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Regina pulse processor AGT Foods plans to bulk up its portfolio in the plant-based ingredients business with a new oat milling operation in central Saskatchewan. The company on Thursday announced […] Read more
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AGT building oat milling plant in Saskatchewan
U.S. grains: Wheat extends run to 14-year high on Russia-Ukraine supply threat
U.S. studying biofuel waiver to fight food inflation
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures galloped to another 14-year high on Thursday as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine increasingly fanned fears of massive disruptions to grain […] Read more
Sunflower market seeing broad strength
MarketsFarm — Sunflower seed has found itself caught up with the general strength seen in most agricultural markets, with the Russian invasion of Ukraine adding another layer of uncertainty to […] Read more
CP conductors vote in favour of mid-March strike action
Unionized conductors and train and yard service staff with Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) have voted in favour of strike action which could begin as early as March 16. The Teamsters […] Read more
Sevita launches 13 new soybean varieties for 2022
Sevita International has introduced thirteen new soybean varieties across Canada for the 2022 growing season and will have another ten new varieties available in 2023. Sevita has also launched a […] Read more
Feed weekly outlook: Rising oil prices increase freight charges
MarketsFarm — Acquiring livestock feed has been increasingly expensive as Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, and a retaliatory ban on Russian oil imports by many Western nations, has caused oil […] Read more
EU may let farmers use set-aside land as Ukraine war hits grain supply
Brussels/Paris | Reuters — The European Union will consider letting farmers use fallow land, notably to grow protein crops for livestock feed, to counter disruption to supply from Ukraine following […] Read more
Ag equipment firm Buhler Industries shakes up board table
Rostselmash's Babkin steps down, founder Buhler to retire
Board oversight of Winnipeg farm equipment manufacturer Buhler Industries will now include another of the company’s upper managers, as a co-owner of the company’s Russian parent firm and the company’s […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Analyst sees sharp declines coming for canola
MarketsFarm — Sharp increases in canola and other commodities are said to be coming to an end, according to analyst Errol Anderson of ProMarket Communications in Calgary. Concerns stemming from […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Wheat futures in a war trading scenario
MarketsFarm — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has roiled grain and oilseed markets, with the unprecedented situation likely to lead to volatile and choppy activity in wheat, corn and soybean futures […] Read more