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By Alice McFarlane

Agriculture Roundup

Agriculture News Roundup for Friday June 28, 2019

Jun 28, 2019 | 10:13 AM

The pork sector is hoping for a speedy resolution to a dispute that resulted in the suspension of exports of Canadian pork and beef to China.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency stopped issuing export certificates to China as the validity of Canadian export certificates were called into question.

Canadian Pork Council director Gary Stordy said this is in no way a food safety issue but appears to be a situation where Canadian export certificates have been forged.

Stordy said it will take some time to resolve but they’re hoping it’s weeks rather than months.

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The recent rain relieved the extremely dry conditions and recharged soil moisture.

The latest crop report indicates the amount of precipitation received the past week varied across the province with the greatest amount of 114 millimeters south of Swift Current.

Crops Extension Specialist Cory Jacobs said this is a short-term solution.

Jacob said the rainfall came too late for the majority of first-cut hay but it will encourage growth for a later cut and help out the crops and pastures.

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Wheat is the driving force on the commodity markets.

Exceed Grain Marketing Analyst Wayne Palmer said weather issues around the world is the main reason for demand for wheat.

He said there is a heat wave in Europe, continued dryness in the Black Sea region where a lot of wheat is grown and excessive moisture in the U.S. Many countries are lowering yield and crop production estimates.

As canola prices continue to struggle, the latest Statistics Canada report is predicting the fourth largest canola crop on record.

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Agriculture in the Classroom Canada got a financial boost.

The federal government will contribute $1 million to help raise awareness of agriculture and increase youth engagement, develop new and expand existing online educational tools, and create more information sessions and learning events.

Under AgriDiversity, $500,000 will used to create and further develop tools and programs related to agriculture to be used in Canadian classrooms at all grade levels.

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