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…your current three or four per cent financings could turn into five, six, seven or even eight per cent borrowing costs over the next few years.

How high could interest rates go?

The consensus is they’re set to rise but many could be underestimating how much

By David Derwin March 4, 2022

There has been a lot of talk lately about inflation and what higher interest rates could mean for the markets, the economy and your investments. Are rising interest rates bad for stocks? How high can rates go? How will it affect my bottom line? And not just the investment side of your balance sheet but

A Ukrainian couple embrace tearfully on the streets of Lviv, in western Ukraine, as they prepare to leave for the relative safety of nearby Poland Feb. 24, 2022.

News, Other

How the U.S. could tighten sanctions on Russia

Global powers, led by the U.S., are taking decisive economic action against aggressor

By Daphne Psaledakis March 3, 2022

Reuters – The United States on February 24 imposed sanctions on Russia in retaliation for its invasion of Ukraine, targeting major banks and members of the elite coupled with new export control measures. Washington warned that more action could follow and that all options are on the table. Here are some ways in which the

Rescuers work at a residential building damaged by recent shelling, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in Chernihiv, Ukraine March 3, 2022.

Editorial, Op/Ed, Other

Editor’s Take: Winds of war

By Gord Gilmour March 3, 2022

As I write this editorial Kyiv, capital of Ukraine, is under attack by Russian troops, as Russian leader Vladimir Putin attempts to assert a new world order… one that happens to look a lot like the old world order. The former KGB agent-turned politician and head of the crony-capitalism oligarchy that replaced the Soviet Union

Crops, Other

Bunge says sanctions may have ‘adverse effect’ on Russian operations

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume March 2, 2022

Reuters — Global agricultural commodities trader Bunge said continued conflict in Ukraine and stinging sanctions on Russia could have an “adverse effect” on its operations in the breadbasket region. Bunge and rival agribusinesses ADM and Cargill suspended operations in Ukraine last week after Russia invaded its neighbour. But none have stopped their business in Russia

Crops, Other

Canada shuts ports to Russian ships over Ukraine invasion

Russian firms' Canadian holdings also under scrutiny, Freeland warns

By GFM Network News March 2, 2022

Toronto | Reuters — Canada ratcheted up pressure on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine by shutting ports to Russian-owned ships and saying on Tuesday that holdings of all Russian oligarchs and companies in the country are under review. Canada has announced a slew of measures to isolate Russia, including imposing sanctions on Russian President

File photo of a grain terminal on the Dnieper River in Ukraine. (Konoplytska/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets, Other

Ukraine’s ports to stay closed until Russian invasion ends

By GFM Network News, Jonathan Saul February 28, 2022

London | Reuters — Ukrainian ports will remain closed until Russia’s invasion ends, the head of Ukraine’s Maritime Administration said on Monday, adding that the port of Mariupol has sustained damage from Russian shelling. Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, calling its actions a “special operation.” “The ports will be shut until the end of

Letters, Op/Ed, Other

Letters: ISO a grain-grading poem

By Nancy Perozzo February 25, 2022

Hello readers. I’m hoping someone out there remembers the words to a poem about grain grading. I recall it recited by a long-time grain inspector once. The poem features a farmer discussing the grade of the wheat being delivered to an elevator with either an inspector or an elevator operator. We are hoping to include

Editorial, Op/Ed, Other

Editor’s Take: Managing short supply

By Gord Gilmour February 24, 2022

Early on in the pandemic I recall standing in line in the cold outside Costco, waiting for my turn to get into the store. As I waited, more or less patiently, I noticed several hastily made signs on printer paper that lined the crowd control fences — or perhaps ‘human corral’ might be a more

An early aerial photo of the Jefferies farm.

Farmit Manitoba, Other

A family life in patterns

There’s a generational rhythm at the Jefferies family farm near Glenboro

By Marilyn Cullen February 23, 2022

My family’s farm near Glenboro, Manitoba continues to thrive as five generations have worked the land and built their farming business. Farming runs deep in the hearts of the Jefferies family. My great-grandfather, Sidney Jefferies of England, purchased a 320-acre farm in 1896 after working in the area for several years. As with many others,

Letters, Op/Ed, Other

Letters: Ag minister should honour Crown lands promise

By Dakota Sorensen February 18, 2022

I have been holding off for a few months on writing this letter. I was hoping that this government, and returning Agriculture Minister Ralph Eichler, would right their wrongs on their own. With no changes made, Mr. Eichler departing and a new agriculture minister in place, I am writing with a call to action for

Daily Network News

Feed grain weekly: Barley steady in late February

Reduced Argentine soybean harvest, bigger crush says USDA attaché

Growth capital hard to find for Canadian agri-food

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