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CBOT March 2023 soft red winter wheat with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat inches higher on hopes China will ease COVID-19 measures

Corn slips on export demand concerns

By Rod Nickel November 29, 2022
Winnipeg | Reuters — Chicago wheat finished slightly higher on Tuesday after the previous day’s three-month low, as investors saw hope that China would ease measures to counter COVID-19 infections […] Read more

Both women and men who farm have worse mental health than the general population, according to an updated survey from University of Guelph researchers.
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Farmer mental health worsened during COVID-19 pandemic

National survey findings reflect significant concerns and need for more mental health interventions

By Rebecca Hannam November 29, 2022
Canadian farmers have poorer mental health and more substance abuse than people in the general population and that hasn’t improved in the last five years, according to survey data recently […] Read more

CBOT March 2023 soft red winter wheat (candlesticks) with 20-day moving average (green line), MGEX March 2023 hard red spring wheat (yellow line) and K.C. March 2023 hard red winter wheat (orange line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat tumbles to three-month low in broad sell-off

Soybeans rise on export sales, renewable fuel talk

By Rod Nickel November 28, 2022
Winnipeg | Reuters — Chicago wheat fell on Monday to a three-month low, as commodity and equity markets dropped on concern about the impact of rare protests in China against […] Read more

CBOT January 2023 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soybeans, grains turn higher ahead of U.S. Thanksgiving

Wheat rises as investors position ahead of holiday

By P.J. Huffstutter November 23, 2022
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean and grain futures ended higher on Wednesday, as traders looked to even up their positions before the market closes for the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday […] Read more

BNSF crews clear track near Lemmon, S.D., about 300 km northeast of Rapid City, in late December 2016. (BNSF.com)
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Biggest U.S. rail union rejects tentative deal, raising threat of strike

Union digs in on paid sick time

By David Shepardson, Lisa Baertlein November 21, 2022
Washington/Los Angeles | Reuters — Workers at the largest U.S. rail union voted against a tentative contract deal reached in September, raising the possibility of a year-end strike that could […] Read more


CBOT February 2023 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soy futures up on China COVID curbs, weakening U.S. dollar

Corn market gains boosted by strength in crude oil market

By P.J. Huffstutter November 12, 2022
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat, corn and soybeans rose on Friday, underpinned by strong commodities and equities markets, as well as hopes that China’s easing of COVID-19 restrictions could […] Read more

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China to step up investment in rural infrastructure

By Dominique Patton October 25, 2022
Beijing | Reuters – China will accelerate investment in rural infrastructure to improve its ability to ensure food supply while also stabilizing the economy, according to a plan published by […] Read more

Internally displaced Ethiopians queue to receive food aid in the Higlo camp for people displaced by drought, at the town of Gode in Ethiopia’s Somali region on April 26, 2022. (Photo: Reuters/Tiksa Negeri)
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Acute food insecurity now touching 345 million worldwide

By Amina Ismail, Charlotte Bruneau August 24, 2022
Baghdad | Reuters — The number of people facing acute food insecurity worldwide has more than doubled to 345 million since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, conflict and climate […] Read more


Migrant workers gathered at the Leamington United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Union and the Agricultural Workers Alliance (AWA) building on June 26 to show support for the 20 recommendations made in a recent status of migrant agriculture worker’s report.
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Report lobbies for better foreign agriculture worker rights

20 recommendations provided to ensure better representation, wage parity and labour law inclusion

By Diana Martin July 26, 2022
A new report calls on federal and provincial governments to shore up representation, wages and health and welfare protection for foreign agri-food workers.  The COVID-19 special report: The Status of […] Read more

The minister is on the case: federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau checks out the cab of a new Case IH Magnum tractor during her visit to the Ag in Motion show on July 20, 2022. (Greg Berg photo)
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Farmers, exhibitors hail Ag in Motion’s in-person return

Ag ministers check out event on Day 2

By Glacier FarmMedia staff July 21, 2022
Attendance numbers at the first live Ag in Motion in three years are an indication that demand for outdoor farm shows is as high as ever, show director Rob O’Connor […] Read more

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