A 79 year old farm couple were awakened at about 5 a.m. Sunday morning west of North Battleford, Sask., by an alarm. North Battleford RCMP say they were called to the farm by the residents after a gunshot broke the window of a house, following a person being spotted on the home’s deck. RCMP are […] Read more
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NAFTA: Canadian approach right say conservative icons
Playing for time and sticking to the free trade guns is what Canada appears to be doing. That’s a good thing, say two prominent voices on Canada-United States trade, because surviving the Donald J. Trump administration’s protectionist tendencies will take fortitude and commitment to preserve a trading relationship of incredible benefit to Canada. “On this […] Read more
Concerns mount about grain flow
Frigid winter temperatures on the Prairies combined with rain-related loading delays on the West Coast are contributing to growing vessel lineups at Canada’s busiest marine port. As of early February, the number of ships waiting to be loaded with grain at the Port of Vancouver was around 30, according to Canada’s Grain Monitoring Program (GMP). […] Read more
War on PED almost over in Man.
Manitoba’s swine veterinarians hope to see porcine epidemic diarrhea virus disappear from the provincial herd within weeks. The last active infection was found Jan. 25 in a few animals on a previously infected farm, and control efforts there appear to have stopped it spread. “We haven’t seen any spread from that site since,” Glen Duizer […] Read more
Second wave possible for ethanol sector
Many grain industry analysts say ethanol’s growth phase is over and so is its ability to bolster grain prices. Bruce Rastetter, chief executive officer of Summit Agricultural Group, an agricultural investment firm headquartered in Alden, Iowa, vehemently disagrees. “They’re just wrong,” he said. He points to new ethanol-promoting policies adopted by countries including China and […] Read more
Man. beef producers vote in favour of mandatory livestock inspection
Livestock inspections may soon be mandatory in Manitoba. In a close vote Feb. 8, members of the Manitoba Beef Producers passed a resolution at the organization’s annual meeting in Brandon to lobby the provincial government for mandatory inspections. Manitoba cattle producers have debated the idea in the past, but it was previously voted down. Not […] Read more
India hikes chickpea duty again
WINNIPEG (CNS) — The Indian government has raised the import tariff for chickpeas from 30 to 40 percent. The government said the tariff, which was published in the Gazette of India Feb. 6, is to be imposed immediately with existing circumstances making it necessary. Chickpea prices have continued to fall over the last six months, […] Read more
Supplies tighten increasing demand for feed grains
WINNIPEG(CNS) – As supplies tighten Lethbridge feedlots are looking for the cheapest options when it comes to feed. “Supply seems to be tight in general. There’s not a lot of offers on either corn or barley at the moment. And demand is higher than expected coming into March,” said Brandon Motz, sales manager at CorNine […] Read more
More than half Argentina’s soy, corn in poor condition – exchange
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – More than three months of dry weather has left most Argentine soy and corn fields in poor to very poor condition, the Buenos Aires Grains Exchange said in its weekly crop report on Thursday. With little chance of substantial rains on the horizon, the exchange said 56 percent of the 2017-18 […] Read more
U.S. share of global corn, soy export market to erode – USDA
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture sees U.S. corn and soybean exports generally increasing over the coming decade but the U.S. share of global sales will shrink as competition from South American producers heats up, the government said on Thursday. In the USDA’s annual long-term projections report, laying out its forecasts through 2027, […] Read more
