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Oct. 8, 2013 at 6:00 pm CDT

Wheat futures in the U.S. settled mixed on Tuesday. Minneapolis and Kansas City contracts were underpinned by weather-related planting issues in the Black Sea region and solid export demand. Chicago soft wheat contracts, meanwhile, were pulled down by declines in corn. Technical resistance also weighed on the Chicago futures. Prices […]

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Aug. 1, 2013 at 4:36 pm CDT

The majority of crops in Saskatchewan were rated in good to excellent condition during the week ended July 29, a crop report from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture said Thursday. The report noted that 84 per cent of spring wheat crops, 82 per cent of canola, 81 per cent of lentils […]

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Jul. 16, 2013 at 3:08 pm CDT

A storm system that brought heavy rains, strong winds and hail to the Southwestern region of Manitoba caused some damage to crops during the week ended July 15, a report from Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives said. According to the report, the storm affected field and forage crops, as […]

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Aug. 23, 2012 at 9:36 am CDT

CWB announced Thursday that for the first time in 63 years, it will add canola to its marketing program, a release from the organization said. The farmer sign-up for the new CWB canola pool is now open, the release said. CWB added the program to its marketing mix because farmers were […]

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May. 10, 2012 at 1:48 am CDT

Efforts are underway to create provincial wheat associations in all three Prairie provinces, to focus on research and market development as the looming end of the Canadian Wheat Board’s single desk will result in a void on that front. "We know there will be the need to have a checkoff […]

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