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Oct. 1, 2007 at 4:10 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) grain and oilseed futures closed Monday’s session mixed with canola pressured down by a lack of demand amid only routine selling, brokers said. Canola saw a moderate trade with intermonth spreading augmenting the activity as commodity and index funds were rolling Nov […]

By Don Bousquet

Sep. 28, 2007 at 2:15 pm CDT

(Resource News International) – Canola futures at the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) finished mainly lower with losses in CBOT soybean values linked to some of the downward price action, market watches said. Barley values managed to post new highs early in the session in view of strong demand and tight […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Sep. 28, 2007 at 1:33 pm CDT

The federal government has announced almost $460,000 in federal funding for three projects aimed at boosting alternative fuel production and organic agriculture in Prince Edward Island. “Biofuels and organic agriculture represent two exciting growth areas for Canadian farmers,” said Minister of Agriculture and Agri Food Gerry Ritz. “These innovative projects […]

Sep. 28, 2007 at 1:00 pm CDT

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has moved quickly and decisively to quarantine a farm in Saskatchewan and has confirmed the presence of avian influenza (AI). The Agency has a great deal of expertise and experience in handling situations like this and I have every confidence in their ability to […]

By hon-gerry-ritz

Sep. 28, 2007 at 9:44 am CDT

The CWB has set the highest ever Pool Return Outlook for durum wheat as it released its September Pool Return Outlook (PRO) for the 2007-08 crop year. Top grade durum growers can expect to receive $446 per tonne or $12.14 per bushel. Milling wheat PROs are $35 to $49 per […]