Insights and Stories on General

Aug. 30, 2013 at 1:30 am CDT

Thousands of Colombian farmers and state workers marched through Bogota on Thursday, banging pots and pans as they converged on the capital after 11 days of increasingly violent protests against agricultural and trade policies they say have left them impoverished. Students wearing balaclavas pelted shop windows with rocks near the […]

By fernando-peinado, helen-murphy

Aug. 28, 2013 at 3:27 am CDT

Volatility in futures contracts has remained largely stable in the face of increased participation from high-speed and algorithmic traders often blamed for roiling markets, according to a study issued on Tuesday. The study, released by the Futures Industry Association, examined volatility from roughly 2006 to 2011 in 15 futures contracts […]

By Tom Polansek

Aug. 26, 2013 at 1:19 am CDT

A Nova Scotia vegetable grower turned federal politician is the newest agriculture and agri-food critic for the federal Liberals. Party leader Justin Trudeau on Wednesday shuffled his shadow cabinet, moving Mark Eyking, the MP for Sydney-Victoria since 2000, to the ag portfolio. Eyking replaces Guelph MP Frank Valeriote, who becomes […]

Aug. 16, 2013 at 5:51 pm CDT

Food safety inspectors responsible for clearing agricultural goods at Brazilian ports went on an open-ended strike Friday morning, saying there was political mismanagement and businesses were meddling in their agency. Wilson Roberto de Sa, president of federal food safety inspectors union ANFFA, said more than 80 per cent of the […]

By roberto-samora

Aug. 7, 2013 at 6:23 pm CDT

U.S. agribusiness giant Cargill on Wednesday reported a sixfold rise in fourth-quarter net earnings and nearly doubled full-year earnings, citing strength in its core grain-based and financial services. Minneapolis-based Cargill, one of the world’s largest privately held corporations and a top commodities trader, reported $483 million in earnings for the […]

By Christine Stebbins