Australia has detected the larvae of khapra beetles in imported baby diapers, the agriculture ministry said, raising concerns the pest could infest grain storages and disrupt agricultural exports.
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Vancouver port says it has improved efficiency
Grain movement has been strong at the Port of Vancouver due in part to a new centralized scheduling system.
August grain deliveries down from 2024: StatCan
Statistics Canada reported on Sept. 25, 2025 that August major grain deliveries were down from a year earlier.
Port’s project list omission decried
Farm groups say Vancouver should have been on list of projects of national significance
Grain farmers weren’t necessarily expecting the port of Vancouver to be on the list of recently-announced major projects, but had hoped for at least a mention.
Wireless grain monitoring is a grain spoilage saviour
GrainX offers producers the ability to focus on harvest while they manage grain quality
GrainX is a wireless grain storage monitoring service and technology company whose data is sent to the cloud for producers to access via computer and smartphone.
Farmers suffer as railways, grain handlers squabble
Canada’s two rail companies recently gave themselves glowing performance reviews, focusing on the amount of grain and grain products that they moved last year.
Bunge surpasses quarterly profit estimates
Better-than-expected results helped by improved oilseed processing margins, grain and oil merchandising
U.S. grain trader and processor Bunge Global recently reported a smaller-than-expected drop in second-quarter profit on improved oilseed processing margins.
Grain movement success goes beyond volume
Moving more grain year over year is a good thing, but it is only one of the metrics that helps Canada keep our customers.
North West Terminal continues to sit idle
A founding shareholder questions why the board approved raises for executives while the terminal incurred $28 million in cumulative losses since 2016
A founding shareholder of North West Terminal Ltd, near Unity, Sask. questions why the board approved raises for executives while the terminal incurred $28 million in cumulative losses since 2016
A new grain bag baler from Loftness
Loftness adds new model to handle up to 12-foot diameter bags
Minnesota-based Loftness introduced a 12-foot grain bag baler earlier this year that can make disposing of used grain bags a simpler and less labour-intensive process.
