Grain trading firm The Scoular Co. is set to start feeding canola to Prairie special crop processor Legumex Walker’s crushing facility near the U.S. West Coast — and to market the […] Read more
Scoular to source canola, sell output for Legumex’s U.S. crusher
Incoming N.B. government names new ag deputy
New Brunswick’s deputy minister of economic development will also be the province’s senior bureaucrat for agriculture and fisheries as part of a shuffle announced Tuesday. Denis Caron, who has led […] Read more
Antitrust watchdog clears Tim Hortons takeover
Canada’s Competition Bureau has no plans to block Timmy’s entry to the Burger King’s kingdom. The bureau said Tuesday it has issued a “no action” letter confirming it won’t, at […] Read more
Ont. barley, oat growers set to vote on GFO membership
Ontario’s Farm Products Marketing Commission will run a vote for the province’s oats and barley growers starting Friday, to decide whether Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) will be the growers’ […] Read more
Sask. to review liquor retailing system
A plan for public consultations on the future of liquor retailing is included in the Saskatchewan government’s speech from the throne. Premier Brad Wall’s throne speech, delivered Wednesday by Lt.-Gov. […] Read more
Hong Kong fast-food firm sheds food-court icons
A group of quick-serve Asian cuisine outlets renowned in shopping-mall food courts across Canada is back under Canadian ownership. Hong Kong-based Cafe de Coral, a major publicly-traded operator of Chinese […] Read more
Olymel plans major expansion at Que. chicken plant
Meat packing giant Olymel has announced plans for $10 million in expansions and upgrades at one of its poultry further-processing plants in Quebec’s Monteregie region. The company said Wednesday the […] Read more
Larger grain handle helps boost CN’s Q3
A markedly larger grain and fertilizer handle in the three months ending Sept. 30 has helped pump up the third-quarter bottom line for Canadian National Railway (CN). Montreal-based CN on […] Read more
Prairie grain revenue up as CP books record Q3 profit
An increased grain handle for the three months ending Sept. 30 has helped boost Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) to its highest third-quarter profit ever. Calgary-based CP released its Q3 results […] Read more
CP, CSX no longer talking merger
Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) has shut down last week’s media buzz about any possibility of a merger with the third biggest railway in the U.S. The Wall Street Journal and […] Read more
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