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Temple ruins at Palmyra in central Syria. (CIA.gov)
Cereals, Crops, Reuters

Food production in Syria reported at all-time low

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Geneva | Reuters — Food production has dropped to an all-time low in Syria where millions of hungry civilians are struggling through their sixth winter in a war zone, United Nations agencies said Tuesday. Many farmers have had to abandon their land, unable to afford the soaring cost of seeds, fertilizers and tractor fuel, the […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Weaker loonie underpins Prairie wheat bids

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Cash spring wheat and durum bids in Western Canada moved higher during the week ended Monday, as weakness in the Canadian dollar helped underpin basis levels. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were up $1-$5 per tonne compared to the previous week. Average prices ranged from […] Read more
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Cereals, Crops, Weather, Winter Wheat

Winter cereal acres unclear due to wet conditions

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Commodity News Service Canada/Winnipeg – Variable conditions across Manitoba and Saskatchewan have made it difficult to estimate winter cereal acreage, the head of an industry group says. But crops that are in the ground have seen mostly favourable weather. Jake Davidson, executive director of Winter Cereals Canada Inc., said he’s waiting for data from Statistics […] Read more
Yellowing and stunting of sow thistle 10 days after an application of Classic (left) compared to an unsprayed strip (right).
Crops

Pest Patrol: What is the best strategy for managing perennial sow thistle?

#PestPatrol with Mike Cowbrough, OMAFRA

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Reading Time: 3 minutes With lateral roots that go as deep as two metres and seed production approaching 10,000 per plant, perennial sow thistle is extremely difficult to eradicate. Its impact can be minimized, however. Management that reduces top growth will lower seed production and root mass over time.  But be forewarned. If you decide to take a year […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy, corn sag ahead of USDA report, election

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Wednesday for a fourth straight session on long liquidation and profit-taking ahead of a key government crop report and market jitters over next week’s  presidential election, analysts said. Corn also declined, with the December contract nearing a three-week low. Wheat firmed on short-covering as investors headed […] Read more
Randy Dennis (l), chief grain inspector for Canada talks to farmers attending the grain grading seminar in Yorkton, Sask.
Cereals, Crops

Getting the scoop on grain grading

Farmers get a better understanding of frost damage, colour, mildew, sprouting and other downgrading factors

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Farmers in Saskatchewan and Alberta recently had the opportunity to learn hands-on about how their grain is graded after delivery to their local elevator. In July, grain-grading seminars were held for farmers in Yorkton and Swift Current, Sask. for the first time as a joint effort between the Canadian International Grains Institute, Canadian Grain Commission […] Read more
(FIle photo by Allan Dawson)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy, corn fall on big U.S. crops

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean and corn futures fell on Tuesday on expectations the U.S. Department of Agriculture might raise its forecast of the U.S. soybean yield in a monthly report next week, traders said. Wheat followed the weak trend, with global grain supplies adding pressure. CBOT January soybeans settled down […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat jumps on short-covering

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures climbed more than one per cent on Monday as traders covered short positions following U.S. regulatory data last week showing an unexpectedly large build in bearish wheat bets. Soybean and corn futures both were flat to narrowly mixed in thin-volume trading, with some soybean contracts […] Read more
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Crops, Spring Wheat

Ottawa to back P+H’s Hamilton flour mill

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Winnipeg agrifood firm Parrish and Heimbecker has lined up more government financing for its planned new flour mill at Hamilton, this time from the federal level. Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay on Thursday announced a $10 million “repayable investment” in the project from the AgriInnovation program, part of the Growing Forward 2 ag policy funding framework. […] Read more

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