Insights and Stories on Crops

WCE close: Canola firm on weaker dollar

Nov. 13, 2007 at 5:33 pm CST

(RNI) — Winnipeg Commodity Exchange grain and oilseed futures closed Tuesday’s session mainly higher, with canola boosted by the weak Canadian dollar, brokers said. The WCE was closed on Monday for Remembrance Day. Canola saw a moderate trade with intermonth spreading a minor component of the activity. The total canola […]

Ag Growth expands U.S. factory floor

Nov. 13, 2007 at 5:05 pm CST

By FBC staff

Lack of competition fuels high fertilizer prices: FNA

Nov. 12, 2007 at 11:33 pm CST

By Alana Vannahme

CPR scrap ties to generate power for B.C. grid

Nov. 10, 2007 at 1:31 am CST

By FBC staff

N.L. cranberry industry gets $2M public boost

Nov. 10, 2007 at 1:11 am CST

By FBC staff

Ottawa puts up $530K for SE Sask. land use study

Nov. 10, 2007 at 12:55 am CST

The federal government will pay over $530,000 in Ecological Goods and Services (EG&S) funding to take inventory of farmers’ land use in the southeastern corner of Saskatchewan, set landscape goals and work out the bill to reach those goals. The study by the Lower Souris Watershed Committee is one of […]

By FBC staff

No progress seen on migrant ag workers’ issues: UFCW

Nov. 10, 2007 at 12:25 am CST

An annual review by the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) on labour conditions for migrant farm workers in Canada raises concerns that Ottawa has done nothing about the serious issues facing those workers, the union says. “If you’ve got problems, keep them to yourself or you’ll be sent packing. […]

By FBC staff

WCE close: New soyoil highs lift canola

Nov. 9, 2007 at 3:50 pm CST

(RNI) — Canola futures at the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) finished Friday’s session mainly higher with values finding support from the new three year highs established in CBOT soyoil prices, market watchers said. Activity was on the lighter side with many market players taking to the sidelines ahead of the […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Viterra makes pitch to end SWP pension fight

Nov. 8, 2007 at 8:11 pm CST

Viterra has put a new proposal on the table in hopes of ending a long-simmering dispute over the funding of the pension plan for its Saskatchewan Wheat Pool staff represented by the Grain Services Union (GSU). In a release Thursday, Canada’s largest grain handler said its new proposal will see […]

By FBC staff

WCE close: Late soybean rebound lifts canola

Nov. 8, 2007 at 3:33 pm CST

(RNI) — Canola futures at the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange finished Thursday’s session mostly higher, with a late upturn in CBOT soybean values providing some of the upward price momentum, market watchers said. Activity was described as volatile, with few market players willing to establish large positions ahead of Friday’s supply/demand […]

By Dwayne Klassen