Insights and Stories on Crops

Aug. 7, 2010 at 3:15 am CDT

A national grain growers’ group hopes farmers’ issues with the rail transport of grain will “resonate strongly” with Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s new transport minister. Chuck Strahl, an MP from British Columbia’s Fraser Valley and former federal ag minister (2006-07), was moved to the transport, infrastructure and communities file from […]

Aug. 6, 2010 at 11:36 pm CDT

Alberta grain handler Providence Grain Solutions has boosted its capacity in the province’s northeast, while Canada’s third-largest handler further adjusts its Alberta space. Cargill Ltd. said Thursday it has sold the smaller of its two grain elevators at Viking, Alta. to Providence, which also already operates a steel bin-based handling […]

Aug. 6, 2010 at 11:31 pm CDT

A commercial lowbush blueberry operation in northeastern Ontario has picked up provincial funding for a project to boost yields from its plants in the region. North Sun Nurseries, based at Swastika, about 130 km southeast of Timmins, will use $100,000 from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. (NOHFC) and its […]

Aug. 6, 2010 at 6:23 pm CDT

Wheat markets dropped to their loss limit the day after a major jump following Russia’s announcement that it plans to suspend wheat exports. According to a report from Winnipeg by the Reuters news service, Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) September wheat dropped its limit-down US60 cents Friday, a slip of […]

Aug. 5, 2010 at 4:01 pm CDT

A substantial surge in wheat futures, based on Russia’s drought-induced plans to ban wheat exports for the rest of 2010 starting Aug. 15, offers “potential pricing opportunities” for Prairie grain growers, according to the Canadian Wheat Board. Wheat futures markets have now posted their largest monthly percentage gains since 1959, […]