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Fashion brands are working with start-up companies harnessing mycelium to grow a product that they say is much like leather in look, strength, durability and performance.
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Vancouver’s container port project continues to progress
The pulse sector expects to be a big winner once the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 is completed in the mid-2030s
RBT2 is entering the construction phase after a decade of approvals and permits. That is music to the ears of Pulse Canada.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures surge, hogs up
Chicago cattle futures surged on Tuesday to sit just under highs. Hog contracts also made gains.
U.S. grains: Wheat, corn sink to contract lows as large supply weighs
Chicago wheat futures plunged to contract lows on Tuesday to approach their lowest point since 2020 as sinking corn futures and seasonal supply pressure from Northern Hemisphere harvests weighed on the market, traders said.
Klassen: Feeder market in price discovery mode
For the week ending August 2, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded steady to as much as $10 higher. Quality yearling packages off grass were up as much as $15 in some cases. Prices for similar weight cattle were quite variable across the Prairies, which made the market hard to define. The market appears to be in price discovery mode for the grass yearling market.
U.S. livestock: Tight cattle supply helps CME futures rebound from collapse
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures rebounded on Friday from a steep drop during the previous session.
U.S. grains: Soy futures post weekly loss on expectations for big U.S. crop
Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures finished flat on Friday but notched a second consecutive weekly decline as ample global supplies, favorable U.S. weather and weak Chinese demand hung over the market.
Flax straw plant planned for southeastern Sask.
Prairie Clean Enterprises plans to be running its flax straw processing plant in Weyburn by October.
Montana lentils may not be as bad as first feared
There was an expectation yields would be poor, but early harvest results show they are better than anticipated
Montana’s lentil crop ratings are dismal, but a processor says the crop is much better than it appears on paper.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures retreat from record highs
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures plunged on Thursday in a setback from record highs.
