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

Frost takes greater toll on mustard crops than dryness

By Jade Markus June 27, 2015

CNS Canada — Freezing temperatures at the end of May took a toll on Saskatchewan’s mustard crops, industry specialists say. Walter Dyck, seed division manager for Olds Products, said many growers have reduced acreage this year. “We had early seeding, but the frost — not just one frost, but many frosts had an impact this […] Read more

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Questions abound ahead of StatsCan acreage report

By Phil Franz-Warkentin June 26, 2015

CNS Canada — Statistics Canada will release its updated acreage estimates for the year on Tuesday, but the timing of the survey could lead to more questions and second-guessing than normal given the likely adjustments and yield losses over the past month. The survey was conducted before a drought took hold in Alberta and Saskatchewan, […] Read more

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U.S. corn, DDGS imports likely as drought tightens feed supply

By Terryn Shiells June 26, 2015

CNS Canada –– Livestock producers in Western Canada will likely have to import feed grains such as corn and dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) this year, as drought is seen trimming domestic barley and other feed production. “We’ve seen droughts before, and when it’s happened, usually what has to happen is we import other […] Read more

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

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U.S. grains: Wheat ends week up 15 per cent on U.S., global weather woes

By Julie Ingwersen June 26, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures notched their biggest weekly advance in three years on Friday as worries about excessive rains in the Midwest and uncertainty over global crop prospects triggered aggressive fund short-covering, analysts said. Corn and soybeans also rose but pared gains as farmers took advantage of the rally and sold supplies […] Read more

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K+S shares surge after PotashCorp takeover approach

By Arno Schuetze, Ludwig Burger June 26, 2015

Frankfurt | Reuters –– Shares in German potash miner K+S leapt as much as 40 per cent on Friday after a takeover proposal from Canada’s PotashCorp, which sources close to the matter said was worth close to eight billion euros (C$11 billion). K+S, which would become the first German blue-chip firm in a decade to […] Read more

Hayland north of Livelong, Sask. (Lisa Guenther photo)

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Dry spring puts Sask. grass, hay in short supply

By Lisa Guenther June 26, 2015

A dry, cool spring has checked pasture growth in Saskatchewan and a hay shortage is looming. The province’s latest crop report notes topsoil moisture in hay fields and pasture is rated 42 per cent short and 24 per cent very short. Crop district 7A, in west-central Saskatchewan, has the dubious distinction of being the driest […] Read more

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Sask. dryness could impact global canaryseed prices

By Jade Markus, GFM Network News June 26, 2015

CNS Canada –– Dryness in Saskatchewan could support global canaryseed prices, as the province produces nearly all of Canada’s crop. Canada is the world’s largest producer and exporter of canaryseed worldwide, according to a federal government report. Kevin Hursh, executive director for the Canaryseed Development Commission of Saskatchewan, expects global canaryseed prices will eventually react […] Read more

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Germany’s K+S seen likely to reject PotashCorp offer

By Arno Schuetze June 25, 2015

Frankfurt | Reuters — Germany’s K+S will likely reject a seven billion-euro (C$9.7 billion) takeover offer from Canadian fertilizer group PotashCorp, a person familiar with the situation said Thursday. K+S’s management and board are still due to discuss the offer from Saskatoon-based PotashCorp, and a decision has not yet been taken, but at first sight […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Corn, soy prices soar as storms drench U.S. Midwest

By Julie Ingwersen June 25, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures hit their highest level in two months and soybeans topped US$10 a bushel on Thursday on concerns about excessive rains in the U.S. Midwest curbing yield prospects, traders said. Wheat set a two-week high as the wet weather slowed the U.S. soft red wheat harvest, while dry weather […] Read more

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Pea growers mull contract opportunities despite dry fields

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News June 25, 2015

CNS Canada –– The lack of rain in Western Canada is causing a few headaches for pea farmers, who don’t have a crop to call their own yet, but face Asian customers eager to get their hands on fresh supplies. While rain is on the wish list of most growers on the Prairies, the pea […] Read more

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Frost takes greater toll on mustard crops than dryness

Questions abound ahead of StatsCan acreage report

U.S. corn, DDGS imports likely as drought tightens feed supply

U.S. grains: Wheat ends week up 15 per cent on U.S., global weather woes

K+S shares surge after PotashCorp takeover approach

Dry spring puts Sask. grass, hay in short supply

Sask. dryness could impact global canaryseed prices

Germany’s K+S seen likely to reject PotashCorp offer

U.S. grains: Corn, soy prices soar as storms drench U.S. Midwest

Pea growers mull contract opportunities despite dry fields

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