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Jan. 17, 2025 at 2:56 pm CST

The National Farmers Union denounced the approval of the Bunge-Viterra merger in a statement released on Jan. 17. The NFU said the multi-billion dollar deal “effectively ends competition in Canada’s agricultural commodity sector,” as it creates the world’s largest agricultural commodity trader, and it will control 40 per cent of the Canadian grain market.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Jan. 7, 2025 at 1:26 pm CST

Dry weather in Argentina could affect the country's oilseeds as harvest approaches, reported the United States Department of Agriculture attaché in Buenos Aires.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Dec. 19, 2024 at 2:14 pm CST

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada adjusted its latest supply and demand estimates issued on Dec. 19. This followed the updated Statistics Canada figures from two weeks ago.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Dec. 10, 2024 at 3:25 pm CST

The United States Department of Agriculture made a number of revisions to its data for canola/rapeseed in its monthly world oilseed report. On a particular note, the USDA cut its production estimate for Canada, the world's top producer of the oilseed.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Nov. 19, 2024 at 3:55 pm CST

There were only small changes to the updated supply/demand estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) released Nov. 19. All of the other data in the AAFC report were carried over from its October report.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm