Insights and Stories of Alana Vannahme

EU biodiesel sector balks at canola price tag

May. 5, 2009 at 3:32 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — The current price tag attached to Canadian canola is curbing immediate and short-term demand from the European biodiesel sector, with major Canadian exporters not thought to have made any sales. The prospects for shipping Canadian canola to Europe were twice boosted over the winter by unrelated […]

CWB urging CWRS deliveries through May

May. 4, 2009 at 5:40 pm CDT

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Consumers still unsure about GM wheat

Apr. 18, 2009 at 1:38 am CDT

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Seed supplies seen meeting spring demand

Apr. 17, 2009 at 3:44 pm CDT

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Pork exports seen slipping 10 per cent in 2009

Apr. 9, 2009 at 4:27 pm CDT

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Middle East seen as growth market for forages

Apr. 8, 2009 at 6:12 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Water scarcity in Middle Eastern countries may open up good export opportunities for Canadian forage exporters in the coming years, industry sources believe. While the U.S. and Pacific Rim countries such as Japan and South Korea have traditionally been key destinations for Canadian forage shipments, Canadian […]

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Expert sees WTO deal, supply management co-existing

Mar. 25, 2009 at 3:04 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — A agriculture trade deal at the World Trade Organization’s Doha round would not have to spell the end of Canada’s supply management system, according to a former senior trade official. Contrary to what’s often said, the decades-old system that protects Canada’s dairy, egg and poultry industries […]

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Beef, veal exports seen climbing in 2009

Mar. 23, 2009 at 2:49 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Canadian beef and veal exports are forecast to rise above 400,000 tonnes in 2009, with increased sales expected to Canada’s three largest destinations, according to the Canadian Beef Export Federation’s (CBEF) biannual Environmental Scan released March 11. Canadian beef and veal exports this year are forecast […]

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N.D. flooding may leave over 1M acres unseeded

Mar. 18, 2009 at 10:49 am CDT

(Resource News International) — Flooding in the Red River Valley this spring could cause at least one million acres of North Dakota farm land to go unplanted, according to a U.S. Farm Service Agency official. “I have to believe that the way we were set up last fall with all […]

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New Man. beef plant eager to export

Mar. 14, 2009 at 12:49 am CDT

(Resource News International) — Keystone Processors’ ribbon-cutting — or in this case, beef tenderloin-cutting ceremony — just took place Tuesday, but the new Winnipeg beef processing company is already thinking ahead to its next step: the export market. Keystone is currently only licenced to sell product within Manitoba but the […]

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