MarketsFarm — Grain movement through the Port of Thunder Bay is reported to be up 27 per cent compared to the previous year halfway through the 2020 shipping season. A […] Read more
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Grain traffic at Thunder Bay up 27 per cent on year
CBOT weekly outlook: Markets prepare for Laura
Hurricane approaching U.S. Gulf Coast
MarketsFarm — Hurricane Laura, currently a Category 3 hurricane, is expected to hit the U.S. Gulf Coast late Wednesday or early Thursday but the Chicago Board of Trade is already […] Read more
Kuwait to rebuild Beirut port grain silo after blast
Beirut | Reuters — Kuwait said it will rebuild Lebanon’s only large grain silo that was destroyed by the massive Beirut port explosion, raising fears of food shortages in a […] Read more
P+H reworks Lake Huron grain terminal for larger boats
Dust control also added at Goderich site
Grain and agrifood firm Parrish and Heimbecker has built out the mooring structures at its Lake Huron grain terminal to allow “all configurations” of boats to load and unload there. […] 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
Missing Beirut silo worker’s family clings to hope
Beirut | Reuters — Before he went missing on Aug. 4, Ghassan Hasrouty, an employee of Beirut’s giant grain silos for 38 years, thought he was working in the safest […] Read more
After blast, Lebanon has less than a month’s grain reserves
Beirut port silos had capacity for 120,000 tonnes; about 15,000 tonnes were stored at time of blast
Beirut/Dubai | Reuters — Lebanon’s main grain silo at Beirut port was destroyed in a blast, leaving the nation with less than a month’s reserves of the grain but enough […] Read more
Wheat in Beirut’s port granaries not usable
Lebanon will import wheat, economy minister says
Cairo | Reuters — Lebanon’s economy minister, Raoul Nehme, told local media on Tuesday that the wheat in Beirut’s port granaries cannot be used and that the ministry lost track […] Read more
Donation offers up more equipment for grain emergencies
Fire departments first must complete CASA training course
Corteva AgriScience Canada is donating equipment that’s expected to help fire departments across the country save farmers’ lives. The company’s funding will purchase GSI RES-Q-TUBE and Haul-ALL pencil augers for […] Read more
Feed weekly outlook: Prices to soften as new crop year nears
MarketsFarm — Prices for feed barley and wheat will decline as the new crop year gets closer, according to Erin Harakal, senior trader with Agfinity at Stony Plain, Alta. Harakal […] Read more
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