Negotiations are officially completed and terms finalized on a free trade agreement between Canada and South Korea, with a long line of enthusiastic Canadian farm export sectors in their wake. […] Read more
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Farm groups hail field-levelling trade deal with Korea
CN, CP cut producer car sites
Canada’s big two railways recently cut 19 producer car loading sites across the West, even though farmers are using producer cars more than ever as they struggle to get a […] Read more
Canada, S. Korea close to free trade deal, Harper says
Toronto | Reuters — Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Sunday he hopes to finalize a free trade agreement with South Korea during a trip there this week. Sources familiar […] Read more
Syngenta halts Agrisure Duracade corn seed sales in Canada
Chicago | Reuters — Syngenta said on Monday it had halted commercial sales in Canada of corn seed containing a new and controversial genetically modified trait because major importers had […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Pig virus, supply fears lift CME hogs to new highs
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures marked a new high on Monday, with some trading months up by their three-cent price limit, led by record-high wholesale pork […] Read more
Grain handling firms rip CP chief’s claims
The organization representing the Prairies’ mainline grain handlers isn’t buying claims from Canadian Pacific (CP) Railway’s CEO about why the railway’s grain shipments are lagging. Hunter Harrison, in a full-page […] Read more
Wheat bids edge up with futures, but basis still wide
CNS Canada — Western Canadian cash bids for Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) and Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat moved higher over the past week, with continued strength in […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy drops on bigger-than-expected stocks
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures dropped Monday after the U.S. Agriculture Department made smaller-than-expected cuts to domestic stockpile and South American crop production forecasts, traders said. Corn futures […] Read more
Vancouver container truckers reject deal
CNS Canada — Unionized container truck drivers at Port Metro Vancouver are set to take strike action after rejecting a tentative agreement over the weekend. Unifor-Vancouver Container Truckers’ Association (VCTA) […] Read more
Klassen: Feeder cattle continue climb
Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were $4 to $6 per hundredweight (cwt) higher last week with quality mid-weight cattle showing a week-over-week increase of $10/cwt. Feeding margins have been in […] Read more
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