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Flax prices pressured

By Phil Franz-Warkentin October 29, 2015

Seasonal harvest pressure has weighed on flaxseed bids in Western Canada over the past month or so, but the weaker Canadian dollar is providing some support. Current spot flaxseed bids are in the $11.00 to $11.50 per bushel area, with top-end prices having lost over a dollar over the past month, according to Prairie Ag […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Feed: U.S. cattle on feed edge up

By MarketsFarm Team October 26, 2015

CNS Canada –– Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world feed grains markets on Monday, Oct. 26. • CBOT corn futures were stronger on Monday, with the December contract quoted at US$3.845 per bushel, as a rally in wheat provided spillover support. However, the advancing US harvest and generally improving yield prospects […] Read more

Crops, Markets

CP books more grain revenue on less grain in Q3

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff October 25, 2015

Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) boosted its income from Canadian grain by five per cent in its third quarter ending Sept. 30, on its way to its highest-ever Q3 gross revenue. Across all its business segments, the Calgary-based railway on Tuesday reported net income of $323 million on $1.709 billion in revenue for the quarter, down […] Read more

Concrete is poured in May for a grain terminal now owned by G3 Grain. Farmer deliveries in September reached their highest level in records since 2001. (CWB.ca)

Crops, Markets

Grain deliveries hit record high in September

By MarketsFarm Team October 22, 2015

CNS Canada — September was a very busy month for grain handlers in Western Canada, as farmer deliveries into the commercial pipeline hit their highest levels ever. Producers made deliveries of 5.879 million tonnes of the major grains and oilseeds during the month, topping the previous monthly record of 5.819 million tonnes set two years […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Feed: Corn edges up, world supplies tighten

By MarketsFarm Team October 13, 2015

CNS Canada — Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world feed grains markets on Tuesday, Oct. 13. • CBOT corn futures were up by three to four cents per bushel on Tuesday, as a rally in the neighbouring soybean market provided support. However, the advancing U.S. harvest and improving yield prospects kept […] Read more

G3 CEO Karl Gerrand, shown here in April in Winnipeg, said the company isn’t particularly interested in making a move on Glencore’s Viterra assets. (Dave Bedard photo)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Not much interest in Glencore ag assets at grain firm G3

By Rod Nickel October 13, 2015

Winnipeg | Reuters –– Grain handler G3 Canada, a joint venture between a Saudi Arabian firm and Bunge Ltd., doesn’t have much interest in bidding for a stake in rival Glencore’s agricultural business, its chief executive said Tuesday. Swiss-based Glencore, the trader and miner whose shares have been battered by the commodities slump, is looking […] Read more

Minimum temperatures on the Prairies for June 2015. (WeatherFarm.com)

Crops, Weather

Manitoba hail, reseed damage claims above average

By Jade Markus October 8, 2015

CNS Canada –– Farmers have seen more weather-related hardships this year than normal, made evident by an above-average amount of hail and reseed damage claims. Summer hail and frost at the end of June and the beginning of July took a toll on crops, leading to insurance claims above the five-year average. Manitoba Agricultural Service […] Read more

Rainfall as a percentage of ‘normal’ levels for the week of Oct. 1-7. (WeatherFarm.com)

Crops, Weather

W. Prairies to see drier weather, but drydown will be tough

By Dave Sims October 8, 2015

CNS Canada — Parts of the western Prairies that have been bogged down by wet, cool weather should see drier conditions as the month rolls along, according to a weather expert. However, that still doesn’t mean wet crops are going to dry out anytime soon, according to Drew Lerner of World Weather Inc. in Kansas […] Read more

Lorne Hehn, shown here in an undated photo, was a southern Saskatchewan farmer before becoming UGG’s president in Winnipeg in 1981. (Grainews file photo)

Crops

Former UGG, CWB chief Lorne Hehn, 79

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff October 8, 2015

Lorne Hehn, at his funeral last week, was remembered as the Saskatchewan farmer-turned-businessman who led the Canadian Wheat Board toward its next-to-last incarnation as a farmer-controlled marketing agency. Hehn, who died Sept. 16 at age 79, had farmed at Markinch, about 65 km north of Regina, and was involved in several farm organizations, becoming a […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

PotashCorp withdraws takeover bid for K+S

By Arno Schuetze, greg-roumeliotis October 5, 2015

New York/Frankfurt | Reuters –– PotashCorp said Monday it had withdrawn its 7.9 billion euro (C$11.6 billion) offer for German potash producer K+S, citing a decline in global commodity and equity markets and a lack of engagement by K+S management. K+S shares dropped 24 per cent after Potash announced its decision in a statement, wiping […] Read more

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Flax prices pressured

Feed: U.S. cattle on feed edge up

CP books more grain revenue on less grain in Q3

Grain deliveries hit record high in September

Feed: Corn edges up, world supplies tighten

Not much interest in Glencore ag assets at grain firm G3

Manitoba hail, reseed damage claims above average

W. Prairies to see drier weather, but drydown will be tough

Former UGG, CWB chief Lorne Hehn, 79

PotashCorp withdraws takeover bid for K+S

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