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Look to crop insurance first: Ritz

By Shannon VanRaes July 23, 2015

While many crops across Western Canada are withering under intensifying drought, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz says ad hoc programs are not the answer should producers require assistance. However, tax deferral will be available for affected ranchers. “We don’t need ad hoc (assistance), we’ve got a very comprehensive system of business risk management,” said Gerry Ritz, speaking […] Read more

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Rain too late to bring back yields: CWB crop tour

By Jade Markus July 23, 2015

Eastern Saskatchewan — no recovery seen By Jade Markus, Commodity News Service Canada Grenfell, Sask. — As the CWB crop tour sees an increasing number of wheat fields suffering from dryness earlier this season, it brings the question: will rain help? According to farmers, the answer is likely “no.” Fields of wheat in the south […] Read more

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Durum faring better in SE Alta: CWB tour

By Rod Nickel July 22, 2015

Skiff, Alberta / Reuters — Durum, the wheat used to make pasta, has fared better against dry conditions than other major crops in a pocket of southeastern Alberta, crop tour scouts noted on Wednesday. Durum is typically planted in drier soils than spring wheat, but fields still looked surprisingly decent, given some of the driest […] Read more

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Crops varied in eastern Sask: CWB tour

By Jade Markus July 22, 2015

Carlyle, Sask. — The effect of this years dry weather is becoming increasingly apparent as the CWB crop tour moves into Saskatchewan. Lack of moisture is visible in southwestern Manitoba and southeastern Saskatchewan, the CWB tour found. However, dryness hasn’t been all bad in some areas — participants from the 2014 crop tour recall a […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Improving weather view pressures U.S. corn, soy, wheat

By Mark Weinraub July 22, 2015

Chicago/Reuters – U.S. corn futures fell on Wednesday, pressured by good weather for crop development across the U.S. Midwest, traders said. The benign conditions also weighed on wheat, which eased as the pace of harvest in eastern growing areas increased. Soybean futures were mixed. The nearby contract firmed on support from strength in the cash […] Read more

Canola, Markets

CWB pegs canola production at 12.18 mln tonnes

By Terryn Shiells July 22, 2015

Commodity news Service Canada — CWB is estimating the Canadian canola crop will produce 12.18 million tonnes in 2015/16 (Aug/Jul), according to a supply and demand table released via the Market Research Services Twitter account on Wednesday. The projection is below a previous estimate from the company of 12.60 to 13.00 million tonnes, which was […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat

Spring wheat yields puny in dry Alberta: CWB tour

By Rod Nickel July 22, 2015

Lethbridge/Reuters — Spring wheat yields measured less than half of last year’s results in drought-stricken southeastern Alberta, but were on track to set a record high in southern Manitoba, during a Canadian crop tour that saw the results of wildly contrasting weather. The tour organized by CWB Market Research Services is travelling on three routes […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Manitoba crops decline moving west: CWB tour

By Jade Markus July 22, 2015

Brandon, Man. — As this year’s CWB crop tour moves west through Manitoba, crops have started looking thinner as the area has been drier than in the eastern part of the province.. Canola around Killarney doesn’t look good compared to its eastern Manitoba counterparts. Canola in western Manitoba is still flowering. The later bloom is […] Read more

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Saskatchewan farm groups talk transportation

Transport review won't be complete until after the election

By Leeann Minogue, GFM Network News July 21, 2015

Saskatoon — Grain transportation should be an election issue, says Cam Goff, chair of the Saskatchewan Barley Development Commission, which hosted the Farmers’ Forum on Grain Transportation here Monday along with the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission. The forum coincided with Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz’s announcement in Winnipeg of […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soybeans rally on bargain buying, corn firms, wheat weak

By Mark Weinraub July 21, 2015

Chicago / Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose 1.1 percent on Tuesday, snapping a streak of five straight declines on a round of bargain buying after prices fell to their lowest levels since late June, traders said. Corn also rose, but gains were muted by declines in the wheat market as well […] Read more

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Look to crop insurance first: Ritz

Rain too late to bring back yields: CWB crop tour

Durum faring better in SE Alta: CWB tour

Crops varied in eastern Sask: CWB tour

U.S. grains: Improving weather view pressures U.S. corn, soy, wheat

CWB pegs canola production at 12.18 mln tonnes

Spring wheat yields puny in dry Alberta: CWB tour

Manitoba crops decline moving west: CWB tour

Saskatchewan farm groups talk transportation

U.S. grains: Soybeans rally on bargain buying, corn firms, wheat weak

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