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Canola crush margins holding steady near $100

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News January 6, 2015

CNS Canada — Canola crush margins in Western Canada may be well off the highs seen last winter but are still very profitable for domestic processors as they hover around $100 per tonne above the futures. Crush margins provide an indication of the profitability of the product values relative to the seed cost when processing […] Read more

In this photo of a wilt-affected plant’s stem at harvest, black microsclerotia can be seen just below the surface layer. (Gov.mb.ca/agriculture)

Canola, Crops, Machinery

Verticillium wilt makes jump to Canadian canola

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff January 6, 2015

A Manitoba canola field has been confirmed as the first in North America with Verticillium wilt, a fungal disease well known to northern Europe’s canola and vegetable growers. With no seed treatments or foliar fungicides yet registered against it — and with no resistant canola varieties available — the disease, if here to stay, may […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Spring Wheat, Weather, Winter Wheat

Wheat midge populations to collapse in parts of Alta.

By MarketsFarm Team January 6, 2015

CNS Canada — Recent large wheat midge populations in the eastern Peace region of Alberta are expected to collapse in 2015, according to a forecast report from the Alberta Insect Pest Monitoring Network. But there is still a risk of higher populations in the region due to the very large levels of the insect population […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets, Weather

Lower-quality malt barley still commanding firm prices

By Dave Sims January 6, 2015

CNS Canada — Western Canadian malt barley is still receiving firm bids despite a lack of high-quality supplies, according to industry watchers. “Prices are still fairly high but quality is fairly low.” said Reid Fenton, president of BLB Grain Group at Three Hills, Alta. “If it grows, it goes,” is how he described the current […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat

China expected to boost imports of protein-rich wheat

By Naveen Thukral, Niu Shuping January 6, 2015

Beijing/Singapore | Reuters — Chinese wheat buyers are likely to step up imports of higher quality grains to meet a domestic shortfall even though total overseas purchases are forecast to tumble this year due to bumper production at home, analysts and traders said. China, the world’s biggest wheat producer and consumer, has seen output climb […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat up as temperatures drop

By Mark Weinraub January 6, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures rose for a second day in a row on Tuesday on support from the deteriorating condition of the dormant crop and prospects for more damage from arctic temperatures across key growing areas, traders said. “The hard red winter wheat crop is in a tough spot right now,” Matt […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Peas, Pulses

Peas back at historical spreads in Western Canada

By Phil Franz-Warkentin January 6, 2015

CNS Canada — After two years of an abnormally large price spread between green and yellow peas in Western Canada, the relationship between the two crops is nearer normal levels. The yellow pea market has moved up a little in recent weeks, but the green market “is not that interesting,” said David Newman of Commodius […] Read more

Crops

Agrium to shed U.S. fertilizer terminals

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff January 6, 2015

Fertilizer giant Agrium’s planned exit from the purchase-for-resale business now includes a US$50 million deal for two of its U.S. fertilizer facilities. The Calgary company announced Tuesday it’s reached a deal to sell its Illinois anhydrous ammonia storage and distribution terminals at Niota and Meredosia — about 150 km west of Peoria and 95 km […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Oats

Ont. oat, barley growers approve GFO entry

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff January 5, 2015

Ontario’s barley and oat growers have voted just over three-quarters in favour of representation by the province’s wheat, corn and soybean growers’ organization. Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) confirmed Monday that eligible growers voted 77 per cent in favour of the move in a November vote conducted by the Ontario Farm Products Marketing Commission. GFO […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie CWRS bids ease with U.S. futures

By Phil Franz-Warkentin January 5, 2015

CNS Canada — Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat deteriorated slightly during the week ended Friday, as losses in the US futures weighed on values. CWRS prices were $2-$5 per tonne lower across the three Prairie provinces, with average values ranging from about $205 per tonne in north-central Saskatchewan to $219 […] Read more

Pulse weekly: Large U.S. pea/lentil crops expected

Vietnamese feed makers buying Canadian canola meal after China duties, sources say

Klassen: Feeder market eyes deferred live cattle futures

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