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Labor dispute stops canola oil, forestry exports from West Coast. Nov. 7th, 2024 tagged labour labour strike port of montreal Port of Vancouver shipping. Canada's exports of canola oil and forest products from West Coast ports, including the Port of Vancouver, have halted due to a labor dispute, producers said on Thursday. « Older articles.
Return of US drought delays cattle-herd rebuilding, hurting Tyson …
1 day ago · Chicago | Reuters — The return of drought in U.S. cattle-producing areas is delaying ranchers’ plans to expand production after the nation’s herd shrank to its smallest level in seven decades, farmers and analysts said. Tight cattle supplies are squeezing meatpackers, including Tyson Foods, which reports quarterly earnings on Tuesday, and ...
Canadian Grain Commission releases August export report
Oct 8, 2024 · Overall, 2.79 million tonnes of bulk grain were exported from licensed facilities in August, up from 2.46 million tonnes a year ago the CGC reported on Oct. 8. Canola exports in August of 956,300 tonnes were more than twice the amount the previous August. The bulk of the canola, 718,000 tonnes, was shipped to China, versus 233,300 tonnes a year ...
FCC's top economic charts to monitor in 2024 - AGCanada
Jan 12, 2024 · Crops: Canola crushing set a first quarter record. Canada’s canola crushers set a record in the first quarter of the 2023/24 marketing year as new capacity came online (Figure 2). Canadian canola crush expansion was initially slated to add 4.5 million metric tonnes in 2024 however, rising construction costs, higher interest rates, and tight canola supplies the last several years have led to ...
Land values continue to rise: FCC - AGCanada - AGCanada
Oct 8, 2024 · Glacier FarmMedia—Farm Credit Canada’s mid-year review shows cultivated farmland values rose an average of 5.5 per cent in the first half of this year.. From July 2023 to June 2024 the increase was 9.6 per cent. J.P. Gervais, the federal crown corporation’s chief economist ,said values are increasing at a slower rate but described the growth as strong.
New Canadian feed regulations released - AGCanada
Jul 8, 2024 · Glacier FarmMedia—After more than a decade, Canada’s feed industry finally has a new set of rules.. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has released their long-promised update to national feed regulations. Formally referred to as the “Feeds Regulations, 2024,” the final version of the framework was registered June 17 and published for public view July 3 in part 2 of the Canada ...
Klassen: Strong demand continues to sustain feeder market
1 day ago · Klassen: Strong demand continues to sustain feeder market. For the week ending November 9, Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged for the fourth week in a row. However, there were certain pockets where quality calves under 650 pounds were $3 to $6 higher. The weaker Canadian dollar has enhanced the feeding margin ...
Canadian crop production bounces back, StatCan reports
Aug 29, 2022 · MarketsFarm — After 2021’s historic drought on the Prairies caused crop production to fall to historic lows, the 2022 harvest has mostly bounced back to pre-drought levels, according to Statistics Canada. StatCan on Monday released its July 2022 satellite image-based principal field crop production estimates, which confirmed analysts ...
Federal funds announced for Cereals Canada - AGCanada
Oct 15, 2024 · The federal government has announced $7.3 million for Cereals Canada research and market development. The funding was announced Oct. 15 by Winnipeg South MP Terry Duguid, on behalf of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Minister Lawrence MacAulay, at the industry group’s pasta lab in Winnipeg. “Our government is building on our long legacy of ...
What sustainability lessons can Canada learn from abroad?
Posted Oct. 7th, 2024 by Jonah Grignon. What sustainability lessons can Canada learn from abroad? Panelists at the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) Canadian Agri-Food in a Sustainable World conference offered international perspectives on sustainability in the ag industry. At an Oct. 2 panel titled Sustainable Agriculture and the ...