Alliance Grain Traders is investing $1.5 million in its pulse processing plant at Wilkie, Sask.The investment will double the green lentil processing of the plant that Alliance bought from Finora Inc. at the end of 2009 and will add three optical colour sorting lines.“It becomes one of the premier green lentil processing plants in the […] Read more
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Initial payments rise – for May. 28, 2010
Initial payments for wheat will rise by $5 to $44.65 per tonne depending on grade, class and protein. The increase is effective June 3. The largest increases affect high protein wheat. For example, No. 1 CWRS 15.5 percent protein increases by $44.65 per tonne to $256.25 at port. No. 1 CWRS 12.5 percent increases $10 […] Read more
Western Producer Crop Report – for May. 27, 2010
Saskatchewan Recent rains and warm weather helped ensure good crop establishment and improved hay and pasture conditions. Producers are busy spraying, applying fertilizer, seeding and hauling cattle to pasture. Southeast Crops emergingFarmers made good seeding progress. Fields are fairly wet with sloughs visible. Crops are emerging well and hay and pastures look good. Southwest Good […] Read more
Prairie Briefs – for May. 27, 2010
Seager Wheeler site funded Seager Wheeler’s historic farm site is getting a $44,500 facelift.The federal government announced it will provide up to $22,000 toward a $44,500 upgrade of the 17 acre farm site near Rosthern, Sask.The work will focus on restoring the original 1908 farm house.The remainder of the funding will come from private sources.The […] Read more
Western Producer Livestock Report – for May. 27, 2010
With Memorial Day retail needs met, hog prices fell.Iowa-southern Minnesota cash hogs delivered to plants were $61 US per hundredweight May 21, down from $64 on May 14.The U.S. pork cut-out value fell to $87.53 May 21 from $91.81 on May 14.U.S. federal slaughter to May 22 was estimated at 2.02 million, up from 1.95 […] Read more
Ag Notes – for May. 27, 2010
New ID agency head The Canadian Cattle Identification Agency has announced that Darcy Eddleston has been named the new chair. He was elected by the board of directors during the agency’s recent annual general meeting.Former chair Steve Primrose will stay on for a year as past-chair.Eddleston has served on the CCIA board for two years […] Read more
U.S. fertilizer prices little changed
Fertilizer prices changed little in the United States in the latter half of May.The following prices, based on a regular United States Department of Agriculture survey in Illinois, compare May 27 to May 13 and are in U.S. dollars per short ton.The anhydrous ammonia range was steady at $515 to $635 but the average rose […] Read more
Finance Notes – for May. 27, 2010
Terminal expanding Gardiner Dam Terminal Joint Venture will build two 5,075 tonne grain storage units at its terminal located near Strongfield, Sask.The terminal is a joint venture between Gardiner Dam Terminal Ltd. and Viterra Inc.Storage capacity will increase to 27,000 tonnes when construction is complete in mid-December.The cost will be about $2.8 million and will […] Read more
Prairie seeding behind average
The Canadian Wheat Board estimated planting in Western Canada has reached 64 percent as of May 25. The average is 80 percent for this time of year. The warm weather early last week saw rapid seeding and emergence, but rain and cool weather in Saskatchewan on the weekend stopped planters, the CWB said Reuters reported […] Read more
Anhydrous ammonia prices rise
Fertilizer prices changed little in the United States in the first half of May.The following prices, based on a regular U.S. Department of Agriculture survey in Illinois, compare May 13 to April 29 and are in U.S. dollars per ton.The anhydrous ammonia range was steady at $515 to $635, but the average rose to $530.19, […] Read more
