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Feed: Frost pressures Australian barley

CNS Canada –– Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world feed grains markets on Tuesday, Oct. 20. • The Grains Industry of Western Australia is predicting the area will harvest a 3.19 million-tonne barley crop in 2015-16. However, some recent frosts are casting questions on whether that mark will be reached. • […] Read more




Feed: Russia may plant more feed, U.K. less

CNS Canada — Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world feed grains markets on Wednesday, Oct. 14. • CBOT corn futures were down by two to three cents per bushel (US$) at midday Wednesday, as the advancing U.S. harvest and relatively favourable yield reports weighed on values. • Barley futures on India’s […] Read more



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Gluten-free Cheerios recall not for Canada

Gluten-free Cheerios or Honey Nut Cheerios in bilingual English-French packaging aren’t affected by a recent recall over undeclared wheat ingredients, the cereal’s manufacturer says. General Mills Canada said Wednesday that the products it sells in Canada aren’t included in the recall announced Tuesday in the U.S. General Mills recalled several days of production of Cheerios […] Read more


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General Mills recalls 1.8M boxes of gluten-free Cheerios

Reuters — General Mills is recalling 1.8 million boxes of gluten-free Cheerios cereal because they may contain wheat, which can cause adverse reactions in people with gluten allergies. The company said Monday it was recalling the original and honey nut-flavoured varieties of Cheerios produced on certain days at its Lodi, California facility, saying wheat flour […] Read more