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Egypt public prosecutor orders 13 arrested in wheat corruption case

By Reuters, GFM Network News August 15, 2016

Cairo | Reuters — Egypt’s public prosecutor has ordered the arrest of 13 people for 15 days pending an investigation into their role in a wheat procurement corruption scandal, judicial sources said on Saturday. Egypt, the world’s largest wheat importer, has been mired in controversy over its wheat supplies, with industry officials claiming that over […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Weather

More durum may come to those who wait

By GFM Network News August 10, 2016

CNS Canada –– Cool, wet weather may have slowed crop development and delayed harvest, but durum is determined to be worth the wait with above-average yields. “We’re looking at some fairly high yields given the early estimates… average yields should come in at 47.5 to 48 bushels per acre this year,” said Jerry Klassen, manager […] Read more

Crops, Oats

Oats face numerous pre-harvest question marks

By GFM Network News August 8, 2016

CNS Canada — Oat producers are playing the waiting game when it comes to one of the most important things for oat crops: quality. “There’s always a concern about quality and you never know where that is going to be until harvest,” said Art Enns, president of the Prairie Oat Growers Association at Morris in […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Spring Wheat

Egyptian prosecutor says millions in local wheat falsely claimed

By Reuters, GFM Network News August 8, 2016

Cairo | Reuters –– Egypt’s general prosecutor said on Sunday that local wheat suppliers worked with government employees to falsely claim 621 million Egyptian pounds (C$92.5 million) worth of grain that does not exist. Egypt has been embroiled in a controversy over its local wheat supplies, with grains industry officials claiming that over two million […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Spring Wheat

Quarantined Washington wheat negative for GMO

By Reuters, GFM Network News August 5, 2016

Reuters — No genetically modified (GMO) wheat has been found in a Washington state farm’s crop tested after an unapproved biotech variety was discovered growing there in June, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday. The quarantined grain will be allowed to enter the marketplace, USDA said. USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets

Feed barley down, harvest pressure still to come

By GFM Network News August 5, 2016

CNS Canada — Feed barley prices in Western Canada are trending lower, and likely have more room to the downside as new-crop barley hasn’t even started to enter the market. “Every time we think we’ve found a bottom, it seems to drop again,” said Jared Seitz of Agfinity, an Alberta-based online brokerage. He added “we […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Reuters

Korea reports no GMO in U.S. wheat imports

By Reuters, GFM Network News August 5, 2016

Seoul | Reuters — South Korea has not detected any genetically modified wheat in tests on imports of wheat and flour from Washington state, after the discovery of unapproved GM wheat in the U.S. state prompted Japan and South Korea to suspend certain U.S. imports. South Korea, the fifth largest market for U.S. wheat, had […] Read more

An aerial photo shows 25 to 30 of the antique threshing machines at the July 31 Harvesting Hope world record attempt at the Manitoba Agricultural Museum. (Shaylyn McMahon photo courtesy Harvesting Hope)

Crops, Machinery, Winter Wheat

Manitoba threshing bee yields new world record

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News August 2, 2016

Owners and operators of antique threshing machines unofficially cracked the world record for a threshing bee at a fundraising event Sunday for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank and Manitoba Agricultural Museum. The Harvesting Hope event, held at the museum site at Austin, about 45 km west of Portage la Prairie, saw 139 threshing machines run simultaneously […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Prairie wheat bids tick downward

By GFM Network News August 2, 2016

CNS Canada –– Spring wheat cash bids across Western Canada recorded minor losses during the week ended Friday. The declines were traced to weakness in U.S. futures and some minor strengthening in the Canadian dollar. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were down $3 per tonne, according to price […] Read more

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat

Japan, Korea block certain U.S. wheat varieties

By GFM Network News August 1, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Japan and South Korea have both taken steps to block certain imports of U.S. wheat after unapproved genetically-modified (GMO) plants from Monsanto seeds were found growing in Washington state, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said on Monday. Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry said it will […] Read more

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