CNS Canada — Pea acreage in Western Canada could rise by five to 10 per cent this year, according to one industry expert, who notes root rot threatens to curtail […] Read more
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Pea growers weigh demand opportunities against root rot
U.S. grains: Technical sales, rain outlook pressure wheat
Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures fell on Monday on a round of technical selling after posting their biggest weekly gain in 3-1/2 months, traders said. Corn and soybean […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures end down, hogs up
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed lower on Monday pressured by concerns about consumer demand and a seasonal uptick in supply, while last week’s higher cash […] Read more
Canada blocking poultry from Montana, South Dakota
Canada is blocking cross-border shopping for raw poultry, eggs and live birds from another border state, after H5N2 avian flu was confirmed in central Montana on Friday. The Canadian Food […] Read more
Russia may extend tax on wheat exports, deputy PM says
Moscow | Reuters — Russia may extend a tax on wheat exports beyond July 1, but is yet to make a final decision, Russian news agencies cited Deputy Prime Minister […] Read more
Que. Olymel workers approve deal to end strike
Unionized workers at meat packer Olymel’s hog slaughter and packing plant in Quebec’s Beauce region are heading back to work after voting to accept a new six-year labour deal. Out […] Read more
Manitoba sunflower acres set to rise
CNS Canada –– An early spring and drier conditions in western Manitoba, together with relatively favourable prices, should lead to an increase in sunflower plantings in the province this year. […] Read more
CWB’s new laker boat opens St. Lawrence Seaway
The first of CWB’s new laker vessels marked the official opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway for 2015 on Thursday, passing through the South Shore Canal’s St. Lambert Lock near […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat hits six-week high on dry weather worries
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures jumped to their highest level in six weeks on Thursday on worries that rains in the U.S. Plains next week will be insufficient […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end up, hogs mixed
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed higher on Thursday as expectations of steady-to-higher cash trade later this week lifted futures, traders said. April closed 1.225 cents […] Read more
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