Winnipeg | Reuters — France’s Roquette, which is building the world’s largest pea protein plant in Manitoba, is counting on the province’s farmers to boost their production to supply the […] Read more
Roquette counts on expanding Canadian pea output
Canola acres seen rising on high prices
Brandon | Reuters — Canadian canola plantings may rise slightly in spring as farmers seek to cash in before an expected drop in vegetable oil prices as palm crops recover […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans, grains slip to big weekly losses
Winnipeg/Reuters – Soybeans, corn and wheat prices slipped on Friday in a shortened trading session before the Christmas holiday and registered big weekly losses, weighed down by hefty global supplies. […] Read more
European flax demand shifts to Canada over Dow herbicide
Winnipeg-Hamburg/Reuters – Demand for Canadian flax, used in linoleum flooring and health foods, has pushed prices of the oilseed to one-year highs as Europe shuns Russian supplies laced with a […] Read more
G3 to proceed with port grain terminal at Vancouver
Winnipeg | Reuters — Canada’s G3 Global Holdings will build a grain terminal at Port Metro Vancouver by 2020, increasing the flow of wheat and canola to Asia and Latin […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans stumble on South America’s crop prospects
Reuters — U.S. soybean futures tumbled to a nearly one-month low on Tuesday, as rain in Argentina’s dry crop belts kept South America on track for a bumper harvest. Chicago […] Read more
Canada harvests bigger wheat, canola crops despite snowy fall
Reuters — Canada’s wheat and canola crops withstood unfavourable autumn weather, topping Statistics Canada’s previous estimates and last year’s production, according to the government agency’s report on Tuesday. The estimates […] Read more
Canadian wheat, canola crops seen weathering snow
Winnipeg | Reuters — Canada’s wheat and canola crops withstood wintry weather that stalled the autumn harvest, and production topped last year’s output, according to Reuters’ industry survey of 13 […] Read more
Flower growers turn to weed ahead of legalization
Winnipeg | Reuters — Some Canadian flower growers are turning to weed, with the country’s plan to legalize marijuana for recreational use expected to spur a spike in legal sales […] Read more
PotashCorp to cut jobs, output as prices sag
Reuters — Fertilizer maker PotashCorp said Wednesday it was reducing jobs and output at one Saskatchewan mine and temporarily curtailing production at two others as the sector struggles with weak […] Read more
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