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Potato growers post near-record yields: StatsCan

Nov. 23, 2007 at 6:43 pm CST

Good potato-growing conditions in most of Canada led to per-acre yields near the record seen in 2006, according to preliminary numbers from Statistics Canada. Preliminary potato yields reached 279 hundredweight per acre in 2007, down slightly from 287.1 cwt/acre in 2006, while overall production fell two per cent to 109.6 […]

Canada’s honey harvest drops 40 per cent

Nov. 23, 2007 at 6:21 pm CST

By FBC staff

WCE close: New highs set in canola

Nov. 23, 2007 at 3:50 pm CST

By Dwayne Klassen

N.S. private wine stores allowed to buy direct

Nov. 23, 2007 at 3:12 pm CST

By FBC staff

Dollar, volatility weigh on November PROs: CWB

Nov. 23, 2007 at 2:05 pm CST

By FBC staff

U.S. “test-and-hold” policy lifted: MCO

Nov. 22, 2007 at 4:58 pm CST

The U.S. government’s new protocols for testing Canadian meat imports no longer include holding the shipment while test results are confirmed, the Manitoba Co-operator reported Thursday. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced earlier this month that its Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) would increase its testing of Canadian meat […]

By FBC staff

WCE close: Canola moves down on hedging

Nov. 22, 2007 at 3:43 pm CST

(RNI) — Canola futures at the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange finished Thursday’s mainly lower after starting the day off on a mostly firmer footing. The closure of Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) markets for U.S. Thanksgiving resulted in a number of market participants taking to the sidelines. Some support across the […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Alta. potato pest still not confirmed: CFIA

Nov. 22, 2007 at 3:29 pm CST

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s investigation of two potato fields in northern Alberta has yet to confirm the presence of potato cyst nematode (PCN) in the area, the agency said Thursday. Initial test results in early October showed the “possible presence” of PCN in the fields, leading to “extensive” soil […]

By FBC staff

Canola supply projections vary widely

Nov. 22, 2007 at 1:44 pm CST

(Resource News International) — Supplies of Canadian canola at the end of the 2007-08 crop year are expected to either be very tight or ample, with the opinion varying significantly from individual to individual. Projections for Canada’s canola carryover in 2007-08 ranged from as tight as 1.1 million tonnes to […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Cattle values seen holding steady

Nov. 22, 2007 at 1:14 pm CST

(Resource News International) — Cattle prices in Western Canada are seen as likely to continue trading at current levels unless two key fundamentals change. “In order for cattle prices in Western Canada to improve the industry will need to see two of the main fundamentals change, especially if we are […]

By Dwayne Klassen