CHICAGO (Reuters) — The red-hot rush for U.S. grain land is cooling after years of record prices, but prime acreage is still attracting top dollar in the heart of the corn belt so far this fall, according to land auctioneers. “On higher quality land it’s been pretty strong steady, but on medium and lower quality […] Read more
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U.S. Farmland Market Cooling Entering Key Auction Season
Saskatchewan to host agricultural trade gathering
Saskatchewan will host an agricultural trade summit next year as part of its goal to increase exports. The Feb. 4-5 event in Saskatoon will bring together producers, trade experts and people involved in trade to talk about market access and how to increase the province’s agricultural exports. The province’s growth plan calls for agri-food exports […] Read more
New freight service planned for B.C. rail line
Canadian National Railway plans to launch a new freight service on 150 kilometres of track in central British Columbia. CN announced Sept 26 that it will offer service on track that was previously operated by bankrupt short-line company Kelowna Pacific Railway. KPR entered an agreement to lease the rail facilities from CN in 1999. A […] Read more
CP to close test centre in Calgary
Canadian Pacific Railway will close its Locomotive Reliability Centre at Alyth Yard in Calgary. The closure will result in the elimination of 130 local jobs, the company announced last month. CP’s decision is the result of a Canadian Transportation Agency order directing the railway to stop load testing and idling operations in proximity to the […] Read more
Ukraine lobby sees sharp fall in 2014 winter wheat area
KIEV (Reuters) — Heavy rain across Ukraine, which has already slowed winter grain sowing, may slash the area under winter grains sown for 2014 to about 7.4 million acres from 20 million as originally expected, Ukrainian grain lobby UAC said on Friday. Leonid Kozachenko, president of the Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation, told reporters that fields were […] Read more
Argentine farmers hoard soybeans as inflation hedge
BUENOS AIRES, Sept 27 (Reuters) — Argentine farmers are hoarding more soy this season than in past years, threatening to reduce much-needed export tax revenue as raw beans become the preferred unit of savings in an economy impaired by double-digit inflation. The South American farming powerhouse is the world’s No. 3 exporter of the oilseed […] Read more
Russia’s winter grains sowing faces further delays
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) — Russia’s winter grains sowing campaign for the 2014 harvest, already delayed by rain in some regions, continues to fall behind its usual schedule, Russian agriculture minister Nikolay Fyodorov said on Friday. The 2014 grain harvest in Russia, one of the world’s key wheat exporters, is at risk as the country has […] Read more
McDonald’s expands anti-obesity push
Sept 26 (Reuters) — Hold the fries, pass the salad. McDonald’s Corp. on Thursday said it would offer healthy options as part of its popular value meals, letting customers choose a side salad, fruit or vegetables instead of french fries. The announcement by the world’s largest fast-food chain comes as more companies respond to government […] Read more
Scientists more certain mankind is main cause of global warming
STOCKHOLM, Sept 27 (Reuters) — Leading climate scientists said on Friday they were more certain than ever that humans are the main culprits for global warming, and predicted the impact from greenhouse gas emissions could linger for centuries. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said in a report that a hiatus in warming this century, […] Read more
Recent cheese recall highlights raw milk dangers
Since an outbreak of E. coli connected to contaminated raw milk cheese from British Columbia last month, several media outlets and blogs have reported that this was an isolated and exceptional incident. For example, the Canadian Consumer Raw Milk Advocacy Group noted on its website that illnesses related to raw milk cheese are rare, and […] Read more
