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Major expansion on hold for Sask. fertilizer plant

Blaming the rising cost of construction work, Norwegian fertilizer producer Yara International has…

U.S. corn ends higher, led by new-crop contracts

U.S. corn futures rose on Tuesday, led by deferred contracts on technical buying and forecasts for…

McMillan: Russia, Ukraine begin winter wheat, barley harvests

The initial harvests of winter barley and winter wheat have begun across southern Russia and…

Southeastern Sask. lentil seeding in doubt

Lentil acreage in southeastern Saskatchewan may be smaller than anticipated, as below-average…

Prairie wheat bids decline for second straight week

Cash wheat bids across Western Canada moved lower during the week ended Monday, as declines in U.S.…

B.C. NDP names new ag critic

British Columbia's New Democrats have tapped a social worker turned politician as their new critic…

U.S. corn jumps two per cent on soaring cash markets

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn futures leaped over two per cent on Monday, posting the biggest…

USDA probe finds GM wheat was ‘isolated incident’

The unapproved genetically modified wheat that was discovered sprouting in Oregon appears to have…

U.S. wheat hits two-month low as harvest advances

U.S. wheat futures settled at the lowest level in more than two months on Friday as harvest…

Iran ramps up wheat buying to secure post-election supplies

Iran has ramped up its campaign to import wheat, buying more than 800,000 tonnes in two weeks in…