by Breanne Baker | Apr 26, 2010 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
A couple weeks ago, many areas of the province were anticipating an early start to seeding. In fact, there could have been a lot more seeding done but producers held off because it was so early. Since then, we’ve had a major rainfall event and now we’re into damp,...
by Breanne Baker | Apr 23, 2010 | Articles, Grain Prices, Kevin Hursh
The seeding intentions report from Statistics Canada comes out on Monday and everyone expects durum acreage to drop dramatically. In fact, the Canadian Wheat Board is expecting a drop of close to 25 per cent. I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s even greater than that. But...
by Breanne Baker | Apr 22, 2010 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
Odds are you don’t know much about Ochratoxin A, but this mycotoxin has big implications for Canadian cereal grains. Ochratoxin A, also called OTA, is produced by a fungus during grain storage. It has long affected many commodities, but more countries are now...
by Breanne Baker | Apr 21, 2010 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
It’s easy to scoff at the import standards of other countries – standards that seem designed to restrict trade. However, as Canadians we need to get our house in order before we criticize too much. On one hand, we’re pushing other countries to develop a Low Level...
by Breanne Baker | Apr 20, 2010 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
The annual meeting of the Canada Grains Council is underway in Winnipeg and yesterday was devoted to market access issues. Some interesting information came out regarding European market access for Canadian flax. When a German bakery found traces of GM flax in its...
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