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Today’s bins can hold more than 10 times the volume of structures a generation ago, but with this capacity comes challenges to keep grain in good condition.

Storage strategies change with bigger bins

As storage systems have grown, more attention is needed to keep crops safe

By Gord Gilmour October 27, 2023

In the 1970s, a standard bin was 14 feet in diameter with a capacity of 1,350 bushels. High rollers might add an extra ring to stretch that another 300 bu. There were bins 19 feet in diameter, with a 2,700 bu. capacity, but few farmers bought them because they were hard to shovel out and

File photo of laker vessels navigating the Welland Canal. (JonathanNicholls/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets

Seaway strike backs up Ontario grain

Prairie grain may follow suit if strike backs up traffic via Thunder Bay, GFO warns

By GFM Network News October 26, 2023

The nature of eastern Canadian grain logistics, and a strike by St. Lawrence Seaway workers who operate the system’s canals, will see cascading impacts across the system if the situation isn’t resolved quickly, according to Crosby Devitt, CEO of Grain Farmers of Ontario. Unifor workers in both Ontario and Quebec walked off the job Sunday

Carbon tax exemption bill C-234 clears Senate committee

Divided senators defeated an amendment to make it more difficult to extend the bill's sunset clause

By Geralyn Wichers, GFM Network News October 25, 2023

In final committee deliberations on Oct. 24, an amendment that would make it more difficult to extend the bill’s sunset clause was defeated with a tied vote.

Crops, Markets

Little change in AAFC’s October supply/demand outlook

Canola, wheat, pea carryout estimates unchanged

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin October 24, 2023

MarketsFarm — Supply/demand estimates for Canadian grains and oilseeds saw little change in the latest outlook for principal field crops from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) released Monday. Canola ending stocks for 2023-24 were left unchanged at one million tonnes, which compares with the 2022-23 level of 1.506 million tonnes. Canadian canola exports in 2023-24

Chickpea curry. (Modesigns58/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Activity to ramp up for chickpeas

'Quality was good, yields were lower'

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News October 24, 2023

MarketsFarm — Things are quiet right now on the chickpea front, but that could change in a few weeks, according to Jake Hansen of Mid-West Grain in Moose Jaw. “I think everyone’s getting prepped and ready for Argentina’s harvest, but it’s quiet,” he said. “There’s still movement on previous contracts, but not a lot of

Crops

Seed regulation consultation results released

CFIA 'anticipates' more consultations this winter

By GFM Network News, Robert Arnason October 23, 2023

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is getting closer to updating its seed regulations. On Monday, the agency released a “What We Heard” report summarizing the responses of 315 individuals and groups who participated in an online survey from Feb. 15 to May 1. The CFIA is looking to update seed regulations to “reduce complexity, protect

File photo of locks on the Welland Canal at Allanburg, Ont. (Jimfeng/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets

Seaway workers’ strike underway

Management awaiting CIRB ruling on grain traffic

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News October 22, 2023

Unionized workers on the St. Lawrence Seaway walked off the job just after midnight Sunday, shutting the waterway to all cargo vessels including grain traffic for now. Unifor, which represents about 360 Seaway workers across five locals in Ontario and Quebec, had served Seaway management with 72 hours’ strike notice on Wednesday. In a release

Crops, Markets

Seaway to seek order exempting grain traffic from strike action

Management, union say talks still ongoing

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News October 21, 2023

Facing a strike that would shut down traffic on the waterway as early as Sunday, the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. has asked for an order confirming that grain would need to continue moving. Unifor, the union representing over 360 seaway workers across five union locals in Ontario and Quebec, on Wednesday served the corporation

Senate committee pulls barn, greenhouse heating from carbon exemption bill

Groups expressed disappointment over the amendment, which will also slow the bill’s progress

By Geralyn Wichers, GFM Network News October 20, 2023

Groups expressed disappointment over an amendment to Bill C-234, which will not only remove barn and greenhouse heating from a proposed exemption from the carbon price but will also delay the bill’s progress.

Crops, Markets

Seaway workers serve strike notice

Waterway would be 'closed to all traffic' in event of strike

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News October 19, 2023

Five Unifor locals representing 361 workers with the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. (SLSMC) have served their 72 hours’ notice of a strike that could shut the waterway to grain and all other traffic just after midnight Sunday at the earliest. Unifor members represented by Locals 4211, 4212 and 4323 in Ontario and Locals 4319

Daily Network News

Russian grain ship believed sunk in Ukrainian drone attack found, towed to shore, TASS says

Striking JBS workers to return to Colorado plant on promise of talks

Canadian finance minister talks supply chain integrity, pork tariffs with Chinese vice premier

Pulses

Storage strategies change with bigger bins

Seaway strike backs up Ontario grain

Carbon tax exemption bill C-234 clears Senate committee

Little change in AAFC’s October supply/demand outlook

Pulse weekly outlook: Activity to ramp up for chickpeas

Seed regulation consultation results released

Seaway workers’ strike underway

Seaway to seek order exempting grain traffic from strike action

Senate committee pulls barn, greenhouse heating from carbon exemption bill

Seaway workers serve strike notice

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