Insights and Stories on Crops

Oct. 29, 2009 at 8:57 pm CDT

Quebec’s maple syrup producers will get over $760,000 in federal funding to study their products’ health benefits and carry out a “long-term marketing strategy.” “The Federation des producteurs acericoles du Quebec (FPAQ) works actively to improve the competitiveness of maple products on both domestic and international markets in order to […]

Oct. 29, 2009 at 6:04 pm CDT

Oct. 29 — A half-cent drop in the U.S. dollar sparked renewed interest in the financial, energy and grain markets today. The Canadian dollar closed up 1.11 cents today at US93.79 cents. The Dow Jones December quote closed up 192 points today at 9,903.  Crude oil closed up $2.41 today […]

By Brian Wittal

Oct. 29, 2009 at 5:17 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Tighter supplies should eventually send oats prices in Western Canada higher, but the market is seen trading in a narrow range over the next few months, as post-harvest supplies should temper the upside for the time being. Bryan Cross, a grain buyer with Edmonton-area processing firm […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Oct. 29, 2009 at 2:44 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — The Canola Council of Canada is hoping a meeting planned for Friday (Oct. 30) between Canadian and Chinese government officials results in at least a six-month extension before China implements the need for phytosanitary certificates on all imported canola. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) advised […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Oct. 29, 2009 at 1:21 am CDT

The Canadian Grain Commission’s Harvest Sample program will run for an extra four weeks due to this year’s late harvest. The CGC on Wednesday announced it would extend the program deadline to Dec. 1, 2009.  “While this year’s Harvest Sample program is well underway, we have received fewer samples this […]