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AB InBev’s operations include Alexander Keith’s maker, Halifax-based Oland Breweries, which became part of Labatt in 1971. (Keiths.ca)
Barley, Crops, Markets, Reuters

Labatt owner AB InBev seeks US$275B tie-up with SABMiller

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Brussels/London | Reuters — Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s largest brewer, has approached rival SABMiller about a takeover that would form a colossus producing a third of the world’s beer. A merged group would have a market value of around US$275 billion (C$363 billion) at current prices, and would combine AB InBev’s dominance of Latin America […] Read more
(Rahr.com)
Barley, Crops, Markets, Weather

Malt barley prices strong despite ongoing harvest

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Commodity prices typically buckle under harvest pressure, but malt barley has been acting as the shining star of cash markets. Influencers within Canada and globally have contributed to the climb, according to one industry expert. Cash prices for delivered elevator malt barley range between $5.25 and $5.75 per bushel, according to Prairie […] Read more
(Doug Wilson photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Barley, Crops, Markets, Weather

Feed barley looking bearish

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Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada –– Seasonal harvest pressure is starting to weigh on feed grains in Western Canada, while quality downgrades to crops still on the field may put further pressure on values going forward. “There are quite a few bearish indicators out there,” said Kyle Sinclair, of CorNine Commodities at Lacombe, Alta. For starters, early yield […] Read more
Viterra, whose Outer Harbour terminal in Adelaide, Australia is shown here, has been part of Glencore’s stable of ag assets since late 2012. (Glencore.com)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

Glencore to rein in debt as commodity slump persists

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Reuters — Mining and trading company Glencore acknowledged on Monday the severity of the global commodity market slump as it suspended dividends and said it would sell assets and new shares to cut heavy debts built up through years of rapid expansion. The London-listed company came under pressure to cut its net debt of US$30 […] Read more
With weak feed demand, oats could be on the verge of becoming a contract crop, Strychar believes. “We’re not a hair’s breadth away from it.”
Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Is the renewed interest in oats, barley and flax just a blip?

Acreage may be up in barley, oats and flaxseed, but that doesn’t mean there’s a long-term resurgence of interest in those crops

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Reading Time: 7 minutes The trend to lower acreages of barley, oats and flaxseed in recent years has largely reflected the increased profitability in alternative grains and oilseeds, and canola in particular. As Western Canada’s darling, canola production crested at nearly 18 million tonnes in 2013, and even more is being called for with the Canola Council of Canada’s […] Read more
(Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Markets

Canola stocks increase dramatically in StatsCan report

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada –– It appears there’s a lot more canola in Prairie fields and bins than anybody thought. According to Thursday morning’s Stocks of Principal Field Crops report from Statistics Canada, the country had 2.3 million tonnes of canola in its stocks as of July 31 — 500,000 to one million tonnes more than analysts […] Read more
(Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Markets

Small new crops keep eyes on ending stocks ahead of StatsCan

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Smaller Canadian canola and wheat crops in 2015-16 should keep some extra attention on the carryout from the previous crop year, when Statistics Canada releases its ending stocks report on Thursday. However, barring any surprises in the data, current weather and production prospects should remain the major drivers in futures markets. Canola […] Read more
Youth Ag-Summit: Granddaughter of the revolution
Crops

Youth Ag-Summit: Granddaughter of the revolution

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Grainews/Country Guide field editor Lisa Guenther meets with Norman Borlaug’s granddaughter Julie Borlaug. Norman Borlaug, who died in 2009, is credited with starting the “green revolution” of the 1960s. In this video, the younger Borlaug talks about the activities of the institute that now bears his name — and what she sees as the future […] Read more
(Canada Beef Inc. photo)
Crops, Markets

‘Megatrends’ expected to move ag sector in future

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Health-conscious customers with money to spend will be looking to purchase more food over the next 20 years, while changing technologies and global economic uncertainty will bring their own challenges. That’s the outlook in a recent report out of Australia, highlighting five megatrends expected to impact the agricultural sector in the coming […] Read more
(Doug Wilson photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Barley, Crops, Markets, Weather

High protein, high yields seen in early malt barley

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Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada –– High protein levels could prove a challenge for Canadian maltsters this year, but the quality of the country’s malt barley crop is generally looking better than had been expected as harvest activity starts up across the Prairies, according to a broker. “Everything is high, high, high; high yields, high plump, high bushel […] Read more

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