While Canada’s canola exports fell back so far this marketing year compared to last year, those for wheat were up, according to the Canadian Grain Commission. Released on Feb. 7, the monthly export report took Canada’s exports for cereals, oilseeds and pulses to the end of December.
Canadian grain exports a mixed bag in December
Top three canola importers bought less, U.S. bought more
US court cancels approvals for widely used dicamba weedkillers
EPA violated procedures mandating public input, judge rules
A U.S. court has nullified the government's latest approvals of certain agricultural weedkillers sold by Bayer, BASF and Syngenta, fueling uncertainty among farmers who spray the products on soybeans and cotton genetically engineered to resist them.
Louis Dreyfus plans pea protein plant in Sask
Company also plans to double oilseed crushing capacity at Yorkton site
Louis Dreyfus Company will build a pea protein production facility in Saskatchewan as it invests in plant-based protein as part of a push to diversify its agricultural commodity activities.
USDA attaché sees improvement in Argentina wheat, corn
Recent hot spell in Argentina may have eroded potential corn yields
Ahead of the February supply and demand estimates from the United States Department of Agriculture, the department’s attaché in Buenos Aires issued their grain and feed update on Argentina.
Prairie forecast: Stormy start in the east, slightly cooler west
Issued Feb. 7, covering Feb. 7 to 14, 2024
You can’t say it has been a strange and interesting winter. First, we saw a wintery end to October, then fall moved back in for most of November and December before we finally saw a big old shot winter in mid-January. Now we have been dealing with spring like conditions over the last two weeks – what’s next? Well, it looks like winter is going to try and make a comeback.
U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on bargain-buying ahead of USDA report
Wheat futures rose while corn ended lower on forecasts for rain in Argentina
U.S. soybean futures firmed on Tuesday for a second straight session as short-covering and technical-buying fueled a bounce from multi-year lows a day earlier, though concerns about weak demand limited gains.
EU recommends ambitious 2040 climate target, goes light on farming
In face of farmer protests, EU weakens some recommendations related to agriculture
The European Commission recommended on Tuesday that the EU slash net greenhouse gas emissions by 90 per cent by 2040, an ambitious target that will test political appetite for the region's fight against climate change ahead of EU elections.
Protein sector faces labour crunch: report
Nearly two thirds of agri-food companies can't hire all the workers they need
Government, industry and educational institutes must act now to address the labour challenges confronting the emerging plant-based protein industry in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, according to a new report.
Pulse weekly outlook: Lentils remain steady for now
Eston lentils the sole outlier, nudging up a penny per pound
Lentil prices held firm over the last week across Western Canada, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire.
Feds plan to invest in processing projects
The money comes from a fund earmarked to help supply managed sectors hurt by trade deal
The federal government will invest $89 million in 49 processing projects in the supply managed sector. Agriculture minister Lawrence MacAulay was in Ingleside, Ont., at the Lactalis Canada cheese plant to make the Feb. 5 announcement. The projects are through the six-year, $397.5-million Supply Management Processing Investment Fund, which is part of Ottawa's commitment to help sectors that lost market share due to trade agreements.
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