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EU deforestation law delay brings losses to most vigilant companies

Oct. 8, 2024 at 11:22 am CDT

Companies that have paid to source agricultural produce that complies with the European Union's anti-deforestation law would lose out if the EU decides to delay implementing the legislation by a year, industry groups and traders said.

Canada posts sixth straight monthly trade deficit in August

Oct. 8, 2024 at 10:40 am CDT

By Ismail Shakil Promit Mukherjee Reuters

U.S. Grains: Soybeans ease on South American rain outlook; grain higher

Oct. 7, 2024 at 3:38 pm CDT

By Karl Plume Reuters

International panelists speak at the CAPI Canadian Agri-Food in a Sustainable World conference in Ottawa. Jonah Grignon

What sustainability lessons can Canada learn from abroad?

Oct. 7, 2024 at 3:29 pm CDT

By Jonah Grignon

Warmer, drier October followed by colder, snowier November

Oct. 7, 2024 at 3:12 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Malaysia to produce less palm oil – USDA attaché

Oct. 7, 2024 at 2:47 pm CDT

Palm oil production in Malaysia is projected to ease back in 2024/25 as compared to the previous year, said the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) attaché in Kuala Lumpur.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

wheat being loaded onto a bulk vessel at port in Russia.

Russia says grain harvest hit by Ukraine war, bad weather

Oct. 7, 2024 at 9:37 am CDT

Russia's grain harvest will be hit by the impact of Ukraine's attacks on grain-producing regions close to the border and by bad weather in many other regions.

By Gleb Bryanski Reuters

Combine harvester working on a wheat crop at sunset

Alberta harvest well ahead of five-year average

Oct. 4, 2024 at 4:13 pm CDT

Harvest progress in Alberta reached 85 per cent complete as of Oct. 1, progressing 11 points on the week, according to the latest provincial crop report.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Eastern Canadian oilseeds to receive funding

Oct. 4, 2024 at 4:04 pm CDT

Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Lawrence MacAulay has announced funding up to C$4.3 million over five years to the Eastern Canada Oilseed Development Alliance (ECODA).

By Jonah Grignon

Late season storms wreak havoc on Prairie crops

Oct. 4, 2024 at 1:23 pm CDT

Severe hailstorms wreaked havoc on crops across Western Canada, bringing an unexpected surge in claims, according to the latest update from the Canadian Crop Hail Association (CCHA).

By Phil Franz-Warkentin