Insights and Stories on Force Majeure

Ukraine shuts ports as conflict threatens grain supplies

Feb. 24, 2022 at 4:56 pm CST

Moscow/Kyiv | Reuters — Ukraine’s military has suspended commercial shipping at its ports after Russian forces invaded the country, an adviser to the Ukrainian president’s chief of staff said, stoking fear of supply disruption from leading grain and oilseeds exporters. Russia earlier ordered the Azov Sea closed to the movement […]

Link broken in glyphosate supply chain, Bayer says

Feb. 14, 2022 at 5:44 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

Olymel shipping backlogged hogs to U.S.

Feb. 19, 2021 at 6:40 pm CST

By Rod Nickel Tom Polansek

Major Ontario pork packer expects to re-open Monday

Apr. 30, 2020 at 4:11 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

Piglets aborted, chickens gassed as pandemic slams meat sector

Apr. 28, 2020 at 3:24 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Tom Polansek

Transport agency orders Hudson Bay Railway to start repairs

Jun. 16, 2018 at 8:31 pm CDT

The Canadian Transportation Agency has ordered the current owners of the Hudson Bay Railway to get repair work underway by July 3 at the latest. The CTA — the quasi-judicial tribunal and regulator for the Canadian transport sector — on Wednesday granted a request filed by an unnamed representative of […]

By Staff

Feed manufacturers to retool recipes under vitamin shortage

Dec. 22, 2017 at 8:53 pm CST

Feed manufacturers up against a global shortage of vitamins A and E will be able to temporarily reformulate their products for sale in Canada without a complete rewrite of their product labels. The shortage stems from an Oct. 31 fire during the startup of an aroma chemicals plant operated by […]

By Staff

Force majeure declared for CBOT soy shipping stations

Jan. 4, 2016 at 7:08 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– CME Group declared force majeure for all soybean shipping stations until further notice because of flooding on the Illinois River, a notice from the exchange operator said Monday. A majority of facilities on the river, which are delivery points for soybean futures traded on CME’s Chicago […]

By Reuters