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1. May 25, 2010: North American Crop Update - planting and early crop development conditions have been good and the US winter wheat crop is in exceptionally good condition.
2. May 11, 2010: Canadian Seeding Intentions - show an increase in spring wheat, oats and canola area while intended durum, barley and field pea plantings are expected lower.
3. April 14, 2010: US Prospective Plantings and Supply - continuation of a long established trend in US crop areas, namely increases for maize and soyabeans and decreases for wheat with export availability of maize and soyabeans likely increasing while that of wheat likely declining slightly.
4. March 2, 2010: USDA Outlook Forum Supply and Demand Forecasts - indicate a rise in supply surplus to domestic needs for wheat, maize and soyabeans, despite a small forecast decline in overall planted areas and yields below last year's record levels.
5. January 19, 2010: USDA Maize and Soyabean Crop Estimates - record maize and soyabean crops as of late November / early December, but farmers with unharvested crops at that time will be re-surveyed and a further revision possible.
6. December 9, 2009: US Maize and Ethanol - The US maize supply situation is expected to remain relatively tight for some time with expanding demand particularly for fuel ethanol production helping absorb large crops.
7. November 25, 2009: Canadian Crop Update - Production is lower due to the very variable but generally late and poor growing conditions. Quality, however, has not suffered as much as was initially anticipated.
8. November 11, 2009: Oat Market Update - UK and EU oat markets appeared oversupplied last year, but with smaller crops in 2009 look in better balance this year.
9. October, 2009: Grain Growers of Canada - Summer Meeting a summary of the business: featured in the fall 2009 Alberta Pulse Crop News.
10. October 12, 2009: HGCA Annual Outlook Conference - Summary
11. September 29, 2009: ANALYSIS: North American Wheat Supply and Demand - Exportable supplies for US wheat are above average,but prospects for reduced Canadian output will likely mean lower exports.
12. September 1, 2009: ANALYSIS: North American Crop Progress - US winter wheat harvest is slightly better-than-average and spring sown crop prospects are generally excellent. Canadian crop prospects are mixed and generally below average.
13. August 19, 2009: ANALYSIS: Ocean Freight Rates - fell by more than 80% in the second half of 2008. They are not expected to regain anything close to year ago levels in the foreseeable future.
14. July, 2009: Producer Payment Security: Fixing Something That’s Not Broken? a summary of the business: featured in the Summer 2009 Alberta Pulse Crop News.
15. July 20, 2009: ANALYSIS: North American Crop Update, July 2009 - US crop prospects are now relatively favourable despite delays in spring sowing. On the Canadian Prairies prospects are for below average crops.
16. June 22, 2009: ANALYSIS: Canada - A Spring to forget - Canadian Prairie crop prospects are modest as a result of a miserable spring.
17. May 25, 2009: ANALYSIS: North American Crop Update - Spring sowing has been delayed in both the US and Canada and the next few weeks will prove more critical than usual in terms of harvest outcomes.
18. April, 2009: ANALYSIS: Drought in the Wimmera - growing pulses with little moisture : featured in the spring 2009 Alberta Pulse Crop News.
19. April, 2009: ANALYSIS: Margin Coverage Concept - AFSC Income stabilization program plans: featured in the spring 2009 Alberta Pulse Crop News.
20. April 28, 2009: ANALYSIS: Canadian Seeding Intentions - spring wheat and field pea sowings up 6 and 5%, durum, canola and oats down 5,7 and 9%. Summer fallow is down 1%.
21. April 28, 2009: ANALYSIS: Emerging US Crop Prospects - crop conditions are mixed for winter wheats and soil too wet for rapid field work for spring wheat and maize.
22. April 14, 2009: ANALYSIS: US Prospective Plantings - for maize and soybeans are close to those of this season, but the supply situation would change.
23. March 17, 2009: ANALYSIS: US Export Sales and Shipments - With sales cumulated last year being worked off, export shipment prospects are better than current sales indicate.
24. March 3, 2009: ANALYSIS: USDA Baseline Projection 2009 - Prior projections indicated that the fuel ethanol phenomena would inhibit US grain and oilseed export growth. But 2009 projections envisage long-term growth.
25. December 9, 2008: ANALYSIS: Canadian Wheat Update - A relative large and good quality Canadian wheat crop is expected to result in well above average Canadian exports.

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