Exports of western Canadian grain are moving again through the Port of Churchill. The first grain ship of the 2013 shipping season was loaded last week at the northern Manitoba port. The ship, Atlantic Dream, will carry CWB spring wheat destined for Mexico. As o16f last week, two more grain ships were anchored at Churchill, […] Read more
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B.C. port boasts big year
Grain and oilseed shipments through the Port of Prince Rupert are on a roll. Statistics released last week by the Prince Rupert Port Authority show a 15.5 percent year-over-year increase in shipments of cereal grains, canola and grain pellets during the first seven months of 2013. Between Jan. 1 and July 31, 2013 Prince Rupert […] Read more
Cargill to buy Australian malt firm from Glencore
Joe White Maltings | Cargill will expand its dominant position in malting barley with addition of seven Australian plants
Another piece of Viterra’s former global grain empire has been auctioned off. Officials from Cargill announced earlier this week that they have reached a deal with Switzerland-based GlencoreXstrata to purchase Joe White Maltings, the largest malting company in Australia. Joe White Maltings, which consists of seven malting plants in Australia, was previously owned by Viterra. […] Read moreAustralia looks to improve grain competitiveness
Grading changes | New rules increase bushel weights for country’s top quality milling wheat
The Australian grain industry has increased bushel weights for top quality milling wheat — a move aimed at increasing the competitiveness of Australian grain that is sold on international markets. Grain Trade Australia announced earlier this year that minimum test weights for Australian milling wheat will increase to 76 kilograms per hectolitre from 74 kg/hl […] Read moreCPS wheat breeding program receives funding boost
A Saskatchewan-based seed company FP Genetics announced today that it will invest $1.5 million over the next 10 years in the Canadian Prairie Spring (CPS) wheat breeding program at the University of Saskatchewan’s Crop Development Centre. CPS wheat is a minor wheat class in Western Canada but some industry observers believe that its market share […] Read more
Northern B.C. port boasts strong year
Grain and oilseed shipments through the Port of Prince Rupert are on a roll. Statistics released last week by the Prince Rupert Port Authority show a 15.5 percent year-over-year increase in shipments of cereal grains, canola and grain pellets during the first seven months of 2013. Between Jan. 1 and July 31, 2013 Prince Rupert […] Read more
Australia changes grading to better compete in international markets
The Australian grain industry has increased bushel weights for top quality milling wheat — a move aimed at increasing the competitiveness of Australian grain that is sold on international markets. Grain Trade Australia announced earlier this year that minimum test weights for Australian milling wheat will increase to 76 kilograms per hectolitre from 74 kg/hl […] Read more
Churchill port shipping season underway
Exports of western Canadian grain are moving again through the Port of Churchill. The first grain ship of the 2013 shipping season was loaded last week at the northern Manitoba port. The ship, Atlantic Dream, will carry CWB spring wheat destined for Mexico. As of last week, two more grain ships were anchored at Churchill, […] Read more
Producer car volumes decline
Thunder Bay terminal | Ocean freight rates forced more grain west
Canada’s top handler of producer cars says the amount of producer car grain it receives at its export terminal in Thunder Bay was down 20 to 25 percent in 2012-13. Nonetheless, Mission Terminal Inc. still sees a bright future in the producer car business, said Derek Drayson, the company’s grain merchant and business development expert. […] Read more
Major grain companies like shift to open market
Top executives with Canada’s largest grain handling companies say the industry has adjusted well to operating in a deregulated market. However, there are still important issues to watch, including regulatory costs related to the Canadian Grain Commission and the impact of federal rail legislation. “From our perspective, things went about as well as we could […] Read more
