CNS Canada –– A member of the RCMP’s cattle investigations unit in Alberta warns the high price of cattle seems to have drawn some unwanted attention. Cpl. Dave Heaslip has […] Read more
Markets/Business
Surging prices spark slight rise in Alta. rustling
Mustard acres at a high, eyeing blooming stage
CNS Canada –– Canadian mustard acreage is at a high right now, and the crop has avoided the bulk of the damage from the excessive precipitation in the past few […] Read more
Stay of default granted on Prairie growers’ cash advances
Given the obstacles against shipping Prairie grain since last fall, Prairie crop growers who took out federally-backed cash advances last year now have more time to repay them. Federal Agriculture […] Read more
Stay of default granted on Prairie growers’ cash advances
Given the obstacles against shipping Prairie grain since last fall, Prairie crop growers who took out federally-backed cash advances last year now have more time to repay them. Federal Agriculture […] Read more
Ukraine questions legal basis of Crimea’s grain exports
Moscow | Reuters — Ukraine protested over recent grain exports from Crimea on Thursday, questioning their legal basis following Russia’s annexation of the region and fuelling tensions between the two […] Read more
U.S. grains: New-crop corn hits fresh low on big crop outlook
Chicago | Reuters — New-crop U.S. corn futures set a contract low for the eighth consecutive session on Thursday as mild weather increased expectations for bumper crops, while new-crop soybeans […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cash price drop rattles CME live cattle
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Thursday fell for a fourth straight day, pressured by lower prices for market-ready or cash cattle, traders said. Cash […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola to fall along with soybeans
CNS Canada — Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform were slightly weaker during the week ended Wednesday, but managed to hold up better than the Chicago soybean […] Read more
U.S. senators urge probe of report that oil companies blocked ethanol
Washington | Reuters — Two U.S. farm-state senators on Wednesday urged federal regulators to investigate allegations raised by a biofuel trade group that the oil industry uses “strong-arm tactics” to […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Fund liquidation sinks CME live cattle
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Wednesday closed lower, pressured by fund liquidation that erased short-covering advances early in the session, traders said. More selling […] Read more
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