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Crops, Markets, Weather

AAFC cuts production numbers on drought

Wheat production figures reduced, corn up

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MarketsFarm — Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada published its August outlook for principal field crops on Friday, with some notable changes. Production for several cereal, oilseed and pulse crop were reduced, leading to revisions in exports, domestic usage and ending stocks. The report pointed to drought in southern Alberta and western Saskatchewan for the downward move. […] Read more
It was sort of a happy accident that the manhole creating access to waterline connections had to be dug a bit deeper. It provides more room for working. The manhole casing is a 40" diameter culvert, about 14 feet long.
Cattleman’s Corner, Columns, Crops

Well manhole is comfortable for work

Dug a little deeper than planned, and also outfitted with a cover

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Who would have ever thought that finding a big rock in a hole being dug would prove to be helpful? A neighbour was helping us to put in the manhole access for our water well when the backhoe hit the big rock. The manhole is a place big enough for someone to get into to […] Read more
A New Holland Speedrower 260 Plus windrower unit, outfitted with Honey Bee’s WSC30 header. (Media.CNHIndustrial.com)
Crops, Machinery

CNH enlists Sask. manufacturer for new windrower draper heads

Honey Bee to partner on new small-grain swathing combos

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A new manufacturing partnership will see New Holland’s Speedrower Plus and Case IH’s WD5 windrower lines put to work swathing small grains and canola — and put made-in-Saskatchewan faces forward as they do. Case IH and New Holland’s parent firm CNH and Honey Bee Manufacturing say they’ve set up a partnership agreement for compatibility between […] Read more
File photo of a vineyard in South Australia. (Alicat/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Grapes, Markets, Reuters

Australian wine industry faces hangover from China’s tariffs

Over two billion litres of wine in storage

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Sydney | Reuters — Australia’s wine industry faces severe oversupply problems that will need years to resolve, experts say, pointing to Chinese tariffs, high production and export bottlenecks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Vineyards nationwide have enough wine in domestic storage to fill 859 Olympic swimming pools, Rabobank said this week in its third-quarter wine report. […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Prairie cash wheat: Spring wheat bids drop with U.S. futures

Crop concerns supportive for durum

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MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada fell in sympathy with U.S. futures during the week ended Thursday, although durum climbed higher on the back of production concerns in key durum-growing areas of southern Saskatchewan. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were down by $7.60-$9.70 per tonne across […] Read more
Canada Malting’s processing plant in Montreal. (CanadaMalting.com)
Barley, Crops

Bureau won’t challenge takeover of Canada Malting parent

U.K. also has 'no further questions'

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The owner of one of Canada’s major commercial maltsters says its takeover by a major French peer won’t be challenged by Canada’s antitrust regulator. United Malt Group, whose Canadian assets operate under the Canada Malting banner, last month locked in on a previously announced deal to sell itself to France’s Malteries Soufflet for A$1.5 billion […] Read more
File photo of a Wyoming corn crop. (RiverNorthPhotography/iStock/Getty Images)
Barley, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Market steady in face of harvest, U.S. corn imports

Imports weigh on domestic barley values

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MarketsFarm — The feed grain market in Western Canada is holding reasonably steady as harvest operations progress and corn imports continue to come up from the United States. Anecdotal harvest reports were varied so far, with surprisingly positive results from some growers and others who missed out on showers ending up with lower yields, according […] Read more
File photo of a cornfield in Mexico. (Roberto Cabrera/iStock/Getty Images)
Corn, Crops, Reuters

U.S. escalates Mexico corn trade spat with dispute panel request

Canada 'considering its next steps'

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Washington | Reuters — The United States on Thursday escalated its objections to Mexico’s curbs on genetically modified corn imports, requesting a dispute settlement panel under the North American trade pact, the U.S. Trade Representative’s office said. The request to send the dispute to arbitrators was announced after formal consultations failed to resolve deep divisions […] Read more
CBOT November 2023 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Soybeans advance on hot, dry forecast

Corn overcomes pressure over Mexico spat

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures approached a two-week high on Thursday on concerns that hot, dry weather in forecasts could reduce the upcoming U.S. harvest. The U.S. has little room for crop losses due to unfavourable weather because the government already projects tight soybean supplies, analysts said. Some worries over […] Read more

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