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CP cuts raise worry over potential slowdown

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News January 28, 2016

CNS Canada –– Canadian Pacific Railway’s decision to cut 1,000 jobs has caught the attention of two Prairie farm leaders. Norm Hall, president of Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan, worries the move is short-sighted and may catch up with the railway in months and years to come, when commodity prices catch fire again. “You dump

Crops, Markets

Lower loonie helps farmers, but only so much

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News January 27, 2016

CNS Canada — The slumping price of oil continues to weigh on the Canadian dollar, while at the same time providing a boost to Canadian grain prices. Out-of-country buyers tend to more attracted to Canadian grain and wheat when the loonie is low, as they can get more product for their money. However, one market

Crops, Weather

Major investment to build Farmers Edge’s data power

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News January 27, 2016

Canadian precision agronomy and farm data management firm Farmers Edge plans to keep taking its services to previously underserved acres around the world, with a major cash infusion from a group of its backers. Japanese commodities trading and investment firm Mitsui, Toronto commercial real estate company Osmington and the Green Growth Fund operated by investment

Crops

CN’s 2015 grain handle down, grain revenue up

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 26, 2016

Canadian National Railway’s (CN) fourth-quarter and full-year ledgers show lower traffic, but increased revenue, from its grain and fertilizer business in 2015, en route to record full-year earnings. Montreal-based CN on Tuesday reported overall net income of $3.538 billion on $12.611 billion in total revenues for 2015, up from $3.167 billion on $12.134 billion for

Crops

CP books more Prairie grain revenue at year-end

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 21, 2016

Higher grain revenue on Canada’s Prairies helped lead to record full-year revenues and offset a lower fourth-quarter gross for Canadian Pacific Railway (CP), as the company warned of substantial job cuts ahead. The railway on Thursday reported overall net income of $1.352 billion on record revenue of $6.712 billion for 2015, down from $1.476 billion

Crops, Markets

Ocean freight cost index breaks another floor

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin January 13, 2016

CNS Canada — The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) continues its downward slide, dropping below 400 points for the first time ever as ocean freight rates struggle to find their bottom. The BDI was quoted at 394 points on Wednesday, marking a new low since records began in 1985. The index was trading above 1,200 as

Crops, Markets

Flax prices see upward bump on increased demand

By GFM Network News, Jade Markus January 11, 2016

CNS Canada –– Foreign demand has picked up in the flax market, according to a grain brokerage firm — and despite increased competition, Canadian prices have seen a slight uptick as limited quality flax is available. Old-crop flax prices have increased slightly since harvest, as farmers have been firm on sales, and demand has picked

Average Manitoba corn yields in 2015 hit a new record high of 136 bushels an acre, based on 99.7 per cent of yield data collected by the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation being keyed in.

Crops, Local news

Manitoba crop yields above average in 2015

Corn and soybeans set new records at 136 and 39 bushels an acre, based on crop insurance data

By Allan Dawson January 11, 2016

2015 was a bumper crop year for Manitoba with farmers setting new records for corn and soybean yields, according to data collected by the crop insurance branch of the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC). Based on 99.7 per cent of yield data from insured farmers entered into MASC’s database, the average yield for corn in

Crops

Salford buys tillage equipment maker AerWay

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 8, 2016

Southwestern Ontario vertical tillage and pasture equipment maker AerWay has become part of another well-known Ontario ag equipment manufacturer. Salford Group announced in December it has bought the AerWay advanced aeration products line from the Canadian trailer systems arm of German truck, bus and trailer axle and suspension manufacturer SAF-Holland. AerWay, which operates a manufacturing

Campbell, which recently rolled out several Star Wars-themed products such as these Darth Vader-shaped SpaghettiOs, plans to label all its U.S. products for presence of GMO ingredients. (Campbells.com)

Crops

Campbell Soup to label U.S. products for GMOs

By GFM Network News, Reuters January 8, 2016

Reuters — Campbell Soup said it will label all its U.S. products for the presence of ingredients derived from genetically modified organisms, becoming the first major food company to respond to growing calls for more transparency about ingredients. The world’s largest soup maker also said it supports the enactment of federal legislation for a single

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle futures mixed ahead of Thanksgiving holiday

Pulse Weekly: Looking for trade deal to benefit Canadian growers

U.S. grains: CBOT soybeans firm as traders hope for more Chinese buying

Flax

CP cuts raise worry over potential slowdown

Lower loonie helps farmers, but only so much

Major investment to build Farmers Edge’s data power

CN’s 2015 grain handle down, grain revenue up

CP books more Prairie grain revenue at year-end

Ocean freight cost index breaks another floor

Flax prices see upward bump on increased demand

Manitoba crop yields above average in 2015

Salford buys tillage equipment maker AerWay

Campbell Soup to label U.S. products for GMOs

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