
Tag Archives Economics — page 2

Surprisingly few ‘busy bees’ make global crops grow
Conservation of wild pollinators can’t be based on economics alone

Farmers’ market vendors need to give customers more ways to pay
Customers buy more if they can use their credit cards

Farm and food goodies in federal budget well received
Farmers will get an increased capital gains exemption when they sell the farm

Editorial: Farmland — always a good buy?

Investors lulled by high prices
Ending stocks of corn are likely to begin to drop downwards next year

Canadian dollar continues to trend lower, slipping to a 5-1/2-year low
A lower Canadian dollar makes our exports more competitive but it increases the cost of imports

Scrap the cap and the railways will move more grain
The University of Manitoba’s Barry Prentice says ‘Soviet’-style regulations make for a less efficient western grain-handling and transportation system

Crude oil falls to a four-year low
Plunging prices are casting a dark shadow across the commodity sector

Chicken industry struggles with production quota allocations
An old problem takes on new urgency as disgruntled provinces start pulling out of the system

Five years lost as farmers wait for better default protection on grain sales
Leaving feed mills exempt from coverage under existing licensing and bonding leaves farmers vulnerable to losses