Chicago | Reuters — More than 15,000 mink in the United States have died of the coronavirus since August, and authorities are keeping about a dozen farms under quarantine while […] Read more
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Coronavirus kills 15,000 U.S. mink
Affected states aren't planning to cull
U.S. senators ask EPA not to boost refinery biofuel obligations in 2021
Reuters – A group of U.S. Republican senators asked the Environmental Protection Agency to consider a general waiver that would prevent an increase in biofuel blending obligations next year for […] Read more
Opinion: U.S. election winner unlikely to be friendly to Canadian farmers
Glacier FarmMedia – No matter who wins the upcoming election in the United States, Canadian farmers will likely continue to face tough competition from their heavily subsidized counterparts south of […] Read more
Canada to keep U.S. border curbs until pandemic much less serious
Ottawa | Reuters — Canada will maintain restrictions on non-essential travel with the United States until the coronavirus outbreak in both nations is much less serious, a senior government official […] Read more
Comment: Battered markets are more resilient than they might seem
Trade and food demand still find a way despite political challenges
China knows how to stick it to Canadian farmers. The Europeans know how to keep out Canadian farm products, but they do it with more subtlety and grace. With the […] Read more
Kraft Heinz to sell several cheese businesses to Lactalis
Canadian grated cheese lines among assets going for US$3.2 billion
Chicago | Reuters — Kraft Heinz said on Tuesday that it will sell several of its cheese businesses to a U.S. affiliate of France’s Groupe Lactalis for US$3.2 billion. After […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: The good and bad between the U.S., China
MarketsFarm — The current relationship between the United States and China has continued to be rather chaotic, according to Steve Georgy, president of Allendale Inc. at Fort McHenry, Ill. Despite […] Read more
Non-essential travel limits extended at U.S. borders with Canada, Mexico
Washington/Ottawa | Reuters — Restrictions on non-essential travel at U.S. land borders with Canada and Mexico will be extended through Aug. 21, Canada and the United States announced Thursday. “Canada […] Read more
U.S. is ‘trouble maker’ in China-Canada relationship, envoy says
No word on whether China would retaliate against Canada over latest court decision
Ottawa | Reuters — The United States is using the case of a senior Chinese telecoms executive who was arrested in Vancouver on a U.S. warrant 18 months ago to […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Prices stable, crops looking good
MarketsFarm — Over the last few weeks, soybean and corn prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) have stabilized, according to Scott Capinegro of Barrington Commodities at Barrington, Ill. […] Read more