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Government approves a calculation that allows ethanol-based sustainable aviation fuel to be eligible for tax credits
REUTERS — U.S. president Joe Biden’s administration said last month it will recognize a methodology favoured by the ethanol industry in guidance to companies looking to claim tax credits for sustainable aviation fuel. It marks a pivotal win for the powerful U.S. corn lobby. However, the administration will also update the methodology by March 1, […] Read more
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Canfax report
This cattle market information is selected from the weekly report from Canfax, a division of the Canadian Cattle Association. More market information, analysis and statistics are available by becoming a Canfax subscriber by calling 403-275-5110 or at www.canfax.ca. Packers have plenty Steer cash trade surfaced Dec. 20 in both Alberta and Ontario. In Alberta, the […] Read more
WP livestock report
Hogs The U.S. national live price average for barrows and gilts was not available Dec. 21. On Dec. 18 it was $36.54. U.S. hogs averaged $47.96 on a carcass basis Dec. 21, down from $48.39 Dec. 18. The U.S. pork cutout was $81.35 per hundredweight Dec. 21, down from $83.97 Dec. 18. The estimated U.S. […] Read more
Will India open a second window for duty-free pea imports?
SASKATOON — The Indian government might have to consider opening a second window for duty-free yellow pea imports, according to a senior industry official from that country. “Maybe in the back end of the season,” Manek Gupta, managing director of Viterra India PVT Ltd., said during a recent webinar hosted by the India Pulses and […] Read more
VIDEO: Connections in farming and farm machinery – horses to horsepower
Glacier FarmMedia’s senior editor for machinery and equipment, Scott Garvey, takes a look at how farm machinery has evolved over the years. The first video in this series takes us from horses to horsepower.
Lentil prices to depend on India’s import needs
SASKATOON — There are differing opinions on how many lentils India will import in 2023-24. That elusive number will go a long way toward determining price prospects for the crop, says an exporter. Stat Publishing is forecasting 1.13 million tonnes of imports this year, down from 1.44 million tonnes last year. However, it noted global […] Read more
What is war fatigue?
In 2023, Ukraine will celebrate Christmas for the second time on Dec. 25, instead of Jan. 7, as it was before. Frankly speaking, my friends are divided into two camps — some will celebrate Christmas in a new way, others do not want to change anything. However, this is far from the biggest problem in […] Read more
Canada continues to import U.S. lentils
SASKATOON — American lentils are pouring across the border into Canada. Canada accounted for 41 percent of all lentil exports from the United States in 2022-23 and 50 percent of shipments so far in 2023-24, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Vegetables and Pulses Outlook: December 2023 report. That amounted to 76,000 tonnes last […] Read more
U.S.-China trade tensions mount
SASKATOON — There is talk of another trade war brewing between the United States and China, but for now it is only rhetoric, says a trade expert. A select committee of the U.S. Congress wants to start an economic war with China and American farmers could be the first casualties. The House Select Committee on […] Read more
Farmers need reasonable goals for reducing emissions
Give farmers something they can work with. Give Canada’s agriculture and food industries something they can work toward. That’s how you’ll get them on-side with greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goals. Right now, there’s not much to make them care or to feel there’s a point participating. With “intensity” spurned by the enviro-lords, what’s a farmer […] Read more
