Crops
Engineers, conductors and train and yard service staff at Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) will return to work by noon local time Tuesday as their labour dispute goes to arbitration. Federal […] Read more
Crops
CP service to resume as dispute goes to arbitration
Engineers, conductors to return to work Tuesday noon
Ag industry groups seek legislated end to CP stoppage
Feed, fertilizer traffic already way behind, groups say
Warning they don’t have time to wait on negotiation, representatives for cattle feeders, fertilizer producers and grain growers took to Parliament Hill on Monday to press for the federal government […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy up on expectations for long Ukraine conflict
Funds seen buying in after last week's losses
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat and corn futures jumped on Monday, with traders saying that exports from the Black Sea region will continue to be disrupted this week due […] Read more
Winter wheat crop decision day coming soon
The crop is less than ideal, but buying out of contracts can be expensive
Throughout Ontario the 2022 winter wheat is looking … okay. As of March 3, most of the winter wheat crop was still under snow cover and had not accumulated many […] Read more
Prairie cash wheat: Bids rise in choppy activity
U.S. wheat futures up on week overall
MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids across Western Canada moved higher during the week ended Thursday, although the uncertain situation in Ukraine saw some wide price swings in U.S. wheat futures. […] Read more
CP engineers, conductors locked out; talks continue
'Parties are working through the night': O'Regan
A lockout has begun at Canadian Pacific Railway affecting its 3,000-odd unionized engineers, conductors and train and yard service staff, effectively shutting down CP service. “The work stoppage has begun, […] Read more
AAFC warns of uncertainty in latest crop outlook
MarketsFarm — The supply/demand balance sheets for Canada’s major crops were largely left unchanged in the latest outlook Friday from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. While the March report only saw […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, wheat, soy futures fall
Traders monitoring Ukraine crisis
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures eased on Friday as traders monitored diplomatic efforts to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and gauged continuing disruptions to Black Sea […] Read more
Nutrien to produce ‘most potash ever’ in 2022
Company to ramp up production in response to Ukraine conflict
The world’s biggest potash-producing company is set to produce more potash in 2022 due to “uncertainty of potash supply” coming out of Eastern Europe. Saskatoon-based Nutrien, which has an estimated […] Read more
Ukraine war already impacting food security, U.N. agency warns
London | Reuters — The war in Ukraine is already resulting in rising food prices and a shortage of staple crops in parts of central Asia, the Middle East and […] Read more