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Canada harvests bigger wheat, canola crops despite snowy fall

By Dale Smith, Rod Nickel December 6, 2016

Reuters — Canada’s wheat and canola crops withstood unfavourable autumn weather, topping Statistics Canada’s previous estimates and last year’s production, according to the government agency’s report on Tuesday. The estimates were met with greater skepticism than usual from traders and analysts, as StatsCan surveyed farmers during unusually snowy, then mild, autumn weather that raised fears […] Read more

A canola field in northwestern Saskatchewan on Oct. 5, 2016 after the area was blanketed by wet snow. (Lisa Guenther photo)

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Canadian wheat, canola crops seen weathering snow

By Rod Nickel December 1, 2016

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canada’s wheat and canola crops withstood wintry weather that stalled the autumn harvest, and production topped last year’s output, according to Reuters’ industry survey of 13 analysts and traders. Statistics Canada on Tuesday will issue its final crop production estimates for the 2016-17 marketing year. The industry expects, on average, all-wheat […] Read more

Barley, Crops

ADM sells stake in Canada Malting owner GrainCorp

By Karl Plume December 1, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. agricultural commodities trader Archer Daniels Midland has sold its 19.9 per cent stake in GrainCorp to underwriters UBS, just three years after a failed bid to wholly acquire the Australian grain handler, ADM said Thursday. The sale to the Swiss bank was valued at A$387 million (C$382 million), or A$8.53 […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Farmers look for rallies

By Dave Sims November 30, 2016

CNS Canada — As the last remaining days of harvest tick down, farmers are beginning to look for rallies to sell into, according to an analyst in the market. “The farmer continues to struggle out there, but seems content to sell into the rallies. I don’t think they’re selling into the breaks,” said Keith Ferley […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

Farmer interest sought in Saskatchewan commodity hub

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff November 29, 2016

A group in southeastern Saskatchewan is gauging farmer support for a proposed new “commodity hub” project that would handle grain and transloading of commodities such as crude oil and fertilizer. An organization dubbed Comtrax Logistics Solutions proposes a $50 million to $75 million project somewhere on Canadian Pacific Railway’s Soo Line, “most likely” in the […] Read more

Ontario Environment Minister Glen Murray spoke about his understanding of agriculture at the recent OFA annual meeting. (John Greig photo)

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Greig: Ontario environment minister reaches out to farmers

By John Greig November 24, 2016

The Ontario Liberal government appears to be attempting to mend the gap created between the government and rural Ontario. Premier Kathleen Wynne apologized on Nov. 19 to Ontarians for the significant rise in electricity costs, now about the highest in North America. According to media reports she said it was her mistake and her government […] Read more

January 2017 canola, including 20-day moving average and (in separate graph at bottom) RSI, from June through to Nov. 24, 2016. (Barchart.com)

Canola, Crops, Markets

Canola nearing chart resistance

By Phil Franz-Warkentin November 24, 2016

CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada canola contracts have trended higher for the past two weeks, with a rally in Chicago Board of Trade soyoil providing an added boost on Wednesday. While the nearby technical signals may be pointing higher, canola is also nearing major chart resistance. The January contract closed Thursday at $527.40 per […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters

CETA clears legal test hurdle in EU parliament

By Reuters November 23, 2016

Strasbourg | Reuters –– The planned EU-Canada free trade deal cleared a hurdle to its implementation next year when the European Parliament rejected a motion on Wednesday to ask the top European Union court to rule on its legality. The vote by lawmakers in the parliament is an indication they will also ultimately back the […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Traders look to StatsCan, U.S. veg oil

By Jade Markus November 23, 2016

CNS Canada — With questions about the size of Western Canada’s canola crop remaining, ICE Futures Canada traders are looking to an upcoming Statistics Canada report for indications on where to move next. Sharp advances in the Chicago Board of Trade soyoil market underpinned canola on the week, and investors are waiting to see if […] Read more

Health Canada is calling for a three- to five-year phase-out of imidacloprid from farm use over potential risks to aquatic insects such as mayflies. (OttawaRiverkeeper.ca)

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PMRA seeks phase-out for neonic pesticide imidacloprid

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff November 23, 2016

Canadian farm use of the pesticide imidacloprid, from the controversial neonicotinoid family, is facing a three- to five-year phase-out from approval over its potential risks to aquatic insects. Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) on Wednesday announced it had completed a re-evaluation of the pesticide and has kicked off a 90-day public consultation period, […] 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

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Canada harvests bigger wheat, canola crops despite snowy fall

Canadian wheat, canola crops seen weathering snow

ADM sells stake in Canada Malting owner GrainCorp

ICE weekly outlook: Farmers look for rallies

Farmer interest sought in Saskatchewan commodity hub

Greig: Ontario environment minister reaches out to farmers

Canola nearing chart resistance

CETA clears legal test hurdle in EU parliament

ICE weekly outlook: Traders look to StatsCan, U.S. veg oil

PMRA seeks phase-out for neonic pesticide imidacloprid

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