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Stocking up for a shortage-plagued spring

There’s a long list of ag products under supply strain while one of farming’s busiest seasons is about to ramp up

By Alexis Stockford March 17, 2022

This isn’t going to be one of those springs where you can stroll into your local ag retailer and be confident you’ll be leaving with everything you need. Supply chain issues of all stripes have kept inventories of all kinds across the country depleted, even as spring approaches. The list of ag products facing supply

Crops

Canadian and U.S. shippers brace for possible CP strike

Strike notice not yet given

By GFM Network News, Rod Nickel March 15, 2022

Winnipeg | Reuters — Thousands of workers at Canada’s second-biggest railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, have threatened to strike this week, potentially disrupting the movement of grain, potash and coal at a time of soaring commodity prices. The strike is the latest risk to Canada’s battered supply chain, which last year weathered floods in British Columbia

Crops, Weather

Saskatchewan pushes crop insurance deadline to mid-April

'Logistical challenges' led to extension

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News March 15, 2022

Saskatchewan farmers will get an extra couple of weeks to apply for, cancel, reinstate or change their crop insurance contracts for 2022, due to holdups in the delivery of their application packages. That deadline, originally March 31, has now been extended to April 14, provincial Ag Minister David Marit and his federal counterpart Marie-Claude Bibeau

Markets

Rate of rise in farmland value ‘surprised’ in 2021

Canada books 8.3 per cent year-over-year increase, FCC reports

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News March 15, 2022

MarketsFarm — Despite a year of economic uncertainty due to extreme weather, reduced crop yields and the COVID-19 pandemic, the value of Canadian farmland rose by its highest rate in four years, according to a report from Farm Credit Canada (FCC). FCC’s report, released Monday, revealed that the national average value of farmland increased by

Beef cattle, Livestock

JBS to help fund home purchases for Brooks staff

Company offering zero-interest loans for down payments

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News March 4, 2022

One of the biggest beef packers operating in Canada is pledging $1.7 million for a one-year pilot program to help employees buy or upgrade homes. JBS Foods Canada, which operates Brazilian meat packer JBS’s plant at Brooks, Alta., on Tuesday announced the launch of what it calls the “Homebuyer Dream Fund,” providing zero-interest loans to

Trucking protests ignored the real issue — a chronic driver shortage.

News

Empty cabs plague Canada’s trucking sector

There’s just not enough drivers out there to meet the growing demand for trucking

By Alexis Stockford March 3, 2022

Dramatic protests, originally centred around vaccine mandates for truckers, may have grabbed a lot of recent headlines. But the real problem in trucking has been overlooked. There simply aren’t enough drivers out there, and there haven’t been for years. The trucking sector was already raising the alarm over trucker shortages prior to the pandemic. The

Protestors’ vehicles block the Ambassador Bridge on Feb. 8, 2022. If supply chains are the backbone of our economy, the border is its spinal cord.

Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: Invoking the Emergencies Act also about Canada’s reputation

When so much of our economy crosses the border disruptions are poison

By Sylvain Charlebois February 25, 2022

In recent days, many Canadians watched in disbelief when protesters easily blocked many access points between the United States and Canada. For six painful days, this included the Ambassador Bridge, a key trade conduit between the two countries, forcing trucks to be rerouted towards Sarnia. Other border crossings were disrupted in Manitoba and Alberta. Many

News

Tyson Foods lifts mask mandate for some workers, but not at meat plants

By Tom Polansek February 25, 2022

Reuters – Tyson Foods lifted a mask mandate for fully vaccinated employees at some U.S. facilities on Feb. 15, but those at meat-packing plants must continue wearing masks for now. The meat processor joins major employers like Amazon.com and Walmart in relaxing mask requirements. Tyson said its policy applies to employees at facilities not inspected

File photo of a Loblaw-owned Real Canadian Superstore location in Winnipeg. (Dave Bedard photo)

Markets

Loblaw beats estimates for quarterly revenue

By GFM Network News, Reuters February 25, 2022

Reuters — Canadian retailer Loblaw Cos. beat market estimates for quarterly revenue on Thursday, as demand for groceries and other essential items stayed strong. The pandemic-led trend of cooking at home has sustained even as COVID curbs have eased, continuing to help sales at grocery stores that benefited during last year’s lockdowns. Companies such as

Editorial, Op/Ed, Other

Editorial: Farm face of protest unhelpful

By Laura Rance-Unger February 17, 2022

Like many Canadians watching the pandemic protests unfold across the country, it’s taken me some time to sort out how I feel about it all. Everyone loves a parade. No one likes the pandemic restrictions. We’d all like to be done with COVID-19. The question is, restrictions or not, whether it’s done with us. As

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle mixed on technicals, profit taking after tight supply rally

U.S. grains: Corn gains on firm cash markets, big crush supports soybeans

CBOT Weekly: Grain, oilseed futures under pressure

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