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Winter Cereals Manitoba now in on amalgamation plan

By GFM Staff November 23, 2018

A possible union between four Manitoba commodity grower groups has a new fifth player on deck. Winter Cereals Manitoba Inc. (WCMI) announced Thursday its chair, Doug Martin, and director Allan Olinyk will join a steering committee made up of directors and staff from the Manitoba Corn Growers Association (MCGA), Manitoba Flax Growers Association (MFGA), National […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: Durum, red spring wheat head to feed market

By Glen Hallick November 22, 2018

CNS Canada — Feed grain prices have fluctuated very little over the past few weeks according to one Alberta-based commodities trader. Jim Beusekom, president of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge, said corn has been getting $245-$250 per tonne. There is plenty of corn available in the U.S. and its price is often the cap on […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Markets

Positives and negatives both loom in cereal outlook

By Glen Hallick November 16, 2018

CNS Canada — There was a mix of good and bad from two senior market analysts when it came to their outlook for cereal crops. Jonathon Driedger and Neil Townsend, both with FarmLink Marketing Solutions, gave their thoughts about the global markets for wheat, durum, feed barley and oats Wednesday at the Grain World conference […] Read more

Feed markets, Market talk, Markets

Feed grain prices weigh on feeder cattle market

Market Talk with Jerry Klassen

By Jerry Klassen November 16, 2018

In my previous column, I stated that feeder cattle prices were in the process of making seasonal highs due to the lower feed grain prices and weaker Canadian dollar. At that time, I mentioned that producers should buy price insurance on their calves or feeder cattle. Since writing that article, the feed grain fundamentals have […] Read more

(Dana Omland photo courtesy Ceres Global Ag)

Crops

Ceres lands tenant for Niagara-area grain elevator

By GFM Staff November 15, 2018

A former Robin Hood flour mill repurposed as an export grain elevator in the Niagara region will devote the bulk of its capacity to a new tenant starting next summer. Minneapolis-based Ceres Global Ag Corp. announced Tuesday it has a new long-term storage and handling agreement in place with London Agricultural Commodities (LAC). The agreement […] Read more

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Barley, Crops, Markets

Canada’s malt barley courts two different buyers

By Phil Franz-Warkentin November 14, 2018

CNS Canada — The rising North American craft beer sector and strong demand out of China are both good news stories for Canada’s malt barley sector. However, those two customers have different needs which can also create some challenges, said industry officials speaking Tuesday at the annual Grain World conference in Winnipeg. Lorelle Selinger, North […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Prairie wheat bids down with U.S. futures

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm November 9, 2018

CNS Canada – Wheat bids in Western Canada were lower for the week ended Nov. 8, following the lead of dropping United States futures markets. Average Canada Western Red Spring (13.5% CWRS) wheat prices were down slightly, falling by less than a dollar to C$2 per tonne, according to price quotes from a cross-section of […] Read more

“We did not see any interaction between cattle RFI ranking and diet quality.” Dr. Hushton Block, Ag Canada, Lacombe, Alta.

Beef Cattle, Livestock

Balancing your nutrients will pay off

Research looked at improving the economic and feed efficiency for beef cattle

By Duane McCartney November 8, 2018

Dr. Hushton Block, beef cattle nutritionist previously at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Brandon Research Centre and now currently at Lacombe, is interested in finding ways of improving the economic and feed efficiency for beef cattle. One idea Block looked at deals with how beef cattle with better (lower) residual feed intake (RFI) react with […] Read more

Barley, Corn, Crops, Finishers

Pre-booked corn pushing barley and wheat out of Alberta feedlots

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm November 8, 2018

CNS Canada – Cattle in “feedlot alley” in Lethbridge, Alta., won’t be seeing corn leave their diets any time soon, according to one feed grain buyer. “The marketplace booked up a fair bit of corn in advance of it, so through September, December and even out into March. So that’s all been done, that corn […] Read more

Crops

Fair weather welcome for harvest wrap-up in Sask.

By MarketsFarm Team November 8, 2018

CNS Canada – Thanks to good weather during the last half of October 99 per cent of Saskatchewan’s crop has been harvested according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s final Crop Report of 2018. However, snow and rain in early November has delayed the harvest of the remaining crops such as flax and oats, but producers hope to […] 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

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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

Barley

Winter Cereals Manitoba now in on amalgamation plan

Feed weekly outlook: Durum, red spring wheat head to feed market

Positives and negatives both loom in cereal outlook

Feed grain prices weigh on feeder cattle market

Ceres lands tenant for Niagara-area grain elevator

Canada’s malt barley courts two different buyers

Prairie wheat bids down with U.S. futures

Balancing your nutrients will pay off

Pre-booked corn pushing barley and wheat out of Alberta feedlots

Fair weather welcome for harvest wrap-up in Sask.

Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field

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