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Barley, Cereals, Crops, Weather

Southern Alta. barley harvest underway

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CNS Canada — Harvest started this week for some barley crops in southern Alberta — parts of which have reported little or no rain for weeks. “I’m in southern Alberta (where) we just started harvest on our barley (on Monday), and I would say that the barley crops look good, (but) we’ve been a bit […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Weather

Churchill throughput helps ease demand for railcars

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CNS Canada — Shipping wheat and canola to Mexico by boat out of Manitoba’s Port of Churchill is helping handlers manage ongoing railcar logistics issues in Western Canada. Grain handler Richardson International was the No. 1 grain shipper through Churchill in 2013 and is expected to remain so this year as well, starting the season […] Read more
Corn, Crops, Weather

Majority of Manitoba corn progressing on time

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CNS Canada — Despite sporadic crop conditions across the province, the majority of Manitoba’s corn crops are reported to be progressing on time. “It basically depends where you are in the province,” said Morgan Cott, a field agronomist with the Manitoba Corn Growers Association at Carman, Man. “The majority of the corn is well into […] Read more
Crops, Markets, Weather

Wet spring hurts canaryseed crop prospects, lifts prices

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CNS Canada — The Prairies’ wet spring appears to have cut into the amount of canaryseed acres planted in Western Canada. David Nobbs, chairman of the Canaryseed Development Commission of Saskatchewan, said he recently took a drive around canaryseed planting areas in the province’s southeast — and while some areas had fine crops, many were […] Read more
The M.V. Ikan Suji arrived Tuesday at Churchill, Man. to take a load of Richardson International’s wheat to Mexico. (Photo courtesy Richardson International)
Cereals, Crops, Markets, Weather

Churchill open, hopes for record exports

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The first ship of what’s hoped to be a record-breaking year was loading wheat at Manitoba’s Port of Churchill starting Tuesday. The M.V. Ikan Suji began taking on 32,500 tonnes of No. 2 Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat sold by Richardson International and destined for Mexico. Merv Tweed, president of OmniTrax Canada, which owns […] Read more
(Bruce Fritz photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Crops, Markets, Weather

Drydown option cleared for pulse, sunflower growers

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Pulse growers whose products are headed to the European Union have one more desiccant option for this year’s harvest. At the end of July, maximum residue levels (MRLs) were published for the Group 14 herbicide saflufenacil on field peas, soybeans, dry beans and sunflowers. Gord Kurbis, Pulse Canada’s director of market access and trade policy […] Read more
Crops, Soybeans, Weather

Man. soybeans progress despite wet start

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CNS Canada –– Recent warm weather is helping push Manitoba’s soybean crop into R3 and R4 stages of development in many parts of the province, according to a crop expert. Some beans could use more rain but for the most part are looking good, said Dennis Lange of Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. The […] Read more
Cereals, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Weather

Durum prices, quality vary

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CNS Canada — The Canadian durum crop is currently seeing a wide range in both crop quality and prices. “It looks like the prices are quite volatile,” said Jerry Klassen, manager of GAP SA Grains and Produits in Winnipeg. “They are quite variable between $7 per bushel to $8.50 per bushel.” This wide price range […] Read more

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