(Resource News International) — Cash bids in Western Canada for both old- and new-crop oats remain very unattractive to producers and there is little to suggest values are going to see any kind of significant improvement in the very near future. Old-crop cash bids for oats have eased over the past couple of weeks while […] Read more
Burdensome oats supply depresses bids
New pork bans ripped as opportunistic
(Resource News International) — The placing of restrictions on Canadian pork products by numerous countries because of an outbreak of swine flu on a small Alberta hog operation was deemed totally unnecessary and was viewed more as opportunistic. “There is no threat to the safety of food in Canada,” said Neil Ketilson, general manager of […] Read more
Seasonals lift Prairie barley bids
(Resource News International) — Barley bids in Western Canada have begun to improve and there are ideas that values should be able to hold these levels at least for the time being. “Essentially cash values for barley have begun to move up in view of seasonal factors,” said Gord Mitchell of Mitchell Grain Inc. at […] Read more
Canada’s COOL complaint likely to drag on
News that the Canadian Government has revived its World Trade Organization complaint regarding the U.S. Government’s mandatory Country Of Origin Labelling (COOL), legislation has been generally applauded by industry groups and individuals within Canada, but most say the time that will be spent on trying to win the case could be better spent in actual […] Read more
Drier-than-normal spring forecast for western Prairies
(Resource News International) — Producers in the grain-growing regions of western Saskatchewan and Alberta will have lower-than-normal precipitation levels to work with this spring as they try to plant crops, according to preliminary weather projections from an industry analyst. “The crop models for the spring are calling for a wet bias in the southern regions […] Read more
Prairie seeding delays a growing concern
(Resource News International) — Cool temperatures combined with wetter-than-normal weather have caused some concern about seeding delays in Western Canada. But few industry participants have pushed any panic buttons with there still being adequate time for seeding operations to begin. “Right now seeding operations in Western Canada are looking as though they are one week […] Read more
Canola, pea exports brisk out of Vancouver
Canola and pea exports from the Port of Vancouver have been extremely heavy and are expected to continue at a good pace through to the end of April, with sales to a variety of locations behind that movement. “In terms of canola, there are shipments going to multiple destinations including China, Mexico, Pakistan, United Arab […] Read more
East’s corn output down, U.S. imports seen rising
Corn production in Ontario and Quebec during 2009-10 will be lower than the level harvested in 2008-09, according to updated supply/demand tables provided by the Ontario Corn Producers Association (OCPA). Imports from the U.S. to Ontario will be up in 2009-10 but shipments to Quebec were seen declining. Ontario and Quebec account for roughly 97 […] Read more
U.S. demand for Canadian pork seen stable
(Resource News International) — Exports of fresh, chilled and frozen pork products to the U.S. from Canada are expected to hold stable and could increase slightly in calendar year 2009 from levels seen in 2008. But shipments of Canadian feeder pigs to the U.S. will be down significantly, according to an official with the Canadian […] Read more
Dreyfus/Mitsui crush plant still on schedule
(Resource News International) — The construction of an 850,000-tonne-per-year canola processor by Louis Dreyfus Canada and Mitsui Canada is on target for its Sept. 1, 2009 startup, joint venture LDM Foods confirmed. The facility, once completed, will produce roughly 500,000 tonnes of meal and 350,000 tonnes of canola oil per year. “There is still some […] Read more
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
