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A corn trader with a major Ontario grain company believes extended hours of trading that are expected soon could result in wider price swings. But Chris Smyth with Thompsons Limited says it will open up opportunities for farmers wanting to sell their crops. He says with the Chicago Mercantile Exchange planning to stay open...
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The USDA’s latest crop progress report says almost three quarters of that country’s corn crop has now been planted. The 71 per cent already in the ground compares to the five year average of 47 per cent at this time of the year. Soybean planting is also coming along. About a quarter of the...
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Weather was one of the main drivers in this week’s grain market. Grain Farmers of Ontario Analyst Ahmed Chilmeran says favourable weather conditions are setting the stage for a possible record yield in Kansas. That’s a top U-S wheat state. And a record yield there would add to the potential for near record global...
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The Worldwatch Institute recently released a list of agricultural innovations it says are already addressing some of our most pressing environmental and social problems. The Institute says those problems include climate change, biodiversity loss and dwindling natural resources. It’s 15 item list includes getting more crop per drop of water, using farmers knowledge in...
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The U-S-D-A says more than half the U-S corn crop is already in the ground. The department’s latest crop progress report pegs corn planting at 53 per cent – up from last week’s 28 per cent and well ahead of the five year average of 27 per cent. 12 per cent of the U-S...
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The March U-S and Canadian Hog Inventory numbers are out. The overall combined inventory of all hogs and pigs for both countries was up 2 per cent from March of 2011. That includes a slight increase in the breeding inventory, a 2 per cent increase in the market hog inventory and a 3 per...
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The Chinese gave the corn market some support this week. Grain Farmers of Ontario Analyst Ahmed Chilmeran says over 262 thousand tonnes of U-S corn was recently sold to China. That’s out of a total of over 682 thousand tonnes exporters have sold recently. South American soybean crop forecasts have been cut, helping boost...
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The U-S has a case of BSE. It’s been confirmed in a dairy cow from central California. U-S-D-A Chief Veterinary Officer John Clifford says it’s their fourth case of BSE. Clifford says the animal was never presented for slaughter for human consumption. And he points out milk does not transmit BSE. U-S tests confirmed...
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U-S farmers continue their steady pace of corn planting. The U-S-D-A says 28 per cent of the crop is now in the ground. That’s almost twice the five year average of 15 per cent for this time of the year. Of the corn they have planted 9 per cent has emerged compared with the...
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Here’s something Canadian farmers are being told to do a lot – brag about their industry. This time it’s U-S farmers getting the message. And they’re getting it from U-S Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. VILSACK-Talk-1 Vilsack has been taking that message to a series of town halls across the U-S. He says it’s one...
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