Cereals & Production Tips

Sunset in Egypt on the Nile River south of Luxor. (CIA.gov)

Egypt court ruling seen reinstating ergot ban in wheat imports

By Reuters, GFM Network News November 14, 2017

Cairo | Reuters — An Egyptian court on Tuesday effectively reinstated a ban on wheat imports containing even trace levels of the common grain fungus ergot, a lawyer who raised the case told Reuters, potentially re-opening a longstanding row over import rules that has disrupted trade. Egypt, the world’s largest wheat importer, issued a decree […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Spring Wheat

Record weekly canola exports reported

By GFM Network News November 10, 2017

Winnipeg | CNS Canada – Canada exported the most canola in a single week ever during the week ended November 5, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission report. The CGC pegged weekly canola exports at 470,200 tonnes of canola during the reporting period. That compares with average weekly exports over the past year of […] Read more

Cereals, Pulses, Reuters

India doubles wheat import tax, imposes 50 per cent tax on peas

By GFM Network News November 8, 2017

New Delhi | Reuters – India has doubled its import tax on wheat to 20 per cent, according to a government order made on Wednesday, as the world’s second biggest producer tries to rein in imports to support local prices. In the last two years India has been importing wheat after local production fell due […] Read more

Cereals

Mixed reactions from farm groups to Bill C-49 progress

By GFM Network News November 6, 2017

Commodity News Service Canada – Western Canadian producer groups support changes to rail transportation in Canada but vary on support of the latest legislation, Bill C-49. Bill C-49 passed its third reading in the House of Commons Nov. 1 and is now off to the Senate for review. The bill is meant to amend the […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Feed barley marches ‘lockstep’ with U.S. corn

By GFM Network News November 3, 2017

CNS Canada — Western Canada’s feed barley market continues to trade above the key $200 per tonne mark, taking strength from consistent demand and a lower-sized crop in 2017. “The market has changed (gotten stronger) from last year when high-vomitoxin wheat was trading at a discount,” said Jim Beusekom of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge. […] Read more

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Cereals, Crops

Major retailers say federal bread pricing probe underway

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News November 1, 2017

Major Canadian grocery retailers Metro and Loblaw say a federal investigation is underway concerning the pricing of certain commercial bread products. Toronto-based Loblaw and its parent firm, George Weston Ltd., announced Tuesday they’re aware of an “industry-wide investigation” by the federal Competition Bureau concerning a “price-fixing scheme involving certain packaged bread products.” The two companies […] Read more

(Photo courtesy General Mills via Flickr)

Crops, Oats

Cheerios to remove ‘gluten-free’ claim

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News October 30, 2017

The maker of Cheerios cereal is pulling a controversial “gluten-free” claim from the product’s Canadian packaging starting in 2018, over what it says is a lack of a “consistent” testing protocol for oat products. General Mills announced last week it will remove the “gluten-free” claim from Cheerios sold in Canada starting in January, though it […] Read more

Mark Heise, President and CEO of Regina’s Rebellion Brewery, shows off some of his brewery’s latest creations. Heise believes there is nothing but untapped potential ahead for Saskatchewan breweries.

Barley, Cereals, Features

Crafting a brand new industry

What the rise of craft beer in Saskatchewan means for Prairie barley growers

By Delaney Seiferling October 27, 2017

People in Saskatchewan are thirsty for a new kind of beer. Saskatchewan’s craft beer sector has been growing steadily in recent years and one brewer says the future continues to looks bright. “We just view it as nothing but untapped potential, especially for Saskatchewan,” says Mark Heise, president and CEO of Regina’s Rebellion Brewery, one […] Read more

ICE Futures Canada’s head office in Winnipeg. (Dave Bedard photo)

Barley, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Canadian barley, wheat futures fade away

By GFM Network News October 26, 2017

CNS Canada — “If you build it, they won’t always come” turned out to be the case with ICE Futures Canada’s grain contracts, as they were finally delisted Thursday after years of little to no activity. Milling wheat and durum futures were introduced by ICE Futures Canada in 2012 in response to the end of […] Read more

A two-row Bentley base malt. (RedShedMalting.ca)

Barley, Crops

Alberta malt barley quality looking good

By GFM Network News October 25, 2017

CNS Canada — Despite a wet spring and problems with dryness in the summer, barley in central Alberta is looking fairly good, according to a grower in the Red Deer area. “We had a really good malt crop this year, the quality is excellent,” said Matt Hamill of Red Shed Malting at Red Deer. “It […] Read more

Daily Network News

Russian grain ship believed sunk in Ukrainian drone attack found, towed to shore, TASS says

Striking JBS workers to return to Colorado plant on promise of talks

Canadian finance minister talks supply chain integrity, pork tariffs with Chinese vice premier