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Harsh weather curbs global wheat output, buoys prices

Oct. 10, 2024 at 10:15 am CDT

World wheat inventories have fallen from record highs five years ago, U.S. data shows, as poor weather hurt output and Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine temporarily spiked grain prices.

Montreal Port dockworkers begin overtime strike

Oct. 10, 2024 at 9:34 am CDT

By Reuters

Florida fertilizer plants, grain mills close as Hurricane Milton nears

Oct. 9, 2024 at 4:53 pm CDT

By Reuters

ICE canola weekly outlook: Rising market hits resistance

Oct. 9, 2024 at 3:55 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

California confirms third human case of bird flu, finds more possible cases

Oct. 9, 2024 at 3:49 pm CDT

By Reuters Tom Polansek

Heavy rain saturates Fort Myers as Hurricane Milton approaches Florida on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. Photo: USA TODAY NETWORK via Reuters Connect

Hurricane unlikely to fuel long-term fertilizer price increase, analyst says

Oct. 9, 2024 at 2:59 pm CDT

While the price of urea fertilizer has spiked at the Gulf of Mexico as Hurricane Milton bears down on Florida, that increase is unlikely to affect Canadian farmers much, said MarketsFarm analyst Bruce Burnett.

By Geralyn Wichers

Australia, New Zealand brace for looming bird flu threat

Oct. 9, 2024 at 10:51 am CDT

Australia and New Zealand are bracing for the arrival of a destructive bird flu strain by tightening biosecurity at farms, testing shore birds for disease, vaccinating vulnerable species and war-gaming response plans.

By Lucy Craymer Peter Hobson Reuters

Canadian Grain Commission releases August export report

Oct. 8, 2024 at 3:11 pm CDT

The Canadian Grain Commission's monthly report on grain exports for August 2024 - the first month of the 2024/25 marketing year.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Pulse Weekly: Yellow peas slip as India pauses levy cut

Oct. 8, 2024 at 3:02 pm CDT

Yellow pea bids in Western Canada are coming under pressure, while green pea prices hold steady.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

MP Francis Drouin announced more than $13 million in federal funding for Animal Health Canada at AHC Annual Forum in Ottawa. Photo: Jonah Grignon

Federal government pledges more than $13 million to animal health, disease readiness

Oct. 8, 2024 at 2:25 pm CDT

National animal health and disease preparedness has received an influx of more than $13 million in federal cash. The money will be split between AHC's three divisions: Emergency Management, the National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC) and the Canadian Animal Health Surveillance System.

By Jonah Grignon