MOSCOW, Sept 21 (Reuters) – Russian agriculture consultancy Sovecon said on Tuesday it had raised its forecast for Russia’s 2021 wheat crop by 200,000 tonnes to 75.6 million tonnes due to good yields in Siberia. Russia is the world’s largest wheat exporter, supplying it mainly to Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Its crop, dominated […] Read more
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Kazakhstan raises grain harvest forecast, cuts export outlook
ALMATY, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Kazakhstan raised its forecast for its grains harvest this year while cutting its export forecast,…
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Despite election, little changed in Ottawa landscape
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Cargill launches U.S. carbon farming program for 2022 season
Sept 15 (Reuters) - Global commodities trader Cargill Inc. said on Thursday it is launching a carbon farming program for…
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Manitoba conservation projects receive funding
Conservation groups and non-profit organizations in Manitoba that want to improve wildlife habitat, reduce flooding or enhance soil health, can…
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Famine to feast: Australia prepares for huge wheat harvest
SYDNEY, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Eighteen months after drought ravaged Australian farms, grain growers are on course to harvest a…
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Europe’s fall-seeded wheat crop looks good
The wheat market is turning its attention to the upcoming winter wheat crop and conditions overseas look good for the…
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ALMATY, Sept 21 (Reuters) – Kazakhstan raised its forecast for its grains harvest this year while cutting its export forecast, senior officials said at a government meeting on Tuesday. The country sees the harvest at 16 million tonnes of grains, up from a forecast last month of 15.3 million, and exports at 6 million to […] Read more
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Conservation groups and non-profit organizations in Manitoba that want to improve wildlife habitat, reduce flooding or enhance soil health, can soon apply for hundreds of thousands in funding. In early-September, the Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corp. asked interested parties to submit letters of interest, to request financial support for a conservation project in the province. MHHC […] Read more
Famine to feast: Australia prepares for huge wheat harvest
SYDNEY, Sept 17 (Reuters) – Eighteen months after drought ravaged Australian farms, grain growers are on course to harvest a second consecutive bumper crop as global wheat prices hover near eight-year highs. The agricultural revival has underpinned a dramatic increase in rural land prices, although the exuberant market is straining pandemic-hit supply chains hit by […] Read more
Europe’s fall-seeded wheat crop looks good
The wheat market is turning its attention to the upcoming winter wheat crop and conditions overseas look good for the most part. Will Rutherford-Roberts, market analyst with StoneX, said forecasts calling for a moderate La Nina weather event in the last quarter of 2021 bodes well for Western Europe. It will likely result in slightly […] Read more
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