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Trump says agreed with EU to work to lower trade barriers

Jul. 25, 2018 at 4:14 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States and the European Union were kicking off talks aimed at lowering trade barriers as officials looked to head off a brewing trade war. “This was a very big day for free and fair trade, a very […]

U.S. livestock: Cash price uncertainty weakens CME live cattle

Jul. 24, 2018 at 5:53 pm CDT

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‘Hi, I’m a soybean’: China deploys cartoon legume to reach U.S. farmers

Jul. 22, 2018 at 1:44 am CDT

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WTO panel to examine U.S. complaint on B.C. wine sale rules

Jul. 20, 2018 at 6:16 pm CDT

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Japan resumes Canadian wheat purchases

Jul. 20, 2018 at 11:08 am CDT

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France to the rescue as drought hits EU barley crop

Jul. 19, 2018 at 5:42 pm CDT

Hamburg | Reuters — Drought has seriously damaged barley harvests in northern Europe, potentially tightening supplies of animal feed and malt for beer brewing, but a decent crop in France could save the day, experts said on Thursday. “There are painful crop losses in Germany, Poland, Britain and Scandinavia,” one […]

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Italy in no rush to reject EU-Canada trade deal

Jul. 16, 2018 at 7:27 pm CDT

Brussels | Reuters — Italy is in no hurry to bring the European Union’s free trade agreement with Canada to a parliamentary vote, its farm minister said on Monday, suggesting its opposition to the deal may be easing. Ministers of the eurosceptic 5-Star/League government have said Italy would not ratify […]

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Forecaster sees 65 per cent chance of El Nino emerging in fall

Jul. 15, 2018 at 12:55 am CDT

Reuters — Chances of the emergence of the El Nino weather pattern have increased to 65 per cent during the fall and 70 per cent during winter 2018-19, a U.S. government weather forecaster said on Thursday. The last El Nino, a pattern that brings a warming of ocean surface temperatures […]

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U.S. livestock: CME hogs hit new lows as cash prices fall, funds roll

Jul. 10, 2018 at 7:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hogs on Tuesday marked new lows, and the August contract fell by its three-cent daily price limit, amid eroding cash prices and the roll by funds, said traders. Tuesday was the second of five days that CME livestock market funds which track the […]

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Canopy Growth to buy Tokyo Smoke owner Hiku Brands

Jul. 10, 2018 at 6:26 pm CDT

Reuters — Ontario’s Canopy Growth Corp. is buying Toyko Smoke cannabis owner Hiku Brands Co. Ltd. for $269.2 million, the latest deal in a fast-consolidating sector ahead of legal recreational marijuana sales. Smiths Falls-based Canopy Growth on Tuesday offered 0.046 of its shares, or $1.91 per share, for each Hiku […]

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