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
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North Dakota wheat yields better than expected
Growers and agronomists in North Dakota were wondering in early July if any spring wheat would be produced in the western half of the state. Parts of the region were in an extreme drought: as little to no rain had fallen since April. As well, blistering heat, in the range of 35 C, scorched the […] Read more
Asian millers caught out by rally in wheat prices
SINGAPORE (Reuters) — Some Asian flour millers have been caught out by last month’s nearly 30 percent rally in global wheat prices after earlier booking cargoes with prices due to be fixed at a later date, traders said. Benchmark Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures jumped 23 percent in June and high-protein spring wheat climbed […] Read more
Farmers overcharged nearly $100 million in CGC user fees
The Canadian Grain Commission has built up a surplus of nearly $100 million since 2013-14 through excess user fees collected from Canadian grain farmers. That surplus has prompted the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association to call for surplus fees to be immediately returned to grain farmers. In a Jan. 3 news release, the association called […] Read more
Alberta commission proposes combined wheat levy
The Alberta Wheat Commission is proposing a 7.6 percent reduction in provincial wheat checkoffs effective next August. In its most recent newsletter to provincial wheat growers, the commission outlines a plan to combine two wheat checkoffs that currently exist in Alberta and establish one refundable wheat levy in its place. Alberta wheat growers currently pay […] Read more
Latin Americans ask for more Prairie Spring wheat supply
“Help us out with the CPSR. Don’t take it away from us.” That plea, uttered humorously by Colombian miller Carlos Alberto Patino at the end of an interview, sums up both a current market concern with important Latin American millers about a Canadian crop class and the interesting reality of a type of wheat that […] Read more
Short supply of milling wheat likely
The world is awash with wheat but not milling quality wheat, say analysts. The International Grains Council forecasts a record 743 million tonnes of production. Global stocks are expected to reach 229 million tonnes by the end of 2016-17, resulting in a bearish 31 percent stocks-to-use ratio, which would be the highest in 15 years. […] Read more
Bayer facility hopes to develop hybrid wheat within 10 years
Bayer CropsScience’s new multimillion-dollar wheat breeding station in central Saskatchewan is expected to produce its first hybrid wheat varieties in about eight years. Company officials said new spring wheat hybrids developed at the station will likely be registered in the first half of the next decade and should be available to commercial growers before 2025. […] Read more
Singulate wheat seeds to reap benefits
Farmers understand the advantages of seed singulation in corn. What if they could do the same with wheat seeds?
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Man. — Researchers long ago concluded that seed singulation and uniform spacing within a row of wheat plants promoted healthier higher-yielding stands that required fewer crop protection products. But is it possible? Michael Horsch says yes. The German industrialist and brains behind some of the most advanced air drills and planters in […] Read more
Wheat research program hopes to build on momentum
An unprecedented wheat research program that will spend close to $100 million to improve knowledge and develop new plant breeding technologies is about to begin bearing fruit. The Canadian Wheat Alliance, launched in 2013, was initially billed as a five-year, $97 million research project involving scientists from Agriculture Canada, the National Research Council, the University […] Read more
