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More acres this spring for nearly all crops: AAFC

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff April 17, 2015

Canadian farmers are expected to take area out of summerfallow this spring for more acres of almost all major grains, oilseeds, pulses and special crops, the federal agriculture department said Friday. Canada’s total 2015-16 crop production is forecast to rise, due mainly to higher seeded area, due in turn to lower area in summerfallow and […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat falls six per cent in week as rains arrive on Plains

By Julie Ingwersen April 17, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures ended steady on Friday but fell six per cent for the week as drought-relieving rains arrived in the southern U.S. Plains crop belt. Corn futures firmed in a technical bounce after falling to a near one-month low this week, and soybeans posted a slight gain. […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Syngenta sales feel effect of low commodity prices

By Alice Baghdjian, Joshua Franklin April 17, 2015

Zurich | Reuters –– Swiss firm Syngenta, the world’s largest maker of crop chemicals, suffered a bigger than expected fall in first-quarter sales having been hit by low commodity prices, the strong dollar and a prolonged winter in the U.S. The price of corn fell about 15 per cent in 2014, on top of a […] Read more

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

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Russia’s ag ministry proposes to cancel wheat export tax

By Reuters April 17, 2015

Moscow | Reuters — Russia’s agriculture ministry has proposed to the government to cancel a tax on wheat exports from July 1 when the 2015-16 marketing year starts, a source at the ministry told Reuters. Russia imposed the duty on wheat exports between Feb. 1 and June 30 in an effort to cool domestic food […] Read more

Crops, Livestock, Straight from the hip

The future of agricultural food production in Canada

It's food that weaves the economic prosperity of a nation

By Brenda Schoepp April 16, 2015

With the Canadian economy in complete disarray and a desperately low national GDP, governments are struggling to spur a little action. As the election looms and promises are made, even the retraction of interest rates seems an unlikely motivator. Agriculture has long been lost in the discussion of booming economies. Big oil and big metals […] Read more

Crops, Fruit/Vegetables

Leafy greens eyed in E. coli outbreak

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff April 16, 2015

Federal health officials suspect leafy greens as a possible culprit in sickening 12 people in Canada, mainly in Alberta, with E. coli poisoning. The Public Health Agency of Canada on Wednesday said it’s considering a “possible link” to greens, such as lettuce, spinach, chard, kale or arugula, in 12 cases of E. coli O157:H7 poisoning […] Read more

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: K.C. wheat to multi-year lows as rains reach Plains

By Julie Ingwersen April 16, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade soft wheat futures rose on Thursday while K.C. hard red winter wheat fell to multi-year lows on poor export demand and much-needed rains falling in key U.S. crop areas, traders said. Corn and soybeans ended nearly unchanged after a choppy session. At the CBOT, May wheat settled […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Soybeans

Brazil’s Rural Society contests limits on foreign land purchases

By Reuters April 16, 2015

Sao Paulo | Reuters –– Brazil’s Rural Society, a group representing large- and medium-scale farmers, filed a case with the country’s Supreme Court on Thursday seeking to overturn restrictions on the amount of land foreigners can purchase. The attorney general’s office tightened restrictions on foreign land ownership in Brazil in 2010, an action that officials […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets

Feed barley likely topping out for now in Alta.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin April 16, 2015

CNS Canada — Feed barley prices have shown some strength over the past month in Alberta, but are likely topping out for now as attention starts to turn to the new crop. Feed barley is now trading at about $217 per tonne for April/May delivery in the key Lethbridge, Alta. feeding area, according to feed […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Soybeans

Argentine farmers say Monsanto soy contract breaks local law

By Maximilian Heath April 16, 2015

Buenos Aires | Reuters — Argentine farm groups on Wednesday asked soy export companies to stop inspecting cargoes for bootlegged biotechnology at the behest of U.S. seed company Monsanto, the latest move in a long conflict between the country’s farmers and Monsanto. Growers in Argentina, the world’s top exporter of soymeal livestock feed, have signed […] Read more

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More acres this spring for nearly all crops: AAFC

U.S. grains: Wheat falls six per cent in week as rains arrive on Plains

Syngenta sales feel effect of low commodity prices

Russia’s ag ministry proposes to cancel wheat export tax

The future of agricultural food production in Canada

Leafy greens eyed in E. coli outbreak

U.S. grains: K.C. wheat to multi-year lows as rains reach Plains

Brazil’s Rural Society contests limits on foreign land purchases

Feed barley likely topping out for now in Alta.

Argentine farmers say Monsanto soy contract breaks local law

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