Insights and Stories on Crops

Little effect seen from EU grain tariff suspension

Nov. 26, 2007 at 5:18 pm CST

(Resource News International) — The move by the European Union to suspend import tariffs on most cereals for the rest of the 2007-08 marketing year will not open the door for increased Canadian wheat and barley shipments, a spokeswoman for the Canadian Wheat Board said. “What we are selling to […]

WCE close: Canola lifted by soy rally

Nov. 26, 2007 at 4:26 pm CST

By Don Bousquet

Barley Growers’ chief joins GGC brass

Nov. 24, 2007 at 12:16 am CST

By FBC staff

Governments, CWB back CIGI cereal lab

Nov. 23, 2007 at 11:58 pm CST

By FBC staff

GSU to vote on Viterra pension offer

Nov. 23, 2007 at 7:26 pm CST

By FBC staff

Potato growers post near-record yields: StatsCan

Nov. 23, 2007 at 6:43 pm CST

Good potato-growing conditions in most of Canada led to per-acre yields near the record seen in 2006, according to preliminary numbers from Statistics Canada. Preliminary potato yields reached 279 hundredweight per acre in 2007, down slightly from 287.1 cwt/acre in 2006, while overall production fell two per cent to 109.6 […]

By FBC staff

WCE close: New highs set in canola

Nov. 23, 2007 at 3:50 pm CST

(RNI) — Canola futures at the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange finished Friday’s session firmer with a number of months establishing new contract highs. Gains were influenced by the sharp advances posted in the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean complex and from steady demand, market watchers said. WCE feed wheat and […]

By Dwayne Klassen

N.S. private wine stores allowed to buy direct

Nov. 23, 2007 at 3:12 pm CST

The Nova Scotia government will allow privately-owned wine stores to source products directly from suppliers when their second five-year operating agreement starts up next year. The province allowed private wine and specialty stores (PWSS) to start up under operating agreements with the Nova Scotia Liquor Corp. (NSLC) in 2003, and […]

By FBC staff

Dollar, volatility weigh on November PROs: CWB

Nov. 23, 2007 at 2:05 pm CST

The Canadian dollar and “highly volatile” wheat futures markets during November have pressured most wheat grades in the Canadian Wheat Board’s latest pool return outlook (PRO). In its release Thursday, the CWB cited the loonie’s rise in value as the “primary” reason for the decline in the November 2007-08 PROs […]

By FBC staff

WCE close: Canola moves down on hedging

Nov. 22, 2007 at 3:43 pm CST

(RNI) — Canola futures at the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange finished Thursday’s mainly lower after starting the day off on a mostly firmer footing. The closure of Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) markets for U.S. Thanksgiving resulted in a number of market participants taking to the sidelines. Some support across the […]

By Dwayne Klassen