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Anomalies in weekly averaged sea surface temperature (Celsius) over the Pacific for the week centred on Nov. 30, 2016. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)

U.S. forecaster sees weak La Nina likely to fade in early 2017

By Reuters December 8, 2016

New York | Reuters — A U.S. government weather forecaster on Thursday said weak La Nina conditions were present but favoured to dissipate in the coming months. The National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center said in a monthly forecast that conditions were likely to transition back to neutral during January through March. The report said […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

U.S. patent agency to weigh rival claims on CRISPR

By Brendan Pierson December 6, 2016

Reuters — The U.S. patent agency on Tuesday will hear arguments in a heated dispute over who was first to invent a revolutionary gene-editing technology known as CRISPR. Hundreds of millions of dollars may be at stake, as the technology promises commercial applications in treating genetic diseases, engineering crops, and other areas. CRISPR works as […] Read more

Crops, Lentils, Markets

StatsCan lentil numbers confirm trade suspicions

By Jade Markus December 6, 2016

CNS Canada — New Statistics Canada data has confirmed what traders already assumed: Lentil supplies aren’t lacking, despite excess moisture this year. Prices for the pulse had been trending lower with those suspicions, and buyers are looking to India for indications on where to move in the New Year. StatsCan estimates released Tuesday say farmers […] Read more

Soil moisture (top five cm of soil) on Prairies for November 2016, measured as difference from average. (AAFC Drought Watch map)

Crops, Weather

Winter wonderland piles on saturated eastern Prairies

By Dave Sims December 6, 2016

CNS Canada — While a wave of snow slowly pummels parts of Saskatchewan and much of Manitoba, one soil moisture expert says water is still trickling through the soil into natural water channels. According to Trevor Hadwen, agroclimate specialist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Drought Watch program in Regina, this is a good thing, as […] Read more

Crops, Pulses, Reuters, Weather

Lentils, chickpeas can help reverse soil erosion trend, U.N. says

By Alex Whiting December 5, 2016

Rome | Thomson Reuters Foundation — Planting more lentils, chickpeas and other pulses will improve the health of the world’s soils that have reached critical levels, threatening to worsen hunger and poverty levels, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Monday. About a third of the world’s soils are degraded because of soil […] Read more

Crops, Weather

StatsCan report may raise more questions than answers

By Phil Franz-Warkentin December 2, 2016

CNS Canada –– The lateness of this year’s harvest will likely leave more questions than answers when Statistics Canada releases its final production estimates of the year Tuesday, as a significant portion of the crop was likely still on the fields when the survey was conducted. Model-based estimates released in September placed the canola crop […] 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

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

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Most Canadian chickpeas headed for feed market

By Phil Franz-Warkentin November 23, 2016

CNS Canada — Low yields and poor quality have caused Canadian chickpea price quotes to shoot higher. Very little of the crop actually falls under the top grades, however, leaving the bulk of the marketing to take place in the feed sector. “The chickpea harvest has been an unmitigated disaster,” said Colin Young of Midwest […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

PotashCorp to cut jobs, output as prices sag

By Rod Nickel November 23, 2016

Reuters — Fertilizer maker PotashCorp said Wednesday it was reducing jobs and output at one Saskatchewan mine and temporarily curtailing production at two others as the sector struggles with weak prices. The company said it would cut production at its Cory potash mine, just west of Saskatoon, to 800,000 million tonnes a year from 1.4 […] Read more

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle rebound on technical buying

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as rapid harvest overshadows China trade hopes

Good weather pushes Alberta harvest along

Pulses

U.S. forecaster sees weak La Nina likely to fade in early 2017

U.S. patent agency to weigh rival claims on CRISPR

StatsCan lentil numbers confirm trade suspicions

Winter wonderland piles on saturated eastern Prairies

Lentils, chickpeas can help reverse soil erosion trend, U.N. says

StatsCan report may raise more questions than answers

ADM sells stake in Canada Malting owner GrainCorp

Farmer interest sought in Saskatchewan commodity hub

Most Canadian chickpeas headed for feed market

PotashCorp to cut jobs, output as prices sag

Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field

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