Western Canada’s ranchers and feedlots are holding slaughter-ready cattle back from market longer than usual, absorbing extra costs as they try to wait out the closure of one of the […] Read more
Ranchers wait out beef recall, exports to U.S. grow
Coop Federee, India ag co-op plan Quebec N plant
The Indian Farmers Fertilizer Co-operative (IFFCO), one of India’s largest fertilizer makers, plans to build a $1.2 billion nitrogen fertilizer plant with a partner in Quebec to cash in on […] Read more
CFIA inspectors cite delays getting tainted meat data
Canadian food inspectors could not immediately get key information from packer XL Foods after detecting E. coli bacteria in its beef, adding to a nearly two-week delay in launching one […] Read more
Massive beef recall seen unlikely to rattle buyers
A huge recall of Canadian beef because of E. coli contamination is unlikely to slow that country’s beef consumption or its exports, analysts say, largely because the public has become […] Read more
Disappointing canola harvest sets off battle for supplies
A disappointing Canadian canola crop is setting up a tug-of-war between domestic crushers and exporters over supplies, with global vegetable oil markets already stretched tight by a drought-damaged U.S. soybean […] Read more
U.S. wheat up as Russia says may curb exports
Wheat prices climbed on Friday as Russia’s economy minister raised the possibility of grain export curbs by the world’s third-largest wheat shipper. Soybeans rose late, but posted their biggest weekly […] Read more
U.S. soy driven to six-week low on harvest, technical selling
U.S. soybeans and corn fell on Thursday as the brisk pace of the domestic harvest and global economic worries dampened investor sentiment after drought lifted prices to record highs this […] Read more
CWB single-desk backers file for Supreme Court hearing
Supporters of Western Canada’s now-defunct grain marketing monopoly hope to take their fight against the Canadian government to the country’s highest court. Eight farmers, who were once on the Canadian […] Read more
Bargain buyers grab U.S. grains after selloff
U.S. soybeans rose nearly two per cent on Wednesday after their biggest two-day selloff in seven weeks, and corn and wheat also climbed on buying interest at lower prices. Soybeans […] Read more
Manitoba’s KAP calls for nine-figure hog farm aid
Money-losing hog farmers in Manitoba, hurt by high feed costs, need between $130 million and $150 million in government loan guarantees to survive, the Prairie province’s biggest farm group said […] Read more