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Logistics Working Group Will Watch For Post-Wheat Board Monopoly Problems

By Allan Dawson November 17, 2011

A working group formed to improve grain transportation will do double duty keeping an eye out for problems after the Canadian Wheat Board loses its monopoly Aug. 1, 2012. While (the Crops Logistics Working Group is) a forum for all crop stakeholders to contribute to the general rail facilitation process it will also be able

Cereals, News, Pulses

Former Alberta Finance Minister Tapped To Find A Fix For Railway Woes

By Alex Binkley November 10, 2011

With the speed of a slow-moving freight train, the federal government has finally picked a facilitator to find a way to fix the cantankerous relationship between shippers and railways. Jim Dinning, a former Alberta finance minister and chairman of the Export Development Corp., will lead the six-month process to develop a model for service agreements

Cereals, News, Oilseeds, Pulses

Winding Down The Canadian Wheat Board

By Allan Dawson August 11, 2011

The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) will be “wound down” if the federal government delivers on its promise to end the board’s single-desk marketing authority next Aug. 1, says CWB chair Allen Oberg. Ottawa, not farmers, should cover the millions of dollars in costs, including employee severances, pensions and delivery contact defaults, the board said in

Crops, Pulses

Special Crops Get Marketing Boost

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff July 21, 2011

The Canadian Special Crops Association has received $196,000 from the federal government to help promote Canadian pulses and special crops on trade missions and at international trade shows. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz made the announcement while attending the CSCA’s annual meeting in Vancouver July 13. “The funding is instrumental in our efforts to expand and

Cereals, Crops, Pulses

Where Is Rail Service Legislation?

By Allan Dawson June 16, 2011

Promised legislation to make Canada’s national railways more accountable to shippers wasn’t mentioned in either the federal throne speech or budget, Saskatchewan MP Ralph Goodale says. “The fact they didn’t, raises a little bit of suspicion here that maybe they are playing a stalling game for the railways,” Goodale said. Goodale, the deputy leader of

Crops, Pulses

Rumoured Monsanto Sale Denied

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 21, 2011

Germany’s BASF has no plans to buy global biotech seed company Monsanto Co., sources with knowledge of the situation said April 12. Rumours that a buyout was imminent sent Monsanto’s shares up as much as four per cent while shares of BASF, the world’s largest chemical maker, fell 2.8 per cent. The two companies are

Cereals, Crops, Pulses

Rail Costing Review Not In Sight Yet

By Allan Dawson March 24, 2011

Nobody asked about a review of railway costs for shipping grain when the federal government announced its strategy to improve railway service last week. Not even the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB), which seldom misses an opportunity to ask for a review. However, the CWB still wants one, said CWB spokeswoman Maureen Fitzhenry. A study commissioned

News, Pulses

Food Processors Look To Farm Practices

By Lorraine Stevenson February 17, 2011

Canadian farms have sustainability advantages from the climate they produce food in, progressive soil management practices and low water usage, Pulse Canada says. Two new reports have attempted to measure sustainability within agricultural supply chains and how food companies view and value it as a measure of food product quality. The reports, commissioned by Pulse

News, Pulses

Shippers Call For Better Rail Service

By Alex Binkley November 25, 2010

The Harper government needs to act as quickly as possible to improve rail service or the country’s economic recovery will be in jeopardy, says the Coalition of Rail Shippers. After a day-long, closed-door conference on the Rail Freight Service Panel’s interim report released in October, coalition officials said the report clearly spells out the problems

News, Pulses

Canada-India Free Trade Talks Good News For Pulse Exports

By Phil Franz-Warkentin November 25, 2010

A free trade agreement be twe en Indi a and Canada would be welcome news for Canadian pulse exporters as India is a major customer for the country’s peas and lentils, an official with Pulse Canada says. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced November 12 the start of negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership between

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Tag Archives Pulse Canada

Logistics Working Group Will Watch For Post-Wheat Board Monopoly Problems

Former Alberta Finance Minister Tapped To Find A Fix For Railway Woes

Winding Down The Canadian Wheat Board

Special Crops Get Marketing Boost

Where Is Rail Service Legislation?

Rumoured Monsanto Sale Denied

Rail Costing Review Not In Sight Yet

Shippers Call For Better Rail Service

Canada-India Free Trade Talks Good News For Pulse Exports

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