(Resource News International) — The Canadian Wheat Board reports it’s begun the movement of board grains to its East Coast transfer elevators early, to take advantage of unexpected laker vessel availability. Normally, the CWB implements a winter rail program to transport board grains from Western Canada and already-stored supplies at Thunder Bay, Ont. to eastern […] Read more
CWB starts running grain early to East Coast
Rain, snow delay Ont. corn harvest
(Resource News International) — The harvest of corn in Ontario may currently be stalled by rain and snow but the quality and size of the crop have turned out much better than anticipated, according to an official with the Ontario Corn Producers Association. “I would estimate that roughly 75 to 80 per cent of the […] Read more
Ontario soybean yields above average
(Resource News International) — Soybean yields in Ontario are believed to be the second highest on record due to good moisture and timely heat during the growing season. “Average soybean yields in the province during 2008 were in the 43.0 bushel an acre range,” said Horst Bohner, a soybean specialist with the Ontario Ministry of […] Read more
Soybean processor’s expansion plans on hold
(Resource News International) — Expansion considerations for Jordan Mills Inc.’s soybean processor in Manitoba have been postponed due to the uncertain economic climate and the weakening of the Canadian dollar, according to an official with the company. Riding the wave of increased soybean production in Manitoba, the Jordan Mills facility south of Carman, about 80 […] Read more
Weak loonie helps, COOL hinders meat exports
(Resource News International) — Canada’s exports of pork and beef have been helped along by devaluation in the Canadian dollar, but the recent implementation of the U.S. government’s mandatory country-of-origin labelling (COOL) has negated some of the benefits, according to industry participants. “Canada’s pork and beef producers get paid in Canadian dollars and because all […] Read more
Ont. winter wheat acres drop less than expected
(Resource News International) — Acres seeded to winter wheat in Ontario during the fall of 2008 are expected to be down from the record level seen during the fall of 2007, but will still be the third highest on record. “There were roughly 950,000 acres of land seeded to winter wheat in Ontario in the […] Read more
Canola still a bit player in U.S. biodiesel
(Resource News International) — Limited U.S. production of canola and an abundance of other feedstocks appear to continue to restrict canola’s use in the U.S. biodiesel sector. Premiums being offered for canola oil in the U.S. food sector are absorbing the available supply from Canada as well, industry sources report. Soyoil and animal fats continues […] Read more
Credit crunch’s impact varies on Canada’s crops
(Resource News International) — There has been little to no impact on Canada’s grain and oilseed exports from global credit issues so far, but there has been some slowdown in the pulse and special crop sector, according to industry participants. “I don’t know if the credit issues are widespread and have significantly impacted Canada’s exports […] Read more
COOL chills live cattle and hog sales to U.S.
(Resource News International) — Sales of live cattle and hogs from Canada to the U.S. under the U.S. government’s new country-of-origin labelling (COOL) laws have suffered since the rule’s implementation, industry sources report. As for Canadian pork and beef product sales, however, the jury remains undecided. “On the live hog front, we are starting to […] Read more
Hog inventory down from last year: StatsCan
(Resource News International) — Canada’s hog inventories as of Oct. 1 totalled 12.795 million head, down from 14.36 million at the same time a year ago and lower than the 12.985 million during the quarter ended July 1, figures released by Statistics Canada revealed. The government agency said the decline in hog numbers has been […] Read more
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
