Reuters — U.S. wheat futures surged nearly five per cent On Monday, the most in 1-1/2 years, as tensions in Ukraine stoked fears of disruption to shipments from the Black […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Wheat, corn surge as market frets over Ukraine
Klassen: Record-high fed cattle pull up feeder market
Record-high U.S. fed cattle prices spilled over into the western Canadian feeder market this week causing prices to trade steady to as much as $5 per hundredweight (cwt) higher depending […] Read more
Weyburn Terminal shareholders approve sale
Updated, March 3, 2014 — Shareholders in southeastern Saskatchewan grain handler Weyburn Inland Terminal have given their blessing to a Winnipeg suitor’s proposal. Farmer-owned WIT late Friday reported approval from […] Read more
U.S. grains: Prices jump on weak dollar, Ukraine unrest
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures jumped Friday as the U.S. dollar weakened and political unrest in Ukraine raised concerns about potential trade disruptions. The markets rebounded […] Read more
Prairie rail jams putting Canadian millers in shutdown mode
A rail backlog keeping Prairie wheat and oats from arriving at Canadian mills has already forced some millers to suspend operations, according to the millers’ organization. In the Feb. 27 […] Read more
Maple Leaf posts loss on production revamp costs
Reuters — Canadian food processor Maple Leaf Foods, which has been replacing production facilities and setting up a new distribution system, reported a quarterly loss that it blamed on the […] Read more
Prairie spot wheat bids weaken, but basis improves
CNS Canada — Western Canadian cash bids for Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPRS) and Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) moved lower over the past 10 days as U.S. futures ran […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans retreat from highest levels since September
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybeans fell on Thursday, retreating after five sessions of gains and a rise in early trade to the highest level since September as U.S. and […] Read more
Juice supply deal to rescue S. Ont. tomato operations
Growers in southern Ontario’s tomato capital may soon resume plans for a 2014 crop, as Heinz’s storied processing plant in the region switches from ketchup to juice under a proposal […] Read more
Grainworld: Canaryseed could be ‘overproduced’
Winnipeg | CNS Canada — Canaryseed is a relatively small crop in the bigger picture of Canadian agriculture, but there are concerns that growers may produce too much this year. […] Read more
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