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Barley, Crops, Markets

Strong demand keeps Prairie feed barley well supported

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Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — Feed barley bids remain well supported in Western Canada, as solid demand and reluctant farmer selling keep the market underpinned heading into the summer months. “There is pretty decent demand. I’d say higher than average for this time of year,” said Brandon Motz, sales manager with CorNine Commodities in Lacombe, Alta. Strong […] Read more
Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Weather

Spring wheat futures climb to two-year highs

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Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — Spring wheat futures in Minneapolis climbed to their highest levels in nearly two years during the week ended Friday, as weather concerns in major U.S. wheat-growing states provided support. The nearby July contract on Thursday hit a session high of US$6.1775 per bushel, the strongest level for the front-month spring wheat contract […] Read more
Sunset in Egypt on the Nile River south of Luxor. (CIA.gov)
Crops, Reuters, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Egypt’s wheat imports again uncertain as ergot ban looms

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Cairo | Reuters — An Egyptian court has decided to reinstate a zero tolerance policy on common grain fungus ergot, lawyers on the case told Reuters on Tuesday, plunging trade with the world’s largest wheat importer back into uncertainty. Egypt last year scrapped a ban on ergot in grain imports after it effectively halted purchase […] Read more
Crops, Spring Wheat

Consultations sought on grading U.S. wheat imports

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Grain industry consultations are needed before the Canada Grain Act is amended to allow imported U.S. wheat to receive a Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) grade, the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commssion says. “(W)e need to have public consultations to figure out the consequences of adding more American grain to our system,” Sask Wheat chair Bill Gehl […] Read more
Canadian Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (l) and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue meet in Toronto on June 5. (Government of Canada photo)
Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Reuters, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

U.S. asks Canada to end ‘underhanded’ dairy pricing class

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — The United States has asked Canada to eliminate a new “underhanded” dairy-pricing class that has undercut sales by U.S. dairies to Canadian processors, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said on Monday. Perdue was speaking to reporters after he met with Canadian Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay in Toronto. Canada’s dairy farmers last year struck a […] Read more
(Michael Thompson photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Crops, Reuters, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Early U.S. winter wheat harvest supports low-protein fears

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — The earliest reports from the start of the U.S. hard red winter wheat harvest underscored industry fears of a second straight year of low protein, a factor that shifts the market’s focus to prospects for the North American spring wheat crop, a higher-protein variety. “It’s probably a foregone conclusion at this […] Read more
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Crops, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Flour recall widened to products from 11 loads of wheat

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Reading Time: 2 minutes The maker of Robin Hood and other brands of flour is further widening a major product recall to cover products made from 11 loads of Canadian wheat. Ardent Mills and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) on Saturday announced an expanded nationwide recall to include more varieties and sizes of Robin Hood, Golden Temple, Purity, […] Read more
Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

MGEX spring wheat premium widening over winter wheat

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Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada –– Concerns over poor-quality North American wheat crops have seen the Minneapolis spring wheat premium widen over Kansas City winter wheat — and that spread could grow even larger heading into the summer, according to a U.S. analyst. The nearby MGEX spring wheat contract settled up 3.75 cents on Wednesday, while the corresponding […] Read more
(Doug Wilson photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Crops, Oats, Weather

Prairie oats at tipping point

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada –– Seeding delays in Western Canada could see more area shift into oats, which need a shorter growing season and minimal inputs compared to other options. However, with many fields still unharvested from last year, a tipping point will eventually be reached when nothing will be seeded at all in some areas. In […] Read more

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