a […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Oats, Weather

Oat prices remain under pressure

By GFM Network News October 6, 2015

CNS Canada –– Oat prices continue having trouble breaking through key resistance figures as harvest winds down across the Prairies. “They’re (prices) below what farmers like… having trouble breaking that $3 a bushel level in Manitoba and $2.50 in Saskatchewan,” said Ryan McKnight of Linear Grain at Carman, Man. So far, he said, very few […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Markets, Oats, Reuters, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

General Mills recalls 1.8M boxes of gluten-free Cheerios

By GFM Network News October 5, 2015

Reuters — General Mills is recalling 1.8 million boxes of gluten-free Cheerios cereal because they may contain wheat, which can cause adverse reactions in people with gluten allergies. The company said Monday it was recalling the original and honey nut-flavoured varieties of Cheerios produced on certain days at its Lodi, California facility, saying wheat flour […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Acknowledging the past, seeking a better future

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