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Sask. to bend spring load limit rules for grain

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Grain growers in Saskatchewan will be able to apply for permits allowing them to truck grain at “heavier-than-published” weights on provincial roads during the spring thaw period. “While we will continue to protect our investment in highways during the spring thaw, we will allow for some exceptions to spring road bans to facilitate farmers’ urgent […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Wheat falls one per cent on forecast for U.S. Plains

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell more than one per cent for their second straight session of declines on Wednesday in a selloff sparked by forecasts for rain in parched growing regions in the southern U.S. Plains. Corn futures edged narrowly lower on pressure from the steep downturn in wheat while soybeans moved […] Read more
More grain elevators on the Prairies will be able to take advantage of federal interswitching regulations in a package of amendments announced Wednesday. (Dave Bedard photo)
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Ottawa tightens rail service agreements, boosts rail switching range

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Reading Time: 5 minutes Federal legislation tightening the terms of grain freight service agreements between shippers and railways — and allowing some captive shippers a wider radius in which to shift cars to another railway — is now on the table. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Transport Minister Lisa Raitt introduced what’s dubbed the Fair Rail for Grain Farmers […] Read more
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Manitoba eases spring load limits for grain trucks

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Grain will be an “essential commodity” this year during Manitoba’s spring thaw, for the purposes of trucking grain on the province’s minor highways. The provincial government on Monday announced a “special one-time amendment” to its spring weight restrictions on provincial roads, so as to “enable farmers to be nimble and react quickly to changes in […] Read more
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Backlogs at port may short feds’ orders on grain freight: CN

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian National Railway (CN) reports it’s “regaining fluidity” in its rail network and approaching the federal government’s mandated targets for grain freight, but warns grain flow may soon slow if it piles up at port. CN on Monday said it spotted 4,456 hopper cars for loading at country grain elevators in Western Canada during crop […] Read more
Barley, Crops, Markets, Weather

Alta. feed barley prices remain firm

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Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — Cash barley prices near the key cattle feeding area of Lethbridge, Alta. remain firm, supported in large part by lingering winter weather and sluggish movement of grain across Western Canada, say brokers in the region. According to Shane Roberts of Cactus Commodity at Raymond, Alta., prices for March/April deliveries are anywhere from […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Weather worries support wheat; export data boost corn, soy

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grains rallied on Monday, with wheat supported by concerns about the weather in key growing areas, while soybeans and corn rallied on strong export data, traders said. Wheat led the gains, rising 3.1 per cent, on forecasts for continued dryness in the southern U.S. Plains wheat belt for the next […] Read more
Beef Cattle, Livestock, Weather

Prairie forage supplies seen tightening

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada –– Forage supplies are tightening as the winter drags on across Western Canada, according to provincial forage specialists, though the strong cattle market is allowing some producers to sell their animals at a fair price. The situation appears to be the most critical in Alberta, where a rising number of producers are telling […] Read more
Crops, Weather

El Nino seen bringing mixed weather to Prairies

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Warmer-than-normal water in the Pacific Ocean this year could have a mixed influence on the Canadian Prairies, according to a weather specialist. Forecasters warn the phenomenon, better known as El Nino, could disrupt weather patterns in many parts of the world. El Nino’s effects are largely determined by the predominating weather pattern […] Read more

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