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Canadian Mushrooms Growers’ Association CEO Ryan Koeslag speaks online with members of the Commons standing ag committee. (Video screengrab from Parl.gc.ca)

Federal ag supports ‘too little, too late’ for mushroom growers

Timing of programs for TFWs, surplus food purchases leaves aid out of reach: CMGA

By D.C. Fraser, GFM Network News June 1, 2020

Ottawa — Members of Parliament sitting on the committee dealing with agricultural issues continue to hear concerns over the federal government’s response to COVID-19. During the Commons standing committee on agriculture and agri-food’s online meeting Wednesday, representatives of the Canadian Mushrooms Growers’ Association raised “grave concerns” over the support CMGA members have received. CEO Ryan

ICE July 2020 canola with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Extradition ruling not the only anchor on canola

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm May 28, 2020

MarketsFarm — Although ICE July canola finished $1.30 per tonne lower Wednesday, at $463.50, following a ruling on the extradition of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, Wayne Palmer said there’s much more to the decline in the price. While Palmer, a trader with Exceed Grain in Winnipeg, called the ruling “a nail in canola’s coffin,” he

CBOT July 2020 soybeans with 20- and 50-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on China demand, economic optimism

Equities rally as economies reopen, dollar eases

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume May 26, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures firmed and soybeans posted their strongest advance in a month on Tuesday as rising equities and energy markets and a weakening U.S. dollar triggered short-covering in commodities battered by the coronavirus pandemic. Wheat followed corn and soy higher but reversed course amid forecasts for crop-boosting rains in rival

A flat of young vegetable plant seedlings outside of a greenhouse, waiting to be transplanted, at a farm in rural New Brunswick

Markets

New Brunswick to lift ban on temporary foreign workers

Damage 'already been done' for farmers, NFU-NB says

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News May 23, 2020

New Brunswick plans to end its ban on the entry of temporary foreign workers (TFWs) next week as the province moves to the “yellow” level in its COVID-19 pandemic recovery plan. The ban, announced April 28, will end effective May 29, Premier Blaine Higgs said Friday in an announcement some farmers say comes too late

Ag Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau speaks at Cigi in Winnipeg on March 13, 2019. (Dave Bedard photo)

Weather

CEBA expanded to farms, other ‘owner-operated’ businesses

Program offers zero-interest, partly-forgivable loans

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News May 20, 2020

Farms and other “owner-operated” businesses with little or no payroll may soon be able to get in on a federal program offering zero-interest loans to businesses up against pandemic-related drops in revenue. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday announced an expansion of eligibility under the Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) to also include “sole proprietors

Crops, Markets

USDA sets coronavirus aid payments for corn, soy, wheat

By GFM Network News, Reuters May 20, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. farmers that grow crops including corn and soybeans will receive coronavirus assistance payments based on either half of their 2019 production or the supplies they had on hand as of Jan. 15, the government said on Tuesday. The coronavirus aid is the latest in a round of government payments that

(Canada Border Services Agency video screengrab)

Markets

Canada, U.S. agree on extension for ban on non-essential travel

By GFM Network News, Reuters May 19, 2020

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada and the United States have agreed to extend a ban on non-essential travel between the two nations by another 30 days as part of the fight against the coronavirus, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday. U.S. and Canadian officials had said last week it was likely that the measure

(Kraig Scarbinsky/DigitalVision/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets

Packaged-food majors see sales spike in pandemic

Big brands may benefit from larger, more secure supply chains

By GFM Network News, Martinne Geller May 14, 2020

Reuters — General Mills on Monday said it saw record demand for its pantry staples, becoming the latest packaged food maker to see business spike during the COVID-19 pandemic, as homebound shoppers stocked up on comfort foods during lockdowns. The company joins Nomad Foods, Premier Foods, Nestle, Mondelez and other processed food makers, which have

Certified beef cattle are pictured on May 13, 2020 at Rancho Estrada in the town of San Agustin, on the outskirts of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. (Photo: Reuters/Jose Luis Gonzalez)

Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

More Mexican beef headed to U.S. dinner tables as supply crunch bites

"I think we're going to leap past Canada this year"

By David Alire Garcia, GFM Network News, P.J. Huffstutter May 14, 2020

Mexico City/Chicago | Reuters — More Mexican steaks and other beef cuts are headed north of the border after the coronavirus outbreak has hobbled U.S. meat processing plants, potentially offsetting fears of shortages affecting businesses from fast-food chains to grocery stores but angering U.S. ranchers. The Mexican industry chalks up the export growth to new

A file photo of cattle mustering in Australia’s Outback. (Hypedesk/iStock/Getty Images)

Markets

Australia requests China trade talks over beef, barley

By GFM Network News May 13, 2020

Sydney | Reuters — Australia’s trade minister is seeking urgent talks with his Chinese counterpart after key agriculture exports were hit with suspensions and tariff threats, but said Australia will continue to push for an inquiry into the COVID-19 outbreak. Trade minister Simon Birmingham requested a telephone call with Chinese commerce minister Zhong Shan after

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise on first WASDE since September

U.S. export sales include only small soybean business to China

U.S. corn and soybean yields revised down by USDA

Tag Archives Pandemic

Federal ag supports ‘too little, too late’ for mushroom growers

ICE weekly outlook: Extradition ruling not the only anchor on canola

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on China demand, economic optimism

New Brunswick to lift ban on temporary foreign workers

CEBA expanded to farms, other ‘owner-operated’ businesses

USDA sets coronavirus aid payments for corn, soy, wheat

Canada, U.S. agree on extension for ban on non-essential travel

Packaged-food majors see sales spike in pandemic

More Mexican beef headed to U.S. dinner tables as supply crunch bites

Australia requests China trade talks over beef, barley

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