Ceres Global Ag Corp., owner of the Northgate, Sask., grain terminal, announced Sept. 20 that it is hoping to raise $12.6 million by selling nearly 2.8 million common shares — about 10 percent of the company’s total outstanding shares — in a private placement offer. According to a Sept. 20 news release, Ceres will sell […] Read more
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WP livestock report
Hogs The U.S. national live price average for barrows and gilts was $38.27 per cwt. Sept. 27. The price was unavailable on Sept. 20. U.S. hogs averaged $48.39 on a carcass basis Sept. 27, up from $44.14 Sept. 20. The U.S. pork cutout was $73.26 per cwt. Sept. 27, up from $69.15 Sept. 20. The […] Read more
Canfax report
This cattle market information is selected from the weekly report from Canfax, a division of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association. More market information, analysis and statistics are available by becoming a Canfax subscriber by calling 403-275-5110 or at www.canfax.ca. Fed market falls September has been disappointing for the fed market with prices $9 per hundredweight lower […] Read more
GrainsConnect opens Huxley terminal
GrainsConnect Canada has officially opened an inland storage terminal in east-central Alberta, helping add capacity to its growing network. At full operation, the terminal near Huxley, Alta., will load more than 130 rail cars in less than 14 hours, bringing what the company says will be efficiency and reliability to farmers. “Our mission at GrainsConnect […] Read more
Late Canadian mustard crop facing quality downgrades
Winnipeg (MarketsFarm) – An early blast of snow and cold temperatures across the Canadian Prairies has delayed harvest operations for a mustard crop that was already running behind normal, with quality downgrades expected for any mustard still in the field. “It has to be absolutely flattened,” said mustard buyer Walter Dyck of Olds Products in […] Read more
Agri-food exporters frustrated with CETA
SubtitleCanada has $3.5 billion deficit in food trade with Europe
This summer, French politicians spent many hours defending the Comprehensive and Economic Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union. The French National Assembly ratified the trade deal in late July and politicians, at least those in the governing party, spoke in favour of the deal and the economic value to France. But some of […] Read more
Consumers’ views a factor for protein sector
Consider the hot dog. Is it a sandwich? How the hot dog seems to consumers says a lot to plant protein food product developer and entrepreneur James Battershill about how the plant protein marketplace needs to be approached. “The reality is that consumers don’t think of a hot dog as a sandwich,” said Battershill, who […] Read more
Rain marks lentil quality divide
Lentil quality will be all over the map this year, says a major processor of the crop. Greg Simpson, president of Simpson Seeds, said the early harvested crop is in good shape, at least in the Moose Jaw and Swift Current regions of Saskatchewan, where the company operates its processing plants. “We had pretty darn […] Read more
Producers want in on plant protein gold rush
Sector says expanding premium-paying customer demand is key to more premium-paying growing opportunities
Plant protein potential might be showering the agriculture and food industries with a wealth of opportunities. But some of that wealth needs to rain down on farmers or they won’t buy in, farmer representatives said at the Manitoba Protein Summit. “I don’t ever seem to be in a value chain,” said Minto, Man., farmer David […] Read more
Safety net made in good times might fail in tough times
It is likely going to be a miserable year for crop income, and whatever party wins the federal election this fall will likely encounter increasing requests for agricultural income assistance. The harvest in much of Western Canada is already the slowest in many years. Recent rain has downgraded the quality of many standing crops and […] Read more
