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Iran cancels import duties on wheat, barley

By Reuters, GFM Network News September 22, 2015

Dubai/Moscow | Reuters — Iran has canceled import duties it imposed on wheat and barley in July, according to an official document seen by Reuters on Tuesday. The document said the import duties ended on Sept. 6 for wheat and on Aug. 22 for barley. It gave no reason for the cancellation. The Iranian government […] Read more

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, built in Norway in 2008, is the world’s largest secure seed storage site. (Matthias Heyde photo courtesy Government of Norway via Flickr)

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Syrian war spurs first withdrawal from doomsday seed vault

By GFM Network News September 21, 2015

Oslo | Reuters –– Syria’s civil war has prompted the first withdrawal of seeds from a “doomsday” vault built in an Arctic mountainside to safeguard global food supplies, officials said Monday. The seeds, including samples of wheat, barley and grasses suited to dry regions, have been requested by researchers elsewhere in the Middle East to […] Read more

AB InBev’s operations include Alexander Keith’s maker, Halifax-based Oland Breweries, which became part of Labatt in 1971. (Keiths.ca)

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Labatt owner AB InBev seeks US$275B tie-up with SABMiller

By GFM Network News September 16, 2015

Brussels/London | Reuters — Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s largest brewer, has approached rival SABMiller about a takeover that would form a colossus producing a third of the world’s beer. A merged group would have a market value of around US$275 billion (C$363 billion) at current prices, and would combine AB InBev’s dominance of Latin America […] Read more

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Malt barley prices strong despite ongoing harvest

By GFM Network News September 15, 2015

CNS Canada — Commodity prices typically buckle under harvest pressure, but malt barley has been acting as the shining star of cash markets. Influencers within Canada and globally have contributed to the climb, according to one industry expert. Cash prices for delivered elevator malt barley range between $5.25 and $5.75 per bushel, according to Prairie […] Read more

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Feed barley looking bearish

By GFM Network News September 10, 2015

CNS Canada –– Seasonal harvest pressure is starting to weigh on feed grains in Western Canada, while quality downgrades to crops still on the field may put further pressure on values going forward. “There are quite a few bearish indicators out there,” said Kyle Sinclair, of CorNine Commodities at Lacombe, Alta. For starters, early yield […] Read more

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High protein, high yields seen in early malt barley

By GFM Network News August 27, 2015

CNS Canada –– High protein levels could prove a challenge for Canadian maltsters this year, but the quality of the country’s malt barley crop is generally looking better than had been expected as harvest activity starts up across the Prairies, according to a broker. “Everything is high, high, high; high yields, high plump, high bushel […] Read more

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Barley’s genome now two-thirds sequenced

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News August 26, 2015

A team led by scientists at the University of California, Riverside says it has reached a new milestone in its work on sequencing the barley genome. In a release Tuesday, the researchers said they have sequenced large portions of the genome that together contain nearly two-thirds of all barley genes. Because barley is a close relative […] Read more

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Short-term barley prices seen likely to downtrend

By GFM Network News August 17, 2015

CNS Canada — Feed barley prices are moving slowly with hand-to-mouth buying as the crop moves into harvest, when already low prices will likely hit a downtrend. However, prices will likely recover into autumn, depending on how farmers choose to act, from where one market analyst sits. “If the farmers aren’t willing to sell at […] Read more

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Malteurop parent to buy barley trader Interbrau

By Reuters, GFM Network News July 16, 2015

Paris | Reuters — French co-operative group Vivescia has entered into an agreement to buy German malting barley trader Interbrau GmbH from Swiss grain trading group Ameropa, the companies said Thursday. Founded in 1961, Interbrau specializes in international malting barley trading and logistics, and operates in Europe, Latin America, Asia, Australia and Canada. The acquisition […] Read more

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Lethbridge feed barley prices move upward, watch U.S. corn

By GFM Network News July 14, 2015

CNS Canada — Hot, dry conditions in Alberta and western Saskatchewan are delaying and stressing this year’s barley crop — but action in U.S. corn is now the barley market’s primary driver, according to one expert. “This recent rally in corn has helped barley and feed wheat move higher; we’re in a market driven by […] Read more

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Iran cancels import duties on wheat, barley

Syrian war spurs first withdrawal from doomsday seed vault

Labatt owner AB InBev seeks US$275B tie-up with SABMiller

Malt barley prices strong despite ongoing harvest

Feed barley looking bearish

High protein, high yields seen in early malt barley

Barley’s genome now two-thirds sequenced

Short-term barley prices seen likely to downtrend

Malteurop parent to buy barley trader Interbrau

Lethbridge feed barley prices move upward, watch U.S. corn

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