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Cereals, Crops, Markets, Reuters, Winter Wheat

Egypt raises price paid to local wheat farmers

By GFM Network News May 13, 2014

Cairo | Reuters — Egypt, the world’s biggest wheat importer, will pay local wheat farmers 500 Egyptian pounds (US$70.87) per Egyptian ardeb, the equivalent of around 150 kg, according to a statement posted on the finance ministry’s official Facebook page. Last year the government raised the fixed price it pays for local wheat to 420 […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Weather, Winter Wheat

Prairie winter wheat in good shape, analyst says

By GFM Network News May 13, 2014

CNS Canada — Winter wheat crops across Western Canada are generally in good shape, according to a CWB analyst, although the lateness of the spring thaw will also push back the harvest in many areas. “The winter wheat is in reasonably good shape,” said Bruce Burnett, a CWB weather and crops specialist. Emergence and moisture […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Prairie CWRS prices down slightly, CPSR spot bids return

By GFM Network News May 12, 2014

CNS Canada — Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat were slightly lower during the week ending Monday. The week also marked the return of Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheat spot bids at many elevators, after only offering prices for deferred delivery for an extended period of time. Average spot bids […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Markets, Oats

Oats still struggling to move south

By GFM Network News May 9, 2014

CNS Canada — The Prairie oats industry continues to suffer from a lack of rail cars allocated to move south, as it forces some companies to truck oats to U.S. millers. Shipping oats by truck means very expensive freight costs, resulting in lower prices for farmers, and higher prices for end users, said Ryan McKnight […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Features

Intensify production by regulating growth

Plant growth regulators can give you higher yields, with lower crop height

By Andrea Hilderman May 9, 2014

Plant growth regulators (PGR) are not a new technology. They are commonly used in other areas of the world with high intensity cereal management systems, where high levels of nitrogen fertilizer are being used and lodging is a threat to yield and quality. Data from the U.K. Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs […] Read more

Crops, Spring Wheat, Weather

Spring wheat seeding still delayed in N.D.

By GFM Network News May 7, 2014

CNS Canada — Seeding of spring wheat in North Dakota and Montana continued to be very slow during the week ended May 4, due to ongoing cool, wet conditions, a report from the North Dakota Wheat Commission said. As of Sunday, only about five per cent of the spring wheat crop was seeded in North […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Weather

Malting barley expected to see slow price surge

By GFM Network News May 6, 2014

CNS Canada — A projected decrease in Canadian malt barley acreage in 2014 could lead to price increases by the spring of 2015, according to an analyst in Alberta. Darren Smith of RMI Analytics in Calgary said exports in the barley market have been fairly light recently, due to logistics problems gripping rail transportation — […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Prairie CWRS wheat bids up sharply with U.S. futures

By GFM Network News May 5, 2014

CNS Canada — Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat moved sharply higher during the week ended Monday, following gains seen in U.S. wheat futures. Concerns about persisting drought conditions causing further damage to U.S. winter wheat crops were behind the sharp gains seen in U.S. wheat futures during the week. Worries […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

U.S. wheat futures still rising, but ‘getting tired’

By GFM Network News May 5, 2014

CNS Canada –– All three U.S. futures markets climbed higher over the past week, rising to some of their best levels of the year. There is some more room to the upside, but further gains may be short-lived, according to an analyst. “Wheat is getting tired,” said Randy Martinson of Progressive Ag at Fargo, N.D. […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets

Prairie feed barley prices nearing 2014 highs

By GFM Network News April 30, 2014

CNS Canada — Lethbridge feed grain markets are trading at highs for the 2014 calendar year, and even starting to approach September prices, according to Jim Beusekom, grain broker at MarketPlace Commodities. “We’re at $190 to $195 per tonne for feed barley and feed wheat.” Road bans, the start of seeding and the logistics slowdown […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

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