Food innovation research gets funding The federal government is investing $120,000 more to the Canadian Food Innovators science cluster to consult with food and beverage processors on the research and innovation priorities. The funding will help Canadian food and beverage manufacturers better compete, innovate and capitalize on new opportunities. The money will be used to […] Read more
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GrainsConnect selects Huxley, Alta. as fourth location
GrainsConnect Canada is planning its fourth grain terminal at Huxley, 120 kilometres northeast of Calgary, Alta. Subject to necessary approvals, construction is planned to commence mid-year with an expected completion date of 2019. The elevator will be similar to GrainsConnect’s other facilities, with state-of-the-art 35,000 tonne grain storage and the ability to load 134 rail […] Read more
Wet conditions leave Saskatchewan bugged out
Winnipeg, June 1 (CNS Canada) – Seeding delays in Saskatchewan means little buzz-worthy news about insects, but producers should still be scouting fields moving into the growing season. “The bigger issue is that it’s been wet,” said Scott Hartley, insect and vertebrate pest specialist with Saskatchewan Agriculture. That wetness delayed seeding in much of the […] Read more
Corn, spring wheat up on disappointing condition ratings in US
Canola and soybeans were a little lower on Wednesday but U.S. corn futures rose about 1.4 percent on after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s initial condition ratings for the crop fell below trade expectations. Canola was down only slightly as Prairie farmers rushed to make progress in seeding before a system in Saskatchewan on Friday […] Read more
Pork industry tracks source of ractopamine impeding China trade
Canada’s pork industry is trying to track down the source of the ractopamine contamination that has caused China to ban pork imports from one Olymel plant. So far only the one Olymel plant in Quebec has been delisted as an approved supplier to China and its managers are scrambling to find out how some of […] Read more
Argentina hit by double port strikes at height of grain harvest
BUENOS AIRES, May 31 (Reuters) – Private port grains inspectors in Argentina started a 48-hour wage strike on Wednesday, after government health inspectors called a three-day work stoppage a day earlier, also over pay. Wednesday’s strike by the URGARA inspectors’ union will halt movement of soymeal and other grains byproducts while the work stoppage announced […] Read more
China’s soybean buyers push to delay imports as processing losses grow
SINGAPORE/BEIJING, May 31 (Reuters) – China’s soybean importers are pushing to postpone or cancel cargoes mainly ordered from suppliers in Brazil as they rack up hefty losses processing the commodity into cooking oil and animal feed ingredients, said three trade sources. China, which buys around 60 percent of soybeans traded worldwide, took advantage of strong […] Read more
Canola falls on weaker soybeans and technical weakness
More rain is headed toward the Canadian Prairies by Friday but until then it should be sunny and dry allowing progress on the delayed planting season. Falling soybean futures and technical weakness drove canola futures lower on Tuesday. July closed at $502.80 per tonne, down $9.40 or 1.8 percent while new crop November fell to […] Read more
Manitoba seeding nearly complete despite weather issues
WINNIPEG, May 29 (CNS) – Seeding is close to wrapping up in Manitoba with roughly 90 percent of acres planted, according to the latest crop report from Manitoba Agriculture. Delays are occurring in the northwest and southwest regions though due to wet weather. In the northwest, rainfall amounts varied from 15 to 25 millimetres throughout […] Read more
Deal reached to avert strike at CN Rail
MONTREAL/OTTAWA, May 29 (Reuters) – Canadian National Railway Co on Monday said it had reached a tentative agreement with a union representing 3,000 conductors, ahead of a looming strike deadline at Canada’s largest railroad. The union had set a strike deadline of Tuesday at 4 a.m. EDT (0800 GMT) after the railroad announced new work […] Read more
