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Cereals, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie wheat bids fall as U.S. futures drop sharply

By GFM Network News June 1, 2015

CNS Canada –– Cash bids for wheat on the Prairies were weaker during the week ended Friday, as a sharp drop in U.S. wheat futures weighed on prices. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were C$1 to $11 per tonne lower, with bids ranging from about $204 per tonne in north-central Saskatchewan to […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Short-covering sparks rally in wheat

By GFM Network News June 1, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures rallied 3.4 per cent on Monday, bouncing off of their lowest in nearly three weeks, on a round of short-covering, traders said. “Frankly this market was struggling to go down,” Arlan Suderman, senior market analyst at Water Street Solutions, said. “When you run out of sellers because they […] Read more

Canola at the cotyledon stage. (Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

Canola, Crops, Weather

Some S. Manitoba canola ‘wiped out’ in weekend frost

By GFM Network News June 1, 2015

CNS Canada –– Many canola crops in southern Manitoba were badly damaged by frost early Saturday morning, leading farmers to reseed fields, one local farmer reports. “There’s quite a bit of canola that has been damaged, and some guys are reseeding. Some guys are still assessing, though,” said Anastasia Kubinec, oilseed specialist with Manitoba, Agriculture, […] Read more

(Richard Bain photo courtesy National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.) and ARS/USDA)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Cuba produces best sugar harvest in 11 years

By Reuters, GFM Network News May 30, 2015

Havana | Reuters — Cuba’s sugar harvest grew 18 per cent this year to 1.9 million tonnes, the most for the beleaguered industry in 11 years and the best performance since the state sugar company Azcuba was founded in 2011, official media said on Friday. The Communist Party daily Granma said the harvest, which began […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Markets, Oats

Gluten-free claim allowed on some oat products

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News May 29, 2015

Celiac sufferers needing foods free of gluten will now be able to get certain oat products with a “gluten-free” claim. Federal Health Minister Rona Ambrose on Friday announced the allowed claim for oat products that are produced and processed to avoid cross-contamination by gluten from other cereals’ grains and products. Celiac disease, a hereditary condition, […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Markets, Reuters

U.S. seeks middle ground on biofuel targets, pleasing few

By GFM Network News May 29, 2015

New York | Reuters — U.S. regulators on Friday unveiled much-delayed biofuel targets that sought to strike a middle ground for the nation’s contentious renewable fuels policy but still met with threats of legal action from two of the biggest industries, oil and corn. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decided to raise its previous target […] Read more

Columns, Crops

Bigger farms, bigger farmers, but who owns the land?

There have been big farms since people started farming. But they aren’t  immune to market forces. Ownership rules can have an impact too 

By Les Henry May 29, 2015

The recent demise of big farms like One Earth and Broadacre has been much in the news lately. This column predicted just that when the trend started several years ago. Big corporate farms with decisions made in the corner office of the 51st floor in Toronto or Calgary are destined for failure. The three-piece suit crowd […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

New Russian wheat tax puts exporters, traders on edge

By Reuters, GFM Network News May 29, 2015

Moscow | Reuters –– Russia approved the launch of a new wheat export tax from July 1, which traders say could threaten profits on advance contracts for the new crop if the rouble weakens in coming months. Russia’s government said Friday that the new tax was intended to stop exports surging if the rouble drops […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Weather

Frost in weekend forecast for eastern Prairies

By GFM Network News May 29, 2015

CNS Canada –– Freezing temperatures are in forecasts for parts of Manitoba and Saskatchewan over the next 24 hours, which could create more stress for emerging fields as farmers are still busy reseeding after the last frost. Environment Canada is forecasting lows of -1 to -2 C across much of the agricultural regions of Manitoba […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

WHO cancer unit to analyze 2,4-D

By GFM Network News May 29, 2015

Reuters — The World Health Organization is set to examine a widely used pesticide and agribusiness is bracing for bad news, less than three months after the group classified another popular herbicide as “probably” cancer-causing. Twenty-four scientists representing WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) will analyze scientific findings regarding links between cancer in […] Read more

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Crops

Prairie wheat bids fall as U.S. futures drop sharply

U.S. grains: Short-covering sparks rally in wheat

Some S. Manitoba canola ‘wiped out’ in weekend frost

Cuba produces best sugar harvest in 11 years

Gluten-free claim allowed on some oat products

U.S. seeks middle ground on biofuel targets, pleasing few

Bigger farms, bigger farmers, but who owns the land?

New Russian wheat tax puts exporters, traders on edge

Frost in weekend forecast for eastern Prairies

WHO cancer unit to analyze 2,4-D

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