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U.S. winter wheat woes boost CWB’s winter PRO

Reading Time: 2 minutes Wheat futures climbing up off their lows in late 2012 and early 2013, based mainly on the shape of the U.S. hard red winter wheat crop, have bumped up CWB’s winter PRO values. The former Canadian Wheat Board on Friday released an updated pool return outlook (PRO) for its 2012-13 winter pools, with wheat values […] Read more
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U.S. soy drops on profit-taking

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Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. soybean futures turned lower on Thursday on profit-taking, after hitting a six-week high on Wednesday, as forecasts for better crop weather in South America eased concerns about harvest delays and production losses there. Corn posted an eight-week high overnight, tumbled along with soybeans as investors pocketed profits, then rallied back on late-session fund buying […] Read more
Crops, Weather

Low grasshopper risk seen on Prairies

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Grasshopper forecasts from the three Prairie provinces over the past month show a relatively low risk of grasshoppers across most crop areas for the upcoming season. The grasshopper maps from the three provincial agriculture ministries are based on counts of adult grasshoppers in the summer of 2012, weather data and recent population trends. The surveys […] Read more
Crops, Weather

U.S. drought to impact early summer weather on Prairies

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Reading Time: 2 minutes What happens with the drought situation in the U.S. this spring is expected to impact what happens with the weather in Western Canada during the early part of summer in 2013. Drew Lerner, weather specialist with World Weather Inc. in Kansas, said if the dry weather in the western U.S. Corn Belt and Plains continues, […] Read more
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U.S. live cattle futures wilt as cash disappoints

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures posted modest losses on Wednesday after prices for cattle in the cash market came in higher, but fell short of traders’ expectations. Cash cattle in the southern U.S. Plains traded at $125 per hundredweight (cwt), $3 higher than last week, feedlot sources said (all figures US$). Some investors […] Read more
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U.S. corn, soy top one-month highs on Argentina dryness

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Reading Time: 3 minutes U.S. corn futures climbed to a seven-week high on Wednesday and soybeans touched a six-week high as concerns increased that dry weather will cut production in major exporter Argentina. Worries about dryness, coupled with technical and fund buying, overshadowed weakening demand for corn used to make ethanol, traders said. U.S. ethanol production slumped to its […] Read more
Crops, Markets, Weather

Dryness threatens Argentine crops, lifts U.S. grains

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Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. grain and soybean futures edged higher on Monday as traders worried dry weather will trim output in Argentina, the world’s top exporter of soy products and second-largest corn supplier. All eyes are on weather models as Argentina and Brazil must produce large crops to meet strong demand for soybeans from top importer China. Traders […] Read more
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Beef code of practice open to comment until March

Reading Time: 4 minutes Ranchers, farmers and consumers are all able to have their say until March 8 on the proposed Canadian code of practice for care and handling of beef cattle. The public comment period opened earlier this month on the draft code, which can be viewed online with an option to submit comments. The draft code, under development […] Read more
Crops, Weather

Ont. fruit growers backed to plan against future frosts

Reading Time: 2 minutes Ontario fruit growers hit by frost in 2012 will be able to get federal/provincial funds to help map out strategies against such damage in the future. Up to $2 million will go to produce workbooks expected to help producers develop their own risk mitigation strategies for adverse weather. The workbooks are expected to be available […] Read more
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Hort-crop fungicide includes new mode of action

Reading Time: < 1 minute A new dual-action fungicide, for use against late blight and downy mildew in potatoes, grapes, hops and other assorted fruits and vegetables, will mark the launch of an entirely new fungicide group on the market. BASf Canada on Monday announced it had picked up regulatory approval for Zampro, combining dimethomorph — the Group 40 active […] Read more

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