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Malt barley supplies large ahead of new crop year

By GFM Network News March 27, 2014

CNS Canada –– After seeing record yields in 2013, Canada could still be holding onto enough malt barley to supply the domestic industry for an entire year at the end of the current crop year. Those large supplies are cutting into prices, but buyers will still need fresh stocks due to germination issues, and may […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets, Weather

Alta. feed barley prices remain firm

By GFM Network News March 24, 2014

CNS Canada — Cash barley prices near the key cattle feeding area of Lethbridge, Alta. remain firm, supported in large part by lingering winter weather and sluggish movement of grain across Western Canada, say brokers in the region. According to Shane Roberts of Cactus Commodity at Raymond, Alta., prices for March/April deliveries are anywhere from […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

CWRS wheat bids rising with U.S. futures

By GFM Network News March 24, 2014

CNS Canada — Cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat moved higher over the past week, as weather worries in the U.S. Plains and uncertainty over Black Sea grain movement remained supportive for North American prices. Average spot bids on Monday for CWRS (13.5 per cent protein) across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta came […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Oats, Reuters

EU oat exports set for nine-year high on N. America woes

By GFM Network News March 21, 2014

Paris | Reuters — European Union exports of oats are on course to hit a nine-year high, official data showed on Thursday, reflecting strong U.S. demand as logistical snags curb supply of the cereal from top exporter Canada. The supply tensions in North America have put a spotlight on what’s a niche market compared to […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Prairie wheat bids up with U.S. futures

By GFM Network News March 17, 2014

CNS Canada — Western Canadian cash bids for Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPRS) and Canadian Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat moved higher over the past week, as weather worries in the U.S. Plains and uncertainty over Black Sea grain movement boosted U.S. futures. Average spot bids on Monday for CWRS (13.5 per cent protein) across […] Read more

CBOT March oats hit a record US$5.63-1/4 per bushel Wednesday on continued logistics woes in Western Canada. (Lisa Guenther photo)

Crops, Markets, Oats, Reuters

CBOT oats hit record high, rail delays keep supplies tight

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News March 12, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — The Chicago Board of Trade oat market soared 17 per cent to an all-time high on Wednesday, continuing a month-long rally on tight supplies due to backlogged rail shipments from top exporter Canada. The biggest gains were notched in the thinly traded March contract as traders exited their short positions ahead […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Wheat bids edge up with futures, but basis still wide

By GFM Network News March 10, 2014

CNS Canada — Western Canadian cash bids for Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) and Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat moved higher over the past week, with continued strength in the U.S. futures providing some support. Average spot bids on Monday for CWRS (13.5 per cent protein) across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta came in at […] Read more

CBOT March oats as of Feb. 26. (Barchart.com)

Crops, Markets, Oats

Drozd: Harami signaled market low before oats’ record-high rally

By GFM Network News March 8, 2014

Nearby oat futures contract posted a new historical high of $5.33 per bushel on Feb. 26. This exceeded the previous high of $4.58 in July 2008. Referencing the March 2014 oat futures contract in Chicago, this rally began from a contract low of $3 per bushel on Oct. 2, 2013, the same day a harami […] Read more

Canola, Cereals, Crops

Change in SR+ED rule pares back grain growers’ tax credits

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News March 5, 2014

Updated, March 7 — Grain growers planning to claim their checkoff payments for a federal Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR+ED) tax credit can expect slightly smaller credits going forward. Starting in the 2013 tax year, changes in federal tax law permit the SR+ED tax credit to be claimed on 80 per cent of eligible […] Read more

Barley, Crops

Calgary’s Big Rock picks B.C. brewery site

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News March 4, 2014

Calgary craft brewer Big Rock Brewery has picked a vacant warehouse in Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant area for the site of a bigger-than-expected second brewery. The company had announced plans last September to set up and open a second brewery somewhere in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland region, expecting to spend in the range of $1.5 million […] 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

GFM Network News

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

Cereals

Malt barley supplies large ahead of new crop year

Alta. feed barley prices remain firm

CWRS wheat bids rising with U.S. futures

EU oat exports set for nine-year high on N. America woes

Prairie wheat bids up with U.S. futures

CBOT oats hit record high, rail delays keep supplies tight

Wheat bids edge up with futures, but basis still wide

Drozd: Harami signaled market low before oats’ record-high rally

Change in SR+ED rule pares back grain growers’ tax credits

Calgary’s Big Rock picks B.C. brewery site

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