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Khaled Hanafi, Egypt’s minister for supply and internal trading, shown here at a meeting Tuesday, has resigned in the wake of the country’s ongoing probe into purchases of local wheat. (MSIT.gov.eg)
Crops, Reuters, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Egypt’s wheat corruption scandal takes down supply minister

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Cairo/Abu Dhabi | Reuters — Egypt’s Minister of Supply Khaled Hanafi has resigned amid the highest-profile corruption case since President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi came to power in 2014. Hanafi’s resignation is the most senior-level fallout from a probe into whether millions of dollars intended to subsidize farmers were used to purchase wheat that did not […] Read more
Cigi course highlights customer relations
Cereals, News

Cigi course highlights customer relations

Reliability of Canadian wheat is the theme of Cigi’s annual international program

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Reading Time: 4 minutes They come from 16 different countries, but have one thing in common — Canadian wheat. Participants in the 49th annual International Grain Industry Program at the Canadian International Grains Institute, better known as Cigi, came to Canada to learn more about where the grain they buy comes from, how it is grown and how it […] Read more
(ArdentMills.com)
Crops, Spring Wheat

Ardent’s organic wheat program expands to Saskatchewan

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Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. flour processor Ardent Mills’ plan to double organic wheat acres in the U.S. by 2019 has rolled into Saskatchewan. Ardent, the joint North American flour venture of agrifood firms Cargill, CHS Inc. and ConAgra, said Wednesday it has so far expanded “Organic Initiative 2019,” which it launched in December, to seven U.S. states plus […] Read more
The newest soft red winter wheat from Dow Seeds grows to medium to tall height and offers above-average yields.
Cereals, Crops

New in winter cereal varieties

The long-term outlook for cereal yields is up. Here’s why

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Reading Time: 4 minutes We might refer to the category as “winter cereals” but everyone knows winter wheat is the undisputed leader in the field, and the picture for the crop took an even more positive turn late in 2015. An early soybean harvest and a long, warm fall, plus a greater commitment to longer rotations, made for an […] Read more
The Nile River at Cairo. (CIA.gov)
Cereals, Crops, Markets, Reuters

Egypt public prosecutor orders 13 arrested in wheat corruption case

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Cairo | Reuters — Egypt’s public prosecutor has ordered the arrest of 13 people for 15 days pending an investigation into their role in a wheat procurement corruption scandal, judicial sources said on Saturday. Egypt, the world’s largest wheat importer, has been mired in controversy over its wheat supplies, with industry officials claiming that over […] Read more
Durum wheat. (Gipsa.usda.gov)
Cereals, Crops, Weather

More durum may come to those who wait

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada –– Cool, wet weather may have slowed crop development and delayed harvest, but durum is determined to be worth the wait with above-average yields. “We’re looking at some fairly high yields given the early estimates… average yields should come in at 47.5 to 48 bushels per acre this year,” said Jerry Klassen, manager […] Read more
(Doug Wilson photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Crops, Oats

Oats face numerous pre-harvest question marks

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Oat producers are playing the waiting game when it comes to one of the most important things for oat crops: quality. “There’s always a concern about quality and you never know where that is going to be until harvest,” said Art Enns, president of the Prairie Oat Growers Association at Morris in […] Read more
"The drying wasn’t taking place when we expected — it was taking place at night.” – Ron Palmer, IHARF
Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Moisture in or moisture out?

Are you really drying that grain when you turn on the fans?

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Reading Time: 5 minutes It’s the disaster no one wants to admit — a bin of spoiled grain can represent the loss of a producer’s entire year of profits. When grain spoils due to problems with storage, “farmers usually sell it, burn it or hush it up,” says Joy Agnew, project manager for Agricultural Research Services at the Prairie […] Read more
The Nile River at Cairo. (CIA.gov)
Crops, Reuters, Spring Wheat

Egyptian prosecutor says millions in local wheat falsely claimed

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Cairo | Reuters –– Egypt’s general prosecutor said on Sunday that local wheat suppliers worked with government employees to falsely claim 621 million Egyptian pounds (C$92.5 million) worth of grain that does not exist. Egypt has been embroiled in a controversy over its local wheat supplies, with grains industry officials claiming that over two million […] Read more
(Jack Dykinga photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Crops, Reuters, Spring Wheat

Quarantined Washington wheat negative for GMO

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Reuters — No genetically modified (GMO) wheat has been found in a Washington state farm’s crop tested after an unapproved biotech variety was discovered growing there in June, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday. The quarantined grain will be allowed to enter the marketplace, USDA said. USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service […] Read more

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