Winnipeg | Reuters — Canada’s smallest canola harvest in 13 years, resulting from severe drought, is forcing importers like Japan and Mexico to pay more or scour other countries for […] Read more
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Canada’s drought forces canola importers to turn elsewhere
'Importers...are going to be left out in the cold'
Police reopen Ambassador Bridge
Bridge reopened following search for explosives
Updated, Oct. 4 — Toronto | Reuters –– Canadian police reopened a major road bridge between Canada and the U.S. after largely shutting it down for hours on Monday to […] Read more
Trimble dealer shores up cross-Canada coverage
Vantage Canada picks up Ontario rights
The company handling sales and service for Trimble precision ag technology across most of Canada has reached a deal to handle the rest of it. Vantage Canada announced Friday it […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat extends climb on tight U.S. supply
CBOT soy down; corn and oats up
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures hit a six-week high on Friday, rallying for a second day in a row on smaller-than-expected stocks and production figures from the U.S. […] Read more
Mandated cuts in fertilizer use could be costly for Canada, report warns
Fertilizer industry study, based on EU plan, points to yield losses for corn, canola, wheat
Straight-up cuts in fertilizer rates — if imposed to help Canada meet its targets for cuts in emissions by the end of this decade — could translate to significantly reduced […] Read more
U.S. puts up funds to prevent African swine fever
Haiti, Dominican Republic now 'countries of concern' on CFIA list
Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday pledged up to US$500 million to prevent the spread of the fatal pig virus African swine fever, after Haiti […] Read more
Aurora Cannabis revenue short of expectations on lower pot demand
Reuters — Aurora Cannabis on Monday missed Wall Street expectations for fourth-quarter revenue as pandemic-related restrictions weighed down consumer demand, leading Canadian provinces to cut orders. U.S.-listed shares of the […] Read more
Roquette warns of price rise in plant-based food market
Prairie drought could cut pea yields 45 per cent
Paris | Reuters — A global surge in pea prices linked to low supplies and growing demand for plant protein will inevitably need to be passed on to customers, including […] Read more
‘Two Michaels’ have left China, Trudeau says
Huawei CFO en route back to China
Ottawa | Reuters — Two Canadian citizens who were detained by Beijing for more than 1,000 days have left Chinese airspace and will arrive back in Canada early on Saturday, […] Read more
Huawei executive, U.S. reach deal to dismiss charges
Meng Wanzhou would be allowed to leave Canada
Updated, Sept. 24 — Reuters — Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou has reached an agreement with U.S. prosecutors to end the bank fraud case against her, U.S. prosecutors said […] Read more
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