CNS Canada — Plans are afoot to take publicly-traded Saskatchewan pulse and specialty crop processing firm AGT Food and Ingredients private. AGT, in a release Thursday, said it has received […] Read more
AGT managers seek to take company private
CBOT weekly outlook: Soy market waiting on trade war
CNS Canada — It’s a wait-and-see game for traders who deal in corn and soybeans on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). “It looks like we’re going to be concerned […] Read more
Feed weekly outlook: Prairie market focused on weather
CNS Canada — Western Canadian feed grain buyers aren’t concerned if they’ll have crops to buy at the end of the summer, but they are concerned what the quality of […] Read more
Ontario farmers well served by public farm input information
Efforts underway to increase amount of comparative farm input price data
The costs of seed, chemicals and fertilizer vary year to year and it can be difficult for producers to know if they are paying a fair price. Producers can check […] Read more
Trade uncertainty hitting canary seed markets
CNS Canada — July is usually when Canadian canary seed prices weaken as producers dump unsold product onto the market — but this year that might not happen as trade […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: Canadian exports face market changes
CNS Canada — After a year in which Canada’s largest pulse buyer, India, imposed import tariffs, Canadian pulse crops are seeing a shift in export dynamics. Lentil and pea exports […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Tariff spats put markets in precarious spot
CNS Canada — The Chicago Board of Trade soybean market is in recovery mode following a wild day where contracts hit nearly a 10-year low. “It was one of the […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: Lentil crop prospects look good, market down
CNS Canada — The western Canadian lentil crop is looking good, which has buyers in no rush to lock in contracts. “The crop is germinating well and so (buyers are) […] Read more
Feed weekly outlook: Optimism takes pressure off Prairie grains
CNS Canada — Following recent rains across Western Canada, producers have opened their bins and are selling grain again for feed, taking some pressure off of the market. “It’s some […] Read more
Amid trade uncertainties, Linamar builds up ag unit
CNS Canada — When Linamar announced it was purchasing MacDon Industries at the end of last year, there was trade uncertainty for Canada. Since then, the issues have ballooned, but […] Read more
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