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Atlantic bubble disintegrates as COVID-19 cases rise

By GFM Network News November 24, 2020

Toronto | Reuters — The “bubble” pact between Canada’s four Atlantic provinces has disintegrated in the face of rising COVID-19 cases across the country, as premiers in Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador announced quarantine requirements for all travelers from outside their provinces on Monday. The two provinces joined in a so-called “bubble” with

The Roquette pea processing plant under construction in Portage la Prairie in October 2020.

News, Other

Roquette site falls prey to pandemic

The site of the pea processing facility, due to open late this year, has now had several COVID-19 cases

By Alexis Stockford November 20, 2020

The site of the pea-processing facility, due to open late this year, has now had several COVID-19 cases

The site of the under-construction Roquette pea protein plant at Portage la Prairie has joined the list of workplaces fighting COVID-19. Roquette confirmed five positive tests for COVID-19 on the site as of Nov. 9. “Four of the affected individuals are contracted construction workers helping to build the plant,” Michelle Finley, Roquette’s communications and public

Hogs, Livestock

Tyson suspends staff as suit alleges managers set up COVID pool

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek November 20, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — Tyson Foods said Thursday it suspended employees without pay and hired former U.S. attorney general Eric Holder to conduct an investigation in response to a wrongful death lawsuit that alleges managers at an Iowa pork plant took bets on how many employees would catch COVID-19. The coronavirus pandemic has ravaged the

News, News & Opinion

KAP, fruit growers backed for COVID-related costs

Online infrastructure, work-from-home setups led to unexpected costs in 2020

By Geralyn Wichers November 17, 2020

Federal funding for organizations supporting small businesses will help Keystone Agricultural Producers and Prairie Fruit Growers Association pay for unexpected expenses brought on by COVID-19. For KAP, this includes setting up staff to work from home and hosting webinars. “All these things have additional costs, which for a small organization was unexpected,” said Patty Rosher,

Onions are sold at a market at Dharavi, one of Asia’s largest slums, in Mumbai, India on April 7, 2020. (File photo: Reuters/Francis Mascarenhas)

Crops, Markets

High food prices hurting India’s poor

Inflation pain expected to persist for months yet

By GFM Network News, Rajendra Jadhav November 15, 2020

New Delhi | Reuters — India’s retail inflation may stay elevated for at least three more months after hitting a six-year high in October, as excess rain has damaged standing crops and seedlings, while edible oils that the country imports have become expensive. The high prices are a particular cause of concern for India’s hundreds

File photo of a Prince Edward Island potato field. (Onepony/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops

P.E.I. seed potato growers backed for lost sales, costs

Pandemic compensation plan to take applications until mid-January

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News November 11, 2020

Seed potato growers on Prince Edward Island who lost sales this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, or have had to store or throw out stock, can soon apply for provincial compensation. The provincial government on Monday announced $1.19 million for a new Seed Potato Recovery Program, for seed growers “who can demonstrate that they

Dairy cattle, Livestock, Markets

Pandemic spurs farm gate milk price hike

Dairy Commission to lift price effective Feb. 1 next year

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News November 6, 2020

With the COVID-19 pandemic in mind, the Canadian Dairy Commission has set aside its usual milk price adjustment formula and will instead increase the price based on its own review. The CDC on Monday announced the farm gate price of milk will increase by $1.46 per hectolitre (100 litres) effective Feb. 1, 2021, pending approval

Crops, Markets

Baltic Dry Index at four-month lows

Declining demand seen from China

By GFM Network News, MarketsFarm Team November 6, 2020

MarketsFarm — Ocean freight rates have fallen off of their highs of the past year over the course of the past month, but remain well above the lows hit in the spring when global markets first started reacting to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI), a major indicator of shipping rates, has moved

File photo of a farmed mink. (Konstantin Sokolov/iStock/Getty Images)

Livestock

Denmark tightens lockdown as mink cull devastates industry

WHO and ECDC experts support Denmark's strategy

By GFM Network News November 5, 2020

Copenhagen | Reuters — Denmark announced strict new lockdown rules on Thursday in the north of the country after authorities discovered a mutated coronavirus strain in minks bred in the region, prompting a nationwide cull that will devastate the large pelt industry. The government said on Wednesday that it would cull all minks — up

Livestock

Denmark to cull entire farmed mink population

Coronavirus mutation spreads to people

By GFM Network News, Reuters November 4, 2020

Copenhagen | Reuters — Denmark will cull its mink population of up to 17 million after a mutation of the coronavirus found in the animals spread to humans, the prime minister said on Wednesday. Health authorities found virus strains in humans and in mink which showed decreased sensitivity against antibodies, potentially lowering the efficacy of

Daily Network News

JBS profit falls amid still-challenging US market environment

U.S. grains: Soy hits 17-month high, corn to four-month top as trade braces for U.S. data

Federal budget shows remaining disconnect between agriculture, policymakers, panelists say

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