CNS Canada — Canada’s farmers have seeded their smallest barley crop in 50 years, according to Statistics Canada, but an industry official says he doesn’t think it will remain so […] Read more
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Barley acres down, but not expected to keep declining
Spring wheat bids decline for fourth straight week
CNS Canada — Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPRS) continued their downward slide during the week ended Monday, as losses in […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end slightly lower
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled slightly lower on Monday after touching a contract high, pressured by profit-taking, traders said. “While nothing is really changed […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn tumbles to near four-year low on ideal crop weather
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures tumbled more than two per cent on Monday to the lowest point in almost four years as largely ideal crop development weather around […] Read more
Canada pans USDA’s planned shifts in cross-border inspection fees
Plans from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to recover more of its agricultural quarantine inspection (AQI) costs from users moving goods into the country have left Canada officially underwhelmed. Canada’s […] Read more
Japan sees TPP talks in Ottawa as key to final stage
Ottawa | Reuters — Current trade talks in Ottawa between Japan, the U.S. and 10 other Pacific rim countries are key to advancing the planned Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) to its […] Read more
Klassen: Feeder market firm but undefined during adverse rains
Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were undefined this past week due to the holiday schedule and an extremely light run at major auction markets. However, the market appears to be […] Read more
Juice maker Lassonde buys further into U.S. market
Quebec-based fruit juice processor Lassonde Industries plans to buy its way further into the U.S. juice market — this time in the branded juice business, with a play for a […] Read more
Fungus damage to Peru’s coffee crop lifts premium
Lima/New York | Reuters — The premium for coffee grown in Peru, one of the world’s top high-quality arabica growers, is nearing a three-year high after a tree-killing fungus ate […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy lower as supply worries ease
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Thursday, retreating from early gains as worries about tight old-crop supplies abated and forecasts called for favourable weather that should bolster […] Read more
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