(Resource News International) — Farmers in Western Canada are less than enthusiastic about early new-crop malting barley prices being floated in Western Canada. Rahr Malting Canada Ltd. at Alix, Alta. […] Read more
New-crop malting barley prices fail to excite
Viterra sees Prairie farmers booking fertilizers
(Resource News International) — After low interest through November and December, farmers in Western Canada are reportedly starting to head to their local retailers to book fertilizer for the spring. […] Read more
Now’s good time to sell red, green lentils: dealer
(Resource News International) — The next two to three months will be a good time to sell both red and green lentils, as prices are expected to trend mainly sideways […] Read more
B.C. ports, union take week to ponder proposals
(Resource News International) — Representatives for unionized ship and dock workers at West Coast ports and for the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) have agreed to a week-long break […] Read more
Scotia analysts see lower earnings for Viterra
(Resource News International) — While 2009 will be another strong year earnings-wise for Viterra, it will not be quite as good for Canada’s largest grain company as 2008 was, according […] Read more
B.C. port talks proceed; truckers also may walk
(Resource News International) — Dock and ship foremen at West Coast ports continue to hold off on striking as negotiations surrounding new collective agreements plod forward. The British Columbia Maritime […] Read more
Possibility of strike already impacts B.C. ports
(Resource News International) –– Canada’s busy West Coast ports are already feeling the impact of a possible strike by ship and dock foremen belonging to Local 514 of the International […] Read more
B.C. port negotiators weigh union contract offer
(Resource News International) — The British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) said Sunday it will mull over a contract offer made over the weekend by Local 514 of the International […] Read more
Wheat exports catch up to 2007-08 pace
(Resource News International) — The Canadian Wheat Board’s wheat export program was slow to get going in 2008-09 but has nearly caught up to last year’s pace heading into the […] Read more
West Coast port workers able to strike Friday
(Resource News International) — The threat of a strike at Canada’s busiest West Coast ports still looms after meetings Monday between a port workers’ union and their employers failed to […] Read more
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