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Cereals Crops Reuters Spring Wheat Weather

Baking, parched fields set to trim EU wheat harvest

Jul. 3, 2015 at 10:37 am CDT

Paris | Reuters — A heatwave in Western Europe is adding to stress on wheat crops after a dry end to spring and reducing what had been very high yield potential only a month ago. Record temperatures for early July at around 40 C in parts of France unnerved traders […]

U.S. wheat futures seen stalling

Jul. 3, 2015 at 12:31 am CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Pearce: Cereal seed firm pressing certified seed issue

Jul. 1, 2015 at 7:32 pm CDT

By Ralph Pearce

Prairie wheat bids up sharply with weather worries

Jun. 29, 2015 at 6:52 pm CDT

By Terryn Shiells

U.S. corn, DDGS imports likely as drought tightens feed supply

Jun. 26, 2015 at 6:25 pm CDT

By Terryn Shiells

Wet weather brings disease worries to Man. winter wheat

Jun. 24, 2015 at 8:12 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Excess moisture in parts of central Manitoba could bring disease problems to winter wheat fields in the region. Fungicide spraying has occurred to control diseases such as fusarium head blight and leaf diseases, but farmers are running into some problems with applications, according to Bruce Burnett, crop […]

By Terryn Shiells

Rusts enter southern Manitoba from U.S.

Jun. 19, 2015 at 7:04 pm CDT

CNS Canada — While fusarium head blight and wheat streak mosaic have already popped up in Manitoba fields, a new strain of disease is making its presence felt in the province’s south. Stripe rust and leaf rust appear to have blown in from the United States. Pam de Rocquigny of […]

By Dave Sims

Late start expected for Manitoba’s Port of Churchill

Jun. 19, 2015 at 6:57 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Manitoba’s northern Port of Churchill will start its shipping season later this year, as its operator hopes to lower the cost of maintenance on the railway serving the port. Merv Tweed, president of port and railway operator OmniTrax Canada, said the company expects the first grain vessel […]

By Jade Markus

Uncertainty over Russia’s wheat export tax seen slowing trade

Jun. 18, 2015 at 4:34 pm CDT

Moscow/Abu Dhabi | Reuters –– Uncertainty over Russia’s new wheat export tax is slowing trade activity as traders who have signed forward contracts say they are unsure about how the formula will be implemented. The floating tax formula, to be launched from July 1, is intended to stop exports surging […]

By maha-el-dahan Polina Devitt

Canada may have already passed peak gluten-free

Jun. 17, 2015 at 7:09 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– Increased demand by Canadians for gluten-free products had an impact on the wheat industry, leading reduced sales and experiments with new ways to feed the market. Now, industry specialists have mixed opinions on the future of gluten-free. Almost a third of Canadians, 10 million people, are seeking […]

By Jade Markus