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Comment: Tim Hortons goes east

An aggressive plan to expand into China has been unveiled

By Sylvain Charlebois July 24, 2018

Tim Hortons is going where the growth is: east to China. The Canadian institution announced it will expand its portfolio of 4,700 restaurants by signing a joint venture partnership with a Chinese-based equity firm. Tim Hortons currently has locations in the United States, the Arab Emirates, the Philippines, and the United Kingdom, and it intends

Aava Cook had a wide smile as she took a seat on one of the rides.

Country Crossroads, Other

Waywayseecappo First Nation business celebrates anniversary

Wayway Food Mart has been going strong for 25 years thanks to ‘family’

By Darrell Nesbitt July 20, 2018

Attendance numbers at the Wayway Food Mart’s 25th anniversary celebration in May definitely showcased how “family” has aided in the success and growth of the business located on Waywayseecappo First Nation. Store manager, Dan Szwaluk, said over the three-day event, attendance figures were around the 2,000 mark. “It was wonderful, the weather co-operated despite a

Craig Evans, Granny’s Poultry CEO speaks to company staff at Blumenort last week during North American Occupational  Safety and Health Week. The company hosted a SAFEWork on Wheels demonstration event at its southern Manitoba  processing plant.

Local news, Poultry

Stellar safety record at Granny’s Poultry brings WCB premiums way down

Their company has put major effort into educating their entire team on why safe workplace practices are so important, says company CEO

By Lorraine Stevenson May 22, 2018

Granny’s Poultry is proving dedication to a safer workplace can really pay off. Ten years ago the poultry processor’s Workers Compensation Board (WCB) experience rating was $7 per every $100 of payroll — WCB sets rates based on the employer’s track record. A major effort put towards reducing on-the-job injuries has now brought its premium

Opinion, Other

Comeau: A measly $292.50 that could have changed it all

Interprovincial trade will remain hidebound to internal protectionism, thanks to a recent Supreme Court ruling

By Sylvain Charlebois May 15, 2018

The recent Supreme Court ruling on interprovincial trade barriers is a significant loss for consumers and our Canadian economy, but a great win for inertia. The Comeau case was never just about beer. It was essentially about enabling our domestic economy across the country to thrive. For the agri-food sector, the decision would have had

Opinion, Other

Editorial: Scorecard needed

By Gord Gilmour April 19, 2018

As the Winnipeg Jets mount what promises to be an exciting playoff run, casual hockey fans find themselves at a disadvantage. No doubt more than a few tuned in to the first couple of games last week and were surprised to find a member of the famed Stastny clan had joined the ranks of the

Activists burn an information circular about the proposed Bayer-Monsanto deal in protest outside Bayer’s annual general meeting held in Bonn, Germany in April 2017.

News, Other

Merger mania could hurt farmers

Mergers or acquisitions have been big news in the last year — but what does that mean for the farmer?

By Alexis Stockford April 19, 2018

A wave of consolidation is, yet again, sweeping through the global agriculture sector, leaving many to wonder what this is going to mean for farmers. Equipment firms, precision agriculture companies, fertilizer makers and crop protection producers, all are getting swept up in the trend. Some observers are optimistic, while others are much more cautious. The

A truck lines up to be loaded with soybeans in a farm in the city of Primavera do Leste in the central Brazilian state of  Mato Grosso.

International news, News

Corn as cash: Brazil’s bartering farmers raise risks for Canada’s Nutrien

Lack of credit makes for an interesting and unfamiliar business environment in this Latin American powerhouse

By Ana Mano, Rod Nickel March 26, 2018

Taking a page from its aggressive growth strategy in the United States, cash-rich Canadian fertilizer giant Nutrien plans to plow investment into Brazil in a bid to reap up to 30 per cent of farm supply sales in fertile pockets of the country. But business in Brazil’s farm sector — the world’s fastest growing —

Crops, Opinion

China’s sorghum snub could turn U.S. farmers toward corn and soy

By Karen Braun February 20, 2018

China may have just handed farmers in the U.S. Plains a good reason to maintain or increase the already elevated corn and soybean acreage this spring. On Feb. 4, China launched an anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation into imports of sorghum from the United States in a move that many analysts see as politically motivated. Regardless

News

Might Trump be good for Canadian agriculture?

His anti-trade agenda risks shooting his own agriculture sector in the foot

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm February 13, 2018

As United States President Donald Trump follows his “American first” policy and pulls out of trade deals, it could spell future opportunity for the Canadian agricultural industry. That’s according to Dermot Hayes, a professor with the department of economics at Iowa State University. “In D.C. it’s chaotic. It’s the craziest situation I’ve ever seen, we’re

Dutch grain trader Nidera is one of the recent acquisitions COFCO hopes will transform it into a top international grain company.

Crops, International news, Other

China’s COFCO makes painful cuts in drive to lead global food trade

The state-owned trading company is aiming to elbow its way in to the club of top grain traders

By Gus Trompiz, Hallie Gu, Jonathan Saul January 31, 2018

China’s COFCO International is in the throes of a staffing upheaval as the group pursues its professed ambition of sitting at the top table of global agricultural traders. But doubts persist among some in the industry over whether the trading firm will really challenge the existing four dominant players in grains, oilseeds and sugar. In

Daily Network News

‘Significant’ Canadian GDP slide expected in 2026, FCC says

Gene edited, PRRS resistant pig approved in Canada

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end week higher

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