MOSCOW/ASTANA (Reuters) — Concerns are growing in Russia and Kazakhstan over a shortage of high quality wheat — already a major issue for Russia this season — that could undermine their plans to increase exports, traders and analysts said. Both countries, which together with Ukraine are the three main wheat exporters of the Black Sea […] Read more
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Russia and Kazakhstan face more wheat quality problems
Cool, wet weather seen for U.S. Midwest, too late to help crops
(Reuters) — Cool temperatures and rain will hit key growing areas in the western U.S. Midwest this weekend but will arrive too late to benefit most of the soon-to-be harvested crops, an agricultural meteorologist said on Friday. MDA Weather Services said the rain will arrive in western Iowa, Minnesota, and eastern South Dakota starting on […] Read more
Are lower fat DDGs still economical?
Fat content as low as four percent | Less fat means less energy, but the price remains steady
Lower fat content in corn-based dried distillers grains imported by Canadian livestock feeders has caught many by surprise. Feed suppliers and feedlot operators who use the ethanol production byproduct have become accustomed to DDG fat content of 10 to 12 percent and have based their rations on that level. Energy content provided by fat is […] Read more
Smaller potato crop meets lower demand
Fewer acres planted | Manitoba growers are seeing good yields, but Alberta suffered late blight and hail
This year’s potato crop should be in harmony with consumer demand after a year of overproduction and depressed prices, says a United Potato Growers of Canada spokesperson. General manager Kevin MacIsaac said the crop will be significantly smaller than last year because Canadian growers planted 3.2 percent fewer acres and American acres are down seven […] Read more
Alberta farmland for sale: $13 million
Farmland prices climbing | Financial experts predict prices will plateau as interest rates start to rise
BARONS, Alta. — The price tag was $9 million when Barry Allen’s 13 quarter sections of farmland were first listed six years ago. Now the price is $13 million, and realtor Brian Patterson says it’s a gift at that. The big number is posted on a billboard along southern Alberta’s Highway 23, where it attracts […] Read moreNew PROs project another drop in prices
For the third time in less than a month, CWB has updated Pool Return Outlooks for its early delivery and annual pools. PROs released today project lower returns for wheat, durum, canola and field peas. CWB said a larger-than-expected harvest is pressuring cash prices. A strengthening Canadian dollar is also having a negative impact on […] Read more
Manitoba expects record canola yield
Manitoba’s canola crop might set a record this year for average canola yield as growers in central and eastern regions report 60 bushels per acre and higher. Most of the province’s bumper crops are between Winnipeg and Portage la Prairie, but other areas are also producing near record yields “I’ve heard that in the Morris […] Read more
Food inspectors raid Man. farm
Mixed messages | Inspectors remove meat from farm business despite issuing licence to produce it
A raid and seizure of farm-made meat products from a southwestern Manitoba farm has local food advocates bewildered by the mixed signals coming from government. No one is more bewildered than Clinton Cavers, the farmer who saw Manitoba Agriculture inspectors swoop in on his farm, seize its award-winning cured meats and issue him a ticket […] Read moreFunding to help promote prairie products abroad
New funding will help send western Canadian companies and their products abroad. On Sept. 3, officials revealed the details of a partnership that will provide more than $1 million to the Saskatchewan Trade and Export Partnership to co-ordinate trade missions and trade show appearances. Funds are provided through Western Economic Diversification Canada. “We are big […] Read more
Gov’t vows to fix budget error in credit union tax rate
Mistake acknowledged | Tax increase would have raised the rate to 15 percent from 11 but error meant a 28 percent hike
Canada’s credit union sector knew it was facing a significant tax increase after the 2013 federal budget an-nounced a 40-year-old tax break would be eliminated as credit unions become bigger. But a drafting error in budget implementation regulations published in late June actually set the stage for a tax hike more than three times higher […] Read more
