Crops
Prince Edward Island’s deputy premier now handles the provincial agriculture file following a cabinet shuffle Friday. Premier Dennis King has named Darlene Compton, MLA for the riding of Belfast-Murray River, […] Read more
Crops
P.E.I. finance minister moves to ag file
Darlene Compton named agriculture minister in shuffle
Brazil seen adding wheat area, fewer acres in Argentina
MarketsFarm — As farmers in Brazil plant more wheat this year, their counterparts in Argentina are cutting back on the amount of acres they plan to sow — although Argentina […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat up on broad commodity strength
Crop-stressing dry heat expected in Midwest
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybeans and wheat futures rose on Monday in response to worries about potentially stressful hot weather in the Midwest and Europe, coupled with bullish […] Read more
Grain farmers look for fertilizer tariff compensation
Between 85 and 90 per cent of nitrogen in eastern Canada comes from Russia
Farm groups from eastern Canada are calling for compensation for fertilizer tariffs which are disproportionately affecting farmers in that region. The Canadian government placed a 35 per cent tariff on […] Read more
Prairie cash wheat: Bids trend lower with U.S. futures
MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada moved lower during the week ended Friday, as losses in U.S. futures more than countered the supportive influence of the weakening Canadian […] Read more
Biden steps in to help end freight rail labour disputes
Disputes dragging at BNSF, Union Pacific
Washington | Reuters — U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order creating an emergency board to help resolve disputes between major freight rail carriers and their unions, […] Read more
Denmark’s Royal Unibrew to buy Toronto’s Amsterdam Brewery
Brewer seeks new capacity in North America
Corrected, July 18 — Copenhagen | Reuters –– Danish brewer and beverage maker Royal Unibrew will acquire Toronto craft brewer Amsterdam Brewery in a deal valued at around 250 million […] Read more
U.S. grains: CBOT wheat hits five-month low
Corn, soy firm on U.S. weather outlook
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures tumbled to a five-month low on Friday, with hopes for a pick-up in exports from war-torn Ukraine threatening the recent […] Read more
Feed weekly outlook: Grains under pressure awaiting new crop
Farmers 'digging in and being patient'
MarketsFarm — Feed grain bids in Western Canada continue to come under pressure, as feedlots chew through corn imports from the United States and wait on the new-crop harvest. “We’re […] Read more
As Ukraine grain deal emerges, U.S. aims to ease concerns over Russia sanctions
Washington | Reuters –– The United States on Thursday sought to facilitate Russian food and fertilizer exports by reassuring banks, shipping and insurance companies that such transactions would not breach […] Read more
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