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Wheat is transfered to the cargo ship 'Jork' at the Alliance Grain Terminal in Vancouver

Ukraine’s Dec Black Sea food exports top U.N.-brokered deal at its peak

Jan. 10, 2024 at 10:38 am CST

Ukraine exported 4.8 million metric tons of food via its Black Sea corridor in December, surpassing the maximum monthly volume exported under a previous U.N.-brokered grain deal, brokers said on Wednesday.

CAHRC puts out funding call for Indigenous training initiatives

Jan. 9, 2024 at 4:45 pm CST

By Geralyn Wichers

Volatile oil market most likely to improve says analyst

Jan. 9, 2024 at 3:12 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Court remedy sought for unfulfilled contracts

Jan. 8, 2024 at 3:03 pm CST

By Karen Briere

Brazil’s soybean harvest kicks off with low yields in Mato Grosso

Jan. 8, 2024 at 10:49 am CST

By Ana Mano Reuters

Demonstrating farmers with tractors pack a street near the Brandenburg gate in Berlin.

German farmers block roads with tractors in protest at subsidy cuts

Jan. 8, 2024 at 9:24 am CST

German farmers blocked roads with tractors on Monday, kicking off a week of protests against plans to phase out agricultural subsidies with nationwide action that ministers have warned could be co-opted by the far-right.

By Reuters

Viterra workers suspend strike to vote on new offer

Jan. 5, 2024 at 3:39 pm CST

Today, Grain and General Services Union workers employed by Viterra in Saskatchewan said they will vote on the grain handling company's latest final offer over the next two weeks. Locals 1 and 2, representing country operations and head office staff, respectively, were set to walk out at 2 p.m. today if a deal had not been reached.

By Karen Briere

Canada’s jobs growth stalls in December as wages accelerate

Jan. 5, 2024 at 10:47 am CST

Canada's economy added far fewer jobs than expected in December and the jobless rate remained at 5.8 per cent, but permanent employees' wages increased at the fastest pace in three years, data showed on Friday.

By Ismail Shakil Reuters Steve Scherer

World food price index ends 2023 some ten per cent below 2022 levels

Jan. 5, 2024 at 9:51 am CST

The Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) price index, which tracks the most globally traded food commodities, averaged 118.5 points in December, down 1.5 per cent from November and 10.1 per cent below December 2022 levels.

By Maytaal Angel Reuters

German government dilutes 2024 subsidy cuts after farmer backlash

Jan. 4, 2024 at 9:23 am CST

Germany's coalition government has agreed to change its 2024 budget plans, a government spokesperson said on Thursday, after subsidy cuts proposed to bring spending in line with debt rules angered farmers.

By Reuters