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Markets to closely watch StatsCan’s stocks report

Sep. 10, 2007 at 5:31 pm CDT

Winnipeg (Resource News International) — Market participants will closely monitor Tuesday’s grain and oilseed stocks in all positions report scheduled to be released by Statistics Canada — especially its figures for 2006-07 wheat, barley and canola carryover, industry sources said Monday. “All the numbers will be used to tidy up […]

Sask. harvest continues ahead of average

Sep. 10, 2007 at 5:22 pm CDT

By FBC staff

Rains slow Manitoba harvest

Sep. 10, 2007 at 4:44 pm CDT

By Resource News International

Express SG approved ahead of winter wheat

Sep. 10, 2007 at 3:28 pm CDT

By FBC staff

WCE close: Canola up with CBOT soy

Sep. 10, 2007 at 2:57 pm CDT

By Don Bousquet

WCE close: CBOT gains boost canola

Sep. 7, 2007 at 4:28 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Canola futures at the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) finished Friday’s session higher with the advances in the CBOT soybean complex and fresh fund buying providing some of the upward price momentum, market watchers said. Position evening ahead of the weekend was a feature of the activity. […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Viterra considers return to canola crushing

Sep. 7, 2007 at 2:55 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Growing global demand for biodiesel and food-quality vegetable oils has resulted in Viterra considering re-entering the oilseed processing sector, company CEO Mayo Schmidt said Friday. Viterra, is the new operating name for Saskatchewan Wheat Pool after its recent acquisition of Agricore United. “The company is currently […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Former Sask. ag minister won’t run again

Sep. 7, 2007 at 1:45 pm CDT

Clay Serby, Saskatchewan’s deputy premier and former minister of agriculture (2000-04) announced today he won’t seek re-election. Serby will continue as MLA for Yorkton until Premier Lorne Calvert calls an election, as many observers expect will happen soon. Serby still serves as deputy premier and handles the Saskatchewan Property Management […]

By FBC staff

Prairie winter wheat seeding underway

Sep. 7, 2007 at 1:02 pm CDT

(Resource News International) An early harvest across Western Canada means many farmers are already seeding their winter wheat for next year. While actual acres still remain to be seen, good prices and the large planting window point towards another large crop, said an industry official. Western Canadian farmers recently harvested […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Funding to spur E. coli vaccine production

Sep. 7, 2007 at 12:53 pm CDT

Biotech firm Bioniche Life Sciences of Belleville, Ont., plans to use $2 million in Ontario government funding to build up production of a vaccine expected to cut down levels of E. coli 0157:H7 bacteria in cattle. The vaccine, which is “indicated” to reduce the amount of E. coli bacteria cattle […]

By FBC staff