KYIV, July 30 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s grain exports rose to 2.47 million tonnes in July, the first month of the new 2021/22 July-June season, up 136,000 tonnes from a year earlier, agriculture ministry data showed on Friday. That included 694,000 tonnes of wheat, 821,000 tonnes of barley and 939,000 tonnes of corn, the data showed. […] Read more
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Ukraine’s 2021/22 grain exports reach 2.5 mln tonnes
Ukraine shines as Black Sea wheat takes hit
‘Unfriendly’ weather hurts the crop in Russia and Kazakhstan, while Ukraine expects record production but lower quality
The Black Sea region will still be a big producer and exporter of wheat this year despite recent weather challenges, says an analyst from that part of the world. SovEcon recently reduced its Russian production forecast to 82.3 million tonnes, down from its June forecast of 84.6 million tonnes and last year’s 85.9 million tonne […] Read more
Feds approve wireworm insecticide
Cereal growers in Alberta and Saskatchewan have a new tool to fight wireworms. Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency on Oct. 19, registered a new insecticide from BASF called broflanilide. BASF has been promoting broflanilide for a while, but the registration means it will be available to Canadian farmers in 2021. “Growers have struggled for […] Read more
Alta. removes fusarium from pest act
The Alberta government is removing fusarium graminearum from its pest regulation, a move industry says will allow for better management of the disease. The government said in a news release today that regulating the disease has failed to stop it, arguing the changes allow for the modernization of management practices. It said rates of fusarium […] Read more
Western Canadian wheat: Bids surge on U.S. gains, weaker loonie
WINNIPEG, (MarketsFarm) – Wheat bids in Western Canada were significantly higher for the week ended March 19, due to gains made in the United States markets coupled with a weaker Canadian dollar. Canada Prairie Red Spring (CPRS) saw the largest increases, with bids up by more than C$20 per tonne. Increases for Canadian Western Red […] Read more
Canadian wheat bids rise over holidays
Winnipeg,(MarketsFarm) – Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada posted solid gains during the two-week holiday period ended Jan. 2, as gains in the United States futures more than made up for the bearish influence of the rising Canadian dollar. Average Canada Western Red Spring (13.5 percent) wheat prices were up by C$5 to […] Read more
India’s rising wheat, pulse output likely to curb imports
MUMBAI, India (Reuters) — India’s production of wheat and pulses is expected to jump next year because a hike in the government’s assured purchase prices and ample rainfall have prompted farmers to plant more of the winter crops, industry officials said. Higher production will help the south Asian country reduce imports of pulses in the […] Read more
Statistics Canada sees surprisingly big canola, wheat harvests
WINNIPEG, Manitoba/OTTAWA, Dec 6 – Canadian farmers harvested larger crops than expected this autumn, reaping record-large canola output and surprisingly big wheat and durum crops, a Statistics Canada report showed on Wednesday. Dry weather in some areas in the summer and a late harvest in Western Canada made the size of crops in the world’s […] Read more
Surprise Indian duty on peas leaves Canada scrambling
WINNIPEG — The Canadian pea industry was shocked this morning to wake up to a notice from India declaring a 50 percent tax on pea imports to the country. “This sort of moves us beyond even where India has been before in pulse import duties.… More than a decade ago we were at 10 percent. […] Read more
India slaps duty on peas, wheat
India’s government has imposed a 50 percent duty on peas and a 20 percent duty on wheat. Pulse prices in India are suffering because of a bumper harvest of all crops in 2016-17 and a good summer crop in the current crop year. The country also still has substantial supplies of imported pulses. The Times […] Read more
