Insights and Stories on Election

Dec. 12, 2018 at 3:42 pm CST

CNS Canada — When it comes to Canadian pulse crops, David Newman of Commodious Trading says producers, speculators and processors are long — and that has been of great concern to him. “You have everybody wanting to sell and you better hope that there’s someone there to take all of […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Nov. 7, 2018 at 12:40 pm CST

Washington | Reuters – Congress may swiftly resolve a drawn-out impasse on the U.S. Farm Bill now that Democrats are poised to retake control of the legislative body, the top Democrat on the House Agriculture Committee said on Wednesday. Collin Peterson, ranking member and presumptive new chair of committee, said passing the […]

By Humeyra Pamuk

Oct. 19, 2018 at 8:33 pm CDT

Quebec’s new governing party has turned to one of its more experienced MNAs to handle the farm file. Premier Francois Legault on Thursday named Andre Lamontagne, a businessman and former supermarket owner and the MNA for the southwestern riding of Johnson, as his minister of agriculture, fisheries and food, and […]

By GFM Staff

Oct. 9, 2018 at 8:36 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump launched an effort on Tuesday to increase ethanol use in the nation’s gasoline pool, delivering a long-sought political victory to the nation’s Farm Belt and angering oil refiners ahead of November’s congressional elections. Trump announced the lifting of a ban on summer […]

By Humeyra Pamuk, Jarrett Renshaw

Oct. 4, 2018 at 5:23 am CDT

The agriculture critic for Francois Legault’s Coalition avenir Quebec (CAQ) will be among the party’s returning MNAs as it forms Quebec’s next government. The CAQ pulled a majority government in Monday’s election with 74 seats, defeating Philippe Couillard’s Liberals, who were reduced to 32 seats, followed by Quebec solidaire with […]

By GFM Staff