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U.S. grains: Prices slide on China worries, harvest progress

By Rod Nickel September 28, 2015

Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures slid Monday, pressured by a broad sell-off in commodity and equity markets and progress by U.S. farmers in harvesting crops. Soybeans tumbled more than one per cent, while Chicago wheat slipped off its earlier one-month high. Corn also declined. “This will be one of the biggest weeks in […] Read more

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Richardson to build in S. Alta. inputs market

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff September 26, 2015

Prairie grain handler Richardson International is moving to shore up its presence in southern Alberta’s crop inputs market with a new dealership. The Winnipeg company announced Wednesday it will build a new crop inputs centre at Three Hills, about 65 km east of Olds, starting this fall to open and begin operating next spring. “The […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Markets

VW scandal might ‘hurt’ diesel prices, gas analyst says

By Dave Sims September 26, 2015

CNS Canada –– The scandal gripping German automaker Volkswagen and its diesel-powered passenger cars could ultimately result in a glut of diesel coming onto the market, according to a fuel analyst. “I don’t think anybody sees diesel going away forever, but from a passenger vehicle (viewpoint) we really need to get more evidence. Is this […] Read more

(Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

Canola, Crops, Markets

Canola crush margins improve

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 25, 2015

CNS Canada –– Canola crush margins have shown some improvement over the past week, despite rising futures prices, as strength in product values and a weakening Canadian dollar should be boosting the profitability of the domestic crush sector. Crush margins provide an indication of the profitability of the product values relative to the seed cost […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy, corn, wheat rally to close week

By Mark Weinraub September 25, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade soybeans rallied 2.4 per cent to their highest in more than a week on Friday, supported by signs of a pick-up in export demand for U.S. supplies, traders said. U.S. wheat futures rose 2.2 per cent to their highest since Aug. 14. Wheat pulled corn higher on […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Flax crop could average 30 bushels an acre

By Dave Sims September 24, 2015

CNS Canada –– Canada’s 2015-16 flax crop could be about 30 per cent bigger than last year’s, according to an expert in the industry. “A million tonnes is what they’re talking about for Canada,” said Richard Zacharias, general manager of Prairie Flax Products near Portage la Prairie, Man. While the majority of the crop still […] Read more

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat slides from one-month high

By Mark Weinraub September 24, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell two per cent from a one-month top on Thursday on a round of profit taking, with plentiful global supplies allaying concerns about adverse crop weather in Australia and the Black Sea region, traders said. Corn futures edged lower, pressured by the expanding harvest of what is expected […] Read more

Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich (l) and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. (Government.ru)

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Russian government proposes cutting wheat export tax

By darya-korsunskaya September 24, 2015

Semikarakorsk, Russia | Reuters — The Russian government has proposed cutting its floating wheat export tax from Oct. 1 and to exempt durum wheat from the levy, a senior official said on Thursday. Russian wheat exports have been constrained by the tax, which has prevented exporters from fully benefitting from the weaker rouble and a […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Argentina halts Europe-bound rice ‘impregnated with cocaine’

By Hugh Bronstein September 24, 2015

Buenos Aires | Reuters — Argentine customs agents found about 30 kg of cocaine hidden in a way they had never seen before when drug-sniffing dogs found the drug had been absorbed into grains of rice headed for Europe via Africa, an official said on Wednesday. The bust underscores the role Argentina has come to […] Read more

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Regrowth slowing Sask. canaryseed harvest

By Jade Markus, GFM Network News September 23, 2015

CNS Canada — Canaryseed regrowth in west-central Saskatchewan is posing a problem to farmers, and could stall harvest into the winter, according to one expert. The region — particularly near Kindersley — is the largest producer of canaryseed, but also experienced a lot of dryness throughout May and June. That means many crops didn’t germinate […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Prices slide on China worries, harvest progress

Richardson to build in S. Alta. inputs market

VW scandal might ‘hurt’ diesel prices, gas analyst says

Canola crush margins improve

U.S. grains: Soy, corn, wheat rally to close week

Flax crop could average 30 bushels an acre

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat slides from one-month high

Russian government proposes cutting wheat export tax

Argentina halts Europe-bound rice ‘impregnated with cocaine’

Regrowth slowing Sask. canaryseed harvest

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