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Culinary in the age of COVID

There’s never been anything like it when it comes to Canadian restaurants

By D.C. Fraser July 21, 2020

Closures, layoffs, worry over how to pay the bills, slow reopening with limited seating and a very wary clientele that’s slow to return. That’s just some of the ‘new normal’ for Canadian restaurateurs, according to the University of Guelph’s sixth and final webinar in a series featuring agri-food experts about food and agriculture during the

Feds proposing to expand wage subsidy program

By GFM Network News, Reuters July 18, 2020

Ottawa | Reuters — The Canadian government wants to expand an emergency wage subsidy program so that all businesses suffering losses from the COVID-19 outbreak will benefit, Finance Minister Bill Morneau said on Friday. Morneau told a news conference that Ottawa would drop an earlier requirement stipulating that businesses needed to show a 30 per

Roquette’s pea plant has promised to be a boon for the sector, but are growers ready to sign on the dotted line?

News

Farmers weighing the balance on Roquette pea contracts

The upcoming pea protein plant has gained a lot of attention, now farmers are wondering if the premium will be worth the trouble

By Alexis Stockford March 18, 2020

Farmers now see what Roquette wants in its first yellow pea contracts — and some are questioning whether there is enough bang for the buck to make the crop worthwhile. The company will be contracting yellow peas for its long-awaited plant in Portage la Prairie this year, ahead of the plant’s planned opening this fall.

Markets, News, Other

Bunge sells stake in U.S. ethanol plant

By Tom Polansek January 10, 2020

Bunge has ended its 13-year ownership interest in an Iowa ethanol plant, the company said on Jan. 2, following industry struggles with thin margins and overproduction. Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy, or SIRE, repurchased Bunge’s stake in the facility on Dec. 31, according to a statement. U.S. ethanol producers say the industry has suffered from the

Local news, News, Other

Maple Leaf workers still waiting on agreement as clock counts down

The collective agreement for workers at Maple Leaf Foods’ Brandon plant is set to expire Dec. 31

By Alexis Stockford December 19, 2019

The clock is ticking for negotiators to come up with a new collective agreement for workers at Brandon’s Maple Leaf Foods plant. The United Food and Commercial Workers Local 832 has been in negotiations with the company since June. The collective agreement between Maple Leaf Foods and the 1,900 workers represented by the union is

CP Rail says closer collaboration with shippers helps it manage the challenging winter season while moving more grain than ever before.

News

CP Rail sets back-to-back grain-shipping records

That’s good news because there’s an above-normal amount of grain to move  despite harvest delays

By Allan Dawson December 13, 2019

CP Rail moved a record amount of grain in November, beating its previous record set in October. Meanwhile, CN Rail is gearing up its grain shipping after an eight-day strike resulted in delivering just 2,015 of the 5,409 cars elevator companies ordered for week 16 (Nov. 17 to 23) of the current crop year. The

Markets, News

Australian terminal deal passes major regulatory hurdle

The deal is a precursor to a ‘demerger’ of GrainCorp’s malt division

By Shriya Ramakrishnan November 27, 2019

Reuters – Two of Australia’s largest grain handlers are one important step closer to a key asset sale. GrainCorp passed a major regulatory hurdle November 15 to sell its Australian bulk liquid terminals business to ANZ Terminals, propelling its shares around eight per cent higher. The clearance from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)

Markets

Corteva signals hit from delayed planting in Brazil, slowing China

By GFM Network News October 31, 2019

Reuters – Corteva Inc said on Thursday demand for grains and oilseeds could be hit by a delayed soybean planting in Brazil and cooling growth in China and emerging economies, sending its shares down 8 percent. Persistent dry weather has pushed out soybean planting and the use of crop protection products in Brazil, the world’s top

Jean-Philippe Azoulay is Roquette's new vice president.

News

Roquette appoints new vice president

Jean-Philippe Azoulay will help the company consolidate as a pioneer of plant protein, CEO says

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff September 19, 2019

Plant-protein giant Roquette has appointed a new vice president, the company announced September 19. Jean-Philippe Azoulay will serve as vice president of the group’s pea and new proteins business line, which the company says is key to Roquette’s global growth strategy. “I am passionate about the future of food production and about the role companies

Other

Corteva shares rise as profit beats on international markets

By GFM Network News August 1, 2019

Reuters – Pesticide and insecticide maker Corteva Inc’s quarterly profit beat estimates as volumes and prices in its international markets rose more than expected, sending its shares up more than 8 percent . Investors cheered Corteva’s upbeat numbers, its first after separation from DowDupont in June, as they were a rare bright spot among agricultural

Daily Network News

Big oat crop in 2025/26 pointing to less acres next year

China trade deal falls short: Conservatives

Chinese importer buys Canadian canola after Carney visit

Tag Archives Business

Culinary in the age of COVID

Feds proposing to expand wage subsidy program

Farmers weighing the balance on Roquette pea contracts

Bunge sells stake in U.S. ethanol plant

Maple Leaf workers still waiting on agreement as clock counts down

CP Rail sets back-to-back grain-shipping records

Australian terminal deal passes major regulatory hurdle

Corteva signals hit from delayed planting in Brazil, slowing China

Roquette appoints new vice president

Corteva shares rise as profit beats on international markets

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