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Manitoba Crop Report: Dry weather advances harvest to 73 per cent

Oct. 2, 2024 at 4:09 pm CDT

Warm and dry weather during the week ended Sept. 30, 2024 allowed Manitoba's harvest to advance 15 points at 73 per cent completion.

CFIA releases latest on seed regulatory modernization process

Oct. 2, 2024 at 3:05 pm CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

EU proposes to delay landmark anti-deforestation law by 12 months

Oct. 2, 2024 at 11:54 am CDT

By Reuters

Packaged food giant Conagra Brands’ quarterly results miss on weak demand

Oct. 2, 2024 at 11:22 am CDT

By Anuja Bharat Mistry Reuters

Russian drones attack port infrastructure, power substations in Ukraine

Oct. 2, 2024 at 10:06 am CDT

By Reuters

White House sides with union as US dockworker strike enters second day

Oct. 2, 2024 at 9:45 am CDT

New York | Reuters — President Joe Biden’s administration heaped pressure on U.S. port employers to raise their offer to secure a labour deal with dockworkers on strike for a second day on Wednesday, choking half the country’s ocean shipping. The strike by the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) union has […]

By Doyinsola Oladipo Reuters

Port workers to strike in Montreal

Sep. 27, 2024 at 10:24 am CDT

Workers at two Montreal port facilities are set to hold a three-day strike starting Sept. 30.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Saskatchewan Crop Report: Harvest nears 80 per cent despite rain

Sep. 26, 2024 at 2:11 pm CDT

Despite rainfall across Saskatchewan, the province's harvest still advanced five points at 79 per cent complete as of Sept. 23. This year's pace is currently ahead of the five-year and 10-year averages.

By Adam Peleshaty

ICE Canada Weekly: Canola’s turnaround a ‘gift’ says broker

Sep. 25, 2024 at 4:00 pm CDT

The turnaround in canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange indicates canola traders are ignoring issues with China and the strike among Port of Vancouver grain workers.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Farm Credit Canada funds alternative lending company

Sep. 25, 2024 at 3:26 pm CDT

Farm Credit Canada (FCC) pledged up to $60 million to Glengarry Farm Finance Corporation to provide financial backing to farmers with credit issues, the firms announced yesterday.