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Ukraine grain exports to fall by more than 10 million tonnes due to smaller crop, official says

Oct. 11, 2024 at 10:08 am CDT

Ukraine's 2024/25 grain exports are likely to decrease to around 40 million metric tons from almost 51 million tons in 2023/24 due to a smaller harvest, the first deputy agriculture minister Taras Vysotskiy said on Friday.

California confirms fourth human case of bird flu

Oct. 11, 2024 at 9:56 am CDT

By Reuters

Harsh weather curbs global wheat output, buoys prices

Oct. 10, 2024 at 10:15 am CDT

By Naveen Thukral Reuters Tom Polansek

ICE canola weekly outlook: Rising market hits resistance

Oct. 9, 2024 at 3:55 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Heavy rain saturates Fort Myers as Hurricane Milton approaches Florida on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. Photo: USA TODAY NETWORK via Reuters Connect

Hurricane unlikely to fuel long-term fertilizer price increase, analyst says

Oct. 9, 2024 at 2:59 pm CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

Australia, New Zealand brace for looming bird flu threat

Oct. 9, 2024 at 10:51 am CDT

Australia and New Zealand are bracing for the arrival of a destructive bird flu strain by tightening biosecurity at farms, testing shore birds for disease, vaccinating vulnerable species and war-gaming response plans.

By Lucy Craymer Peter Hobson Reuters

Canadian Grain Commission releases August export report

Oct. 8, 2024 at 3:11 pm CDT

The Canadian Grain Commission's monthly report on grain exports for August 2024 - the first month of the 2024/25 marketing year.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Pulse Weekly: Yellow peas slip as India pauses levy cut

Oct. 8, 2024 at 3:02 pm CDT

Yellow pea bids in Western Canada are coming under pressure, while green pea prices hold steady.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

MP Francis Drouin announced more than $13 million in federal funding for Animal Health Canada at AHC Annual Forum in Ottawa. Photo: Jonah Grignon

Federal government pledges more than $13 million to animal health, disease readiness

Oct. 8, 2024 at 2:25 pm CDT

National animal health and disease preparedness has received an influx of more than $13 million in federal cash. The money will be split between AHC's three divisions: Emergency Management, the National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC) and the Canadian Animal Health Surveillance System.

By Jonah Grignon

EU deforestation law delay brings losses to most vigilant companies

Oct. 8, 2024 at 11:22 am CDT

Companies that have paid to source agricultural produce that complies with the European Union's anti-deforestation law would lose out if the EU decides to delay implementing the legislation by a year, industry groups and traders said.

By Julia Payne Maytaal Angel Reuters