A production line employee at Olymel’s hog slaughter plant at Red Deer, Alta. remains the facility’s lone COVID-19 case after her contacts at the plant tested negative for the virus, […] Read more
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Olymel’s Red Deer plant holds at one COVID case
Pork plant employee's contacts returning to work
U.S. grains: Corn, soy ease as harvest, export prospects weighed
Wheat ends higher after mixed trade
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybeans slipped on Thursday after a seven-month peak a day earlier, while corn eased as traders set recent storm damage against generally strong prospects for […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola steady at midweek
MarketsFarm — Canola contracts at ICE Futures showed strength earlier in the week, due to comparable strength in Chicago soyoil. “Bean oil is keeping it firm,” said Ken Ball of […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans touch seven-month high on export optimism
Wheat stays firm on demand
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures climbed to a seven-month high on Wednesday on U.S. export optimism and concerns over continued dryness across parts of the U.S. Midwest, traders […] Read more
Brandon pork plant’s exports to China suspended
Chinese protocols call for temporary pause, Maple Leaf says
New Chinese rules for exporters and a number of COVID-19 cases among its workers have led Maple Leaf Foods to temporarily halt pork traffic to China from its biggest hog […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures pull back on shaky demand
CME October live cattle remain flat
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures slid on Tuesday as traders eyed large seasonal hog supplies against uncertain domestic consumption and weak exports. CME October lean […] Read more
Feds to probe complaints of wheat gluten dumping
New duties on six countries' gluten imports might follow
Federal officials are launching a probe into whether wheat gluten from six countries is being dumped in Canada at prices undercutting the domestic product. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) […] Read more
Pea crops strong, but prices falter
MarketsFarm — Pea crops across the Prairies are expected to be in good condition ahead of the harvest. “As we go along with the sunshine and heat, the pulses are […] Read more
Thunder Bay grain exports continue at strong pace
MarketsFarm — Grain shipments through the Port of Thunder Bay continue to run at a strong pace, with season-to-date volumes of 4.2 million tonnes up 26 per cent on the […] Read more
Canadian canola prices spike as shippers find back door to China
'Profits are extravagant... It is like gold oil now'
Winnipeg/Beijing | Reuters — Canadian canola prices have soared to the highest in nearly two years, despite a diplomatic dispute between Ottawa and Beijing, as exporters find roundabout ways to […] Read more
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