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OSGATA president Jim Gerritsen says OTA’s support for a planned U.S. GM label law shows the group “can no longer be trusted.” (OSGATA.org)
Crops

Organic seed growers split with OTA over U.S. label plan

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Reading Time: 3 minutes A U.S. organic seed grower organization best known for its court case against Monsanto has parted ways with one of North America’s biggest organic sector bodies over a proposed nationwide GMO label law in the U.S. The Maine-based growers’ group, the Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association (OSGATA), announced Thursday its board has voted to […] Read more
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Crops, Reuters

Bayer sweetens offer for hesitant Monsanto

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — German drug and crop chemical group Bayer on Thursday announced details of a sweetened US$64 billion bid for Monsanto as it tries to put the U.S. seed company under pressure to engage further. The move shows the two companies have made little progress in their negotiations since Monsanto rejected Bayer’s previous offer in […] Read more
Rainfall for July 13, 2016 as of 6:40 p.m. CT. (CoCoRaHS.org)
Crops, Weather

Storms trim potential for big Prairie crops

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Reuters — Heavy rain and strong winds are likely to curb the potential for Western Canada’s crops, government officials said, but the harvest may still be bigger than average. Pockets across Saskatchewan, Canada’s biggest wheat- and canola-growing province, received as much as five inches of rain, strong winds and hail since Sunday. The storms flattened […] Read more
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Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Weather market ahead

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola prices edged up on the week, propped up by soggy Prairie fields and the anticipation for warm, dry weather in the U.S. Going forward, the market will be dominated by fund trading and weather-watching. “Funds are net short right now, and that’s something different, because we’ve rallied back […] Read more
An aerial sprayer sprays fungicide on a canola field near Miami, Man., on July 11.
Canola, Crops

High disease risk sees many Manitoba canola growers spraying fungicide

A wet spring creates canola fields full of sclerotinia as flowering blooms

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Reading Time: 3 minutes This season Manitoba canola growers shouldn’t be asking if they should be spraying fungicides — they should be asking themselves if there’s any possible reason they shouldn’t. Clinton Jurke, director of agronomy for the Canola Council of Canada, says it’s been a moist spring, yield looks good in much of the province and dense canopies […] Read more
Human hand holding soybean, with field in background
Opinion

The outlook for Canadian agriculture is one of ‘surprising strength’

Crop and livestock prices are off their highs, but demand, 
supply, and the low dollar are positive factors

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Here’s some encouraging news. Farm cash receipts should be relatively stable across all provinces in 2016-17. Each province combines a different mix of crops and livestock products that result in varied provincial receipts, but the overall trends appear steady. There are a number of reasons this is likely to be the case. Commodity prices show […] Read more
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Crops, Reuters

Danone to buy U.S. organic foods group WhiteWave

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Paris | Reuters — France’s Danone said on Thursday it would double the size of its U.S. business by buying organic foods producer WhiteWave Foods in a deal worth US$12.5 billion, including some $2.1 billion of debt and “other” liabilities. The purchase will help the French company to pursue affluent consumers by adding WhiteWave’s popular […] Read more
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Crops, Reuters

U.S. GMO food labeling bill passes Senate

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Reading Time: 3 minutes UPDATED, July 7, 2016 | Reuters — The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved legislation that would for the first time require food to carry labels listing genetically-modified ingredients, which labeling supporters say could create loopholes for some U.S. crops. The Senate voted 63-30 for the bill that would display GMO contents with words, pictures or […] Read more
November 2016 canola at close on July 7, 2016. The single red line tracks the 200-day moving average. (Barchart.com)
Canola, Crops, Markets

Canola drops hard, nearing major chart support

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Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts fell below nearby chart support on Thursday, hitting their softest levels in four months. There is more room to the downside, but the market is also looking oversold. Fund traders were noted sellers on the move down, liquidating long positions and possibly moving to the short side […] Read more
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Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola looks for bounce-back

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Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada canola contracts sunk lower during the week ended Wednesday, pressured by fund selling and a drop in the U.S. soy complex. However, there could be some relief in sight, as the market looks to correct itself. “Funds coming into this week were huge, longs in soybeans and corn; they’re […] Read more

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