CNS Canada — A lentil watcher says Canadian prices for the crop are surging higher right now, in response to frequent Prairie rains and international demand. “It’s more than your […] Read more
Markets/Business
Lentil prices rise with Prairie rains, Asian demand
JBS delays food unit IPO amid market slide, sources say
Sao Paulo | Reuters — JBS SA, the world’s largest meatpacker, has put off a plan to raise 4 billion reais (US$1.7 billion) from the initial public offering of its […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat, soybeans, corn fall sharply as supplies build
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell 2.9 per cent to their lowest in more than four years on Friday, matching a similar low in Paris wheat futures, as […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures end mixed before USDA report
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled mixed on Friday on positioning before the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle-On-Feed report. Analysts expect the data at […] Read more
CP meeting federal grain shipment targets
Reuters — Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) has met the minimum weekly grain volumes mandated by the federal government, the railway said Thursday, a day after Transport Canada said it would […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Weak cash price outlook drops CME live cattle
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle settled lower on Thursday in anticipation of packers spending less for market-ready, or cash, cattle this week, traders said. October live […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat fall to lowest since 2010
Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures fell 1.1 per cent to their lowest in more than four years on Thursday as farmers resumed harvesting in parts of the U.S. […] Read more
Incoming Alta. premier taps ex-MPs to push for market access
Boosting market access for Alberta’s agricultural wares and other exports is expected to loom large on the new provincial premier’s radar. Jim Prentice, sworn in Monday as premier, kept Wetaskiwin-Camrose […] Read more
Dow’s Enlist corn, soybeans face hurdles despite USDA approval
Reuters — U.S. approval of Dow AgroSciences’ new genetically-modified corn and soybeans takes the agricultural giant a step closer to its “most important” product launch ever, but a series of […] Read more
Russia demands changes to Ukraine-EU trade deal
Brussels | Reuters — Russia has demanded changes to a free-trade deal between Ukraine and the European Union, underlining that Moscow was not satisfied by a last-minute concession from the […] Read more
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
