Insights and Stories on Crops

Market Insight: Oat supply seen adequate

Jul. 10, 2008 at 3:36 pm CDT

Although the area seeded to oats in Canada is down 19 per cent in 2008, the market should remain fairly well supplied in 2008-09. Both the Canadian and U.S. crops are generally in good shape; there is a fairly large carry-in from the 2007-08 crop year, and North American processor […]

Corn, soy growers seek clarity from McGuinty

Jul. 10, 2008 at 3:33 pm CDT

By FBC staff

Dover buys Montreal flour mill

Jul. 10, 2008 at 2:56 pm CDT

By FBC staff

Average canola yields seen amid maturity concerns

Jul. 10, 2008 at 2:07 pm CDT

By Alana Vannahme

P.E.I. nitrate panel urges mandatory rotations

Jul. 9, 2008 at 6:04 pm CDT

By FBC staff

B.C. farm assessment panel co-chair replaced

Jul. 9, 2008 at 5:33 pm CDT

About six months into its 18-month assignment, British Columbia’s Farm Assessment Review Panel has replaced its co-chair. Peace River South MLA Blair Lekstrom, who was named in February as the panel’s co-chair along with Saanich Mayor Frank Leonard, resigned from the panel after he was named the province’s new community […]

By FBC staff

McCain cuts shift at P.E.I. fry plant: CBC

Jul. 9, 2008 at 4:41 pm CDT

McCain Foods will cut one of four shifts at its Borden, P.E.I. french fry plant, meaning layoffs for 40 workers, CBC reported Tuesday. The layoffs, affecting about 20 per cent of the plant’s workforce, are effective Aug. 25, the broadcaster said. CBC quoted Jamie MacKenzie, the plant’s manager, as citing […]

By FBC staff

Alta. crops need rain: AARD

Jul. 8, 2008 at 4:32 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — The absence of rainfall in Alberta has hindered development in various crops, according to a provincial crop specialist. “The lack of rain has really changed what was seen as a very promising crop,” said Doon Pauly, a crop specialist with the Alberta Ag-Info Centre in Stettler, […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Market Insight: “Feed” wheat market beats CWB

Jul. 8, 2008 at 4:23 pm CDT

Spot cash bids for domestic “feed” wheat have hit $7.50/bu, surpassing the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB)’s export price for mid-grade wheats in terms of the net price paid to farms across the Prairies. According to the 2007-08 pool return outlook (PRO), which hasn’t changed since May 22, CPS Red wheat […]

By farmlink-marketing-solutions

Agrium buys European fertilizer distributor

Jul. 8, 2008 at 4:18 pm CDT

Common Market Fertilizers, one of the largest fertilizer distributors in Western Europe, has a new Canadian owner. Calgary-based fertilizer firm Agrium has sealed its deal to buy a 70 per cent equity stake in CMF for an undisclosed sum, giving Agrium “important access to major distribution assets across Europe.” The […]

By FBC staff