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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

MacAulay favours TPP deal, poised for trade fight with U.S.

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Winnipeg | Reuters –– Canada’s new agriculture minister said Tuesday he likely will support the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiated by the previous government, and is inclined to retaliate against the U.S. over a long-standing meat-labeling dispute. The Liberal government, elected last month, has not taken a firm position yet on whether it will support TPP, which […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Crops, Hogs, Weather

Manitoba extends fertilizing deadline to Saturday

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A warmer-than-usual November has allowed Manitoba’s conservation and water stewardship department to delay its winter fertilizing ban until Saturday (Nov. 14). With soil temperatures not yet at the freezing point, the province announced Monday it would extend its deadline for spreading of phosphorus and/or nitrogen, including synthetic fertilizers and/or manure, to Nov. 14 from Nov. […] Read more
Kraft Heinz, whose salad dressing and sauce offerings include A1, plans to shut its dressing and sauces plant at St. Marys, Ont. and six other U.S. facilities. (Todd Rosenberg photo courtesy KraftFoodsGroup.com)
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Kraft Heinz to shut SW Ont. salad dressing plant

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Merged food and condiment giant Kraft Heinz will shut down its salad dressing and sauce factory in southwestern Ontario and six other U.S. plants in a bid to cut its “excess capacity.” The company announced Wednesday it will shut its Richardson Foods plant at St. Marys, Ont., which makes and sells salad dressings, sauces and […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lower cash prices again send CME hogs to six-year low

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Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog contracts drifted to a six-year low for a second straight day on Friday as plentiful seasonal supplies pulled prices for market-ready (cash) hogs lower, traders said. Spot December finished 0.4 cent/lb. lower at 55 cents, and February ended down 0.3 cent at 58.3 cents. Cash hog […] Read more
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White House may have to renegotiate on TPP, senator says

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Washington | Reuters –– A key U.S. senator said on Friday the Obama administration may have to renegotiate parts of a Pacific trade pact, heralding a tough battle to win support in Congress. The administration notified lawmakers Thursday it plans to sign the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership, starting a countdown to a congressional vote that could […] Read more
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Dairy Cattle, Livestock

Agropur to consolidate B.C. milk processing

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Dairy co-operative Agropur plans to tighten up its fluid milk processing on British Columbia’s Lower Mainland, upgrading its milk plant at Burnaby and shutting its plant at Chilliwack. Quebec-based Agropur took over the Burnaby plant, along with facilities in Edmonton and Winnipeg, when it bought the former Canada Safeway milk processing plants from Sobeys last […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Canada to review TPP pact, seek public input

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Ottawa | Reuters –– Canada’s new Liberal government will review a landmark Pacific trade deal negotiated by the outgoing Conservatives and wants public input on the accord, Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland said Thursday. Some Canadian dairy farmers and auto workers say their jobs could be threatened by the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership, which seeks to cut […] Read more
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Crops, Markets

Global markets: U.S. jobless claims rise

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CNS Canada — The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. EGYPT EXPECTED TO IMPORT A WIDER VARIETY OF FOOD — Despite currency issues that have put a damper on imports and created difficulty for small and medium sized businesses in the country, Egypt has said it will be importing a wider […] Read more
Crops, Markets

Feed: Hail storms hit southern Australia

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CNS Canada — Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world feed grains markets on Thursday, Nov. 5. • The president of AgResource told delegates at a conference in Winnipeg this week that the world corn crop will be down by 36 million tonnes this season (2015-16) due to heat and dryness in […] Read more

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