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Packaged food giant Conagra Brands’ quarterly results miss on weak demand

Oct. 2, 2024 at 11:22 am CDT

Packaged food giant Conagra reported first-quarter results that missed Wall Street estimates as budget-conscious consumers prioritized spending on lower-priced alternatives over the company's higher-priced pantry staples, sending its shares down about seven per cent.

Russian drones attack port infrastructure, power substations in Ukraine

Oct. 2, 2024 at 10:06 am CDT

By Reuters

White House sides with union as US dockworker strike enters second day

Oct. 2, 2024 at 9:45 am CDT

By Doyinsola Oladipo Reuters

Montreal port workers begin three-day strike at two terminals, port authority says

Oct. 1, 2024 at 11:12 am CDT

By Reuters

Grain terminal employees at the Port of Vancouver hit the picket lines in late September. PHOTO: GWU Local 333 ILWU/Facebook

Vancouver grain workers reach tentative deal to end strike

Oct. 1, 2024 at 10:55 am CDT

By Reuters

Port workers to strike in Montreal

Sep. 27, 2024 at 10:24 am CDT

Workers at two Montreal port facilities are set to hold a three-day strike starting Sept. 30.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Saskatchewan Crop Report: Harvest nears 80 per cent despite rain

Sep. 26, 2024 at 2:11 pm CDT

Despite rainfall across Saskatchewan, the province's harvest still advanced five points at 79 per cent complete as of Sept. 23. This year's pace is currently ahead of the five-year and 10-year averages.

By Adam Peleshaty

ICE Canada Weekly: Canola’s turnaround a ‘gift’ says broker

Sep. 25, 2024 at 4:00 pm CDT

The turnaround in canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange indicates canola traders are ignoring issues with China and the strike among Port of Vancouver grain workers.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Farm Credit Canada funds alternative lending company

Sep. 25, 2024 at 3:26 pm CDT

Farm Credit Canada (FCC) pledged up to $60 million to Glengarry Farm Finance Corporation to provide financial backing to farmers with credit issues, the firms announced yesterday.

By Geralyn Wichers

A tugboat passes shipping containers being unloaded and stacked on a pier at Port Newark, New Jersey, U.S., November 19, 2021.

Agriculture groups urge White House to avert U.S. East Coast port disruption

Sep. 25, 2024 at 1:24 pm CDT

Dozens of groups including the American Farm Bureau Federation, Renewable Fuels Association and American Chemistry Council said "the time has come for the U.S. government to intervene and ensure port operations do not stop" in order to prevent damage to U.S. agriculture and the economy.

By David Shepardson Jarrett Renshaw Reuters