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Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has announced that a producer check-off will be in place for August 1, 2012 as planned, to fund research, market development, and technical assistance for the western Canadian grain industry.  The implementation follows a consultation process to develop the new regulations. "Our government committed to ensuring that a producer check-off would […] Read more

U.S. soybean, wheat and corn futures rose on Wednesday, clawing back some of the losses from earlier in the week on renewed worries about crops in the U.S. Midwest hit hard by drought. Soybeans led the way higher, rising 3 per cent as the market edged back toward record highs set late last week. Wheat […] Read more

U.S. grain prices extended their drop from record highs on Tuesday as forecasts for rain offered soybean crops some relief from the worst drought in half a century, triggering profit-taking from a blistering month-long rally. While some traders said this week’s retreat suggested consumers may have seen the worst of the run-up in prices, which […] Read more