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U.S. grains: Export concerns push wheat, soybean futures lower

By Mark Weinraub September 11, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell two per cent on Tuesday, their fifth decline in the last six sessions, as investment funds cut their risk exposure to the grain following a surprise short-covering rally on Monday, traders said. Poor demand for U.S. wheat exports amid expectations of a jump in winter wheat plantings […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Weather

Prairie mustard acreage depends on spring moisture

By Dave Sims January 25, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — The 2018 mustard crop in Western Canada could hit half a million acres according to an industry expert, but he cautions that number could be much lower if dry soil conditions persist until spring. In 2017, there were 385,000 acres of mustard seed planted in Western Canada, down from 525,000 acres in […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Ukraine’s parliament extends ban on farmland sales

By Reuters December 7, 2017

Reading Time: < 1 minute Kiev | Reuters — The Ukrainian parliament voted on Thursday to extend a ban on the sale of agricultural land by one year, delaying what financial backers say is a key reform essential to Ukraine’s long-term economic growth. The bill was backed by 236 lawmakers, narrowly over the 226 required to pass. Currently Ukraine’s more […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Dairy Cattle

Ukraine farmers examine Canadian agriculture co-ops

By Country Guide Staff March 31, 2017

Reading Time: < 1 minute A delegation of Ukrainian farmers were visiting agriculture co-ops this week, looking to see if the approach can benefit their grain businesses in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. In Ontario they visited Agris Co-op and Great Lakes Grain in Chatham, Agrico fertilizer storage outside London, an Agromart retail operation in Wellburn, and the Donkers’ dairy goat farm […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

Ukrlandfarming owner in talks to sell stake

By Reuters October 24, 2016

Reading Time: < 1 minute Kiev | Reuters — Ukrainian businessman Oleh Bakhmatyuk, the major shareholder in agricultural group Ukrlandfarming, is in talks with Chinese and Middle East investors about possibly selling a stake in the company, Interfax news agency said on Monday. Ukrlandfarming’s main businesses are grain and sugar production, livestock farming, the distribution of agricultural products and the […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans weighed down by big harvest prospects

By Rod Nickel August 24, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — U.S. soybeans and grains dipped on Wednesday, weighed down by abundant harvest prospects in key countries. Soybeans led the way lower, as the closely watched four-day Pro Farmer U.S. Midwest Crop Tour scouted impressive crops in central Illinois, following its observation a day earlier of above-average soybean pod counts in Nebraska and Indiana. […] Read more

Cereals, Guide Business

Out-competed by Ukraine

Massive Ukrainian farms are producing grain and getting it into export position for $100/t less than in Canada

By Gerald Pilger August 4, 2016

Reading Time: 6 minutes In the last issue of Country Guide, I wrote of my travels in China, and of how that trip made me question the true competitiveness of Canadian agriculture. Unfortunately, a new Australian study validates many of my concerns. “Ukraine: An emerging challenge for Australian wheat exports” is the third study from the Australian Export Grains […] Read more

Livestock, Machinery

Ukraine free trade deal signed, goes to vote

By Country Guide Staff July 12, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes A free trade agreement between Canada and Ukraine that’s expected to benefit Canada’s livestock sectors, among others, goes to the two countries’ parliaments for approval after its signing Monday. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland signed the Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) Monday in Kyiv. CUFTA negotiations wrapped last July under the […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Kazakh leader evokes Ukraine as land protests spread

By Reuters May 2, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Almaty | Reuters –– Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, facing a growing wave of protests against planned changes to land ownership, evoked the image of war-torn Ukraine on Sunday as he called for national unity. Speaking at an event in Almaty to mark the annual May 1 Unity Day celebrations, Nazarbayev highlighted Ukraine, where street protests […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

EU deal yet to bear fruit for Ukrainian exporters

By Pavel Polityuk April 9, 2016

Reading Time: 5 minutes Gorodok | Reuters — Ukraine’s Association Agreement with the European Union was meant to lure the bread basket of the former Soviet Union away from its longstanding ties with Russia by offering better access to the EU market. But debate about it was the spark that lit the Maidan street protests in 2013 and a […] Read more

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