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Mar. 12, 2008 at 4:21 pm CDT

Price limits for canola, barley, and feed wheat futures traded on ICE Futures Canada will be revised starting with the March 14 trading session, according to a participant notice Wednesday. The daily limit for canola will increase to $45 per tonne from $30. The daily limits for feed wheat and […]

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Oct. 12, 2007 at 5:22 pm CDT

New agreements between the federal government, Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific (CPR) to operate, maintain and refurbish the federal fleet of hopper rail cars have been reached, according to federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz. “These rail cars are an essential link, allowing Canadian farmers to move their products […]

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Sep. 14, 2007 at 10:34 am CDT

The Canadian government has adopted the Global Plan of Action for Farm Animal Genetic Resources, an international framework to conserve and use animal genetic resources. “This global plan will help Canadian breeders and researchers access genetic resources from other countries as well as further support the export of Canadian animal […]

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Sep. 10, 2007 at 4:44 pm CDT

Varying amounts of precipitation and cooler temperatures slowed harvest progress in a number of regions across Manitoba, according to the provincial government’s crop update for the week ended September 10. Harvest operations were complete in a number of areas, but some additional time will be required to finish combining in […]

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Sep. 7, 2007 at 11:01 am CDT

Viterra — the combined Saskatchewan Wheat Pool and Agricore United — today reported net earnings of $96.01 million (57 cents per basic share) during its fourth quarter ended July 31, up from $13.49 million or (15 cents per share) during the same quarter a year ago. “It has been three […]

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