Reuters — Canadian fertilizer and ag retail company Agrium is not looking to broadly cut costs and staffing levels, but its drive to become more efficient could lead to some […] Read more
Agrium CEO not aiming solely at job cuts to pare costs
Mosaic to cut over 500 jobs as profit tumbles
Reuters — U.S. fertilizer company Mosaic Co. said Tuesday it will eliminate more than 500 jobs in the next year as it reported a larger-than-expected 43 per cent drop in […] Read more
Commons’ speaker rejects grain bill amendment on railway payment
Reuters — The speaker of Canada’s House of Commons rejected on Thursday a bill amendment that would allow the government to force railway companies to compensate shippers for expenses incurred […] Read more
Boosting West Coast exports seen key for moving bigger crops
Winnipeg | Reuters — Canada needs to invest in shipping more grains and oilseeds off the West Coast as harvests get larger, to avoid the massive transportation backlogs that followed […] Read more
Cargill expects flour merger with ConAgra finalized in six to eight weeks
Winnipeg | Reuters — U.S. agribusiness Cargill expects the merger of its flour mill operations with those of ConAgra Foods to be finalized in six to eight weeks after it […] Read more
Bill to force railways to pay for poor service bound for Commons
Reuters — Federal legislators on Monday amended a bill designed to ensure grain moves smoothly by rail by allowing the government to order railways to compensate shippers for poor service. […] Read more
Prairie farmers load U.S.-bound grain trucks to beat backlog
Winnipeg | Reuters — Truckloads of Canadian canola and wheat are flowing briskly into U.S. crushing plants and elevators, as Canada’s farmers seek to get round an unprecedented backlog of […] Read more
Mosaic lays off 51 Sask. staff on industry woes
Winnipeg | Reuters — U.S.-based fertilizer company Mosaic Co. said Tuesday it has laid off 51 workers at its Canadian potash operations, as the industry struggles to recover from low […] Read more
China to resume Canadian canola meal imports, first in a year
Winnipeg | Reuters — China has agreed to resume imports of Canadian canola meal from Richardson International, the first from Canada in about a year, a Richardson official said Friday. […] Read more
Eastern ice latest obstacle to clearing Prairie grain backlog
Winnipeg | Reuters — Thick ice on Eastern Canada’s waterways will hamper efforts to clear a massive crop backlog, with the Port of Thunder Bay likely to open at least […] Read more