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Prairie grain freight cost index to rise with fuel prices

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff April 28, 2017

An “expected sharp rise” in fuel costs in 2017 compared to 2016 may help raise the cap on how much money Canada’s big two railways can charge to move Prairie grain in 2017-18. The Canadian Transportation Agency — the tribunal which, among its other duties, sets the annual maximum revenue entitlements (MREs) on Prairie grain […] Read more

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Glyphosate clears Health Canada re-evaluation

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff April 28, 2017

Crop protection companies selling glyphosate have two years to make minor changes to parts of their product labels, as the 43-year-old herbicide formally clears Health Canada’s re-evaluation process. The re-evaluation, launched in late 2009 in a standard federal practice for registered pesticides in Canada, has ruled that products containing glyphosate — when used following the […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Corn, soy fall on dry weather forecast

By Mark Weinraub April 28, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures fell on Friday on the prospect of dry weather for key Midwest production areas in early May, which would give farmers access to fields during a crucial planting window, traders said. Wheat futures firmed, hitting their highest level in more than a week on concerns about […] Read more

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Ontario budget seeks tax flexibility for on-farm processing

By John Greig April 28, 2017

The Ontario government has balanced its budget for the first time in since 2008 — but Thursday’s budget contained little news for agriculture and rural Ontario. Finance Minister Charles Sousa’s budget mostly highlighted agriculture programs that had already been announced, and maintains $100 million in funding for the provincial Risk Management Program, which helps offsets […] Read more

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Alberta recruits new board for AFSC

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff April 27, 2017

Alberta’s provincial government has named a new board of directors to its farm financing and crop insurance agency, to replace the board it fired last year. Agriculture Minister Oneil Carlier on Thursday announced the appointment of a new eight-member board for the provincial Agriculture Financial Services Corp., (AFSC), which has been handled by an interim […] Read more

Brown mustard. (Peggy Greb photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

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Mustard acres feeling squeeze from canola

By Phil Franz-Warkentin April 27, 2017

CNS Canada –– Following the largest mustard crop in more than a decade in 2016, supply/demand fundamentals are expected to spur a reduction in Canadian mustard seedings in 2017. However, with more and more cropland moving into canola, mustard acreage increases may be limited in future years when supplies are tight again. After growing the […] Read more

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PotashCorp notches higher profit as sales climb

By Rod Nickel, Swetha Gopinath April 27, 2017

Reuters — Saskatchewan-based PotashCorp reported a bigger-than-expected rise in quarterly profit on Thursday and raised its full-year outlook, citing lower costs and increased sales volumes. Shares of the Saskatoon-based fertilizer producer rose 1.6 per cent in early New York trading, touching a three-week high. Revenue was lower in the first quarter due to weaker prices […] Read more

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BASF still out for ag chem deals

By Reuters April 27, 2017

Frankfurt | Reuters –– German chemicals giant BASF said it would continue to push for acquisitions to shore up its crop protection business, after the antitrust-related sale of assets from the merger of Dow Chemical and DuPont left it empty-handed. “We are generally interested in strengthening our business further, acquisitions are part of that, that […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Corn, soy gain on planting delays, relief over NAFTA

By Karl Plume April 27, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn and soybean futures edged higher on Thursday on concerns about weather delays to spring planting and relief that the White House will not immediately withdraw the U.S. from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Solid export sales added support, although both commodities traded lower at times as mild […] Read more

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Alberta pledges ‘streamlined’ crop insurance inspections

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff April 27, 2017

Alberta’s provincial crop insurance agency will “streamline” its inspection procedures to better deal with unharvested acres from last fall, the government said Wednesday. The announcement from provincial Agriculture Minister Oneil Carlier follows a conference call with officials from Agriculture Financial Services Corp. (AFSC) and from the province’s wheat, barley, canola and pulse grower commissions. “Balancing […] Read more

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Prairie grain freight cost index to rise with fuel prices

Glyphosate clears Health Canada re-evaluation

U.S. grains: Corn, soy fall on dry weather forecast

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Alberta recruits new board for AFSC

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