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A general view of damage at the site of Tuesday’s blast in Beirut’s port area on Aug. 5, 2020. (Photo: Reuters/Mohamed Azakir)

Kuwait to rebuild Beirut port grain silo after blast

By Reuters, GFM Network News August 24, 2020

Beirut | Reuters — Kuwait said it will rebuild Lebanon’s only large grain silo that was destroyed by the massive Beirut port explosion, raising fears of food shortages in a country already in financial meltdown. The destruction of the 120,000-tonne capacity structure at the port, the main entry point for food imports, meant buyers must […] Read more

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland waits to enter a ballroom at an event in Ottawa on Dec. 9, 2019. (Photo: Reuters/Blair Gable)

General, Machinery, Markets, Reuters

New finance minister Freeland no longer to spearhead U.S. relations

By David Ljunggren, Steve Scherer, GFM Network News August 19, 2020

Ottawa | Reuters — Chrystia Freeland will no longer be in charge of spearheading diplomatic relations with the United States now that she is Canada’s new finance minister, three government sources told Reuters Wednesday. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had made Freeland his main U.S. go-between when he named her deputy prime minister after last year’s […] Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a disaster recovery briefing following last week’s severe windstorm, at the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids on Aug. 18, 2020. (Photo: Reuters/Tom Brenner)

Corn, Crops, Reuters, Weather

Trump visits Iowa as officials warn storm destroyed corn crops

By Andrea Shalal, GFM Network News August 19, 2020

Cedar Rapids | Reuters — U.S. lawmakers and state officials from Iowa said on Tuesday that much of the state’s corn crop will not be harvested following a fierce windstorm last week, as President Donald Trump visited to review the damage. The destruction from the Aug. 10 derecho storm compounded troubles for a U.S. agricultural […] Read more

Grain being loaded on a ship at the Hudson Bay port of Churchill in 2015. (MarketsFarm photo by Jade Markus)

Crops, Weather

Churchill’s shipping season to start next month

Tracks 'in good shape' leading to northern Manitoba port

By Glen Hallick, GFM Network News August 14, 2020

MarketsFarm — There won’t be any vessels laden with grains and pulses departing from the Port of Churchill until next month, according to Murad Al-Katib, CEO of AGT Foods in Regina. “We’re in the early days of harvest, so it would be very normal to expect the first vessels to arrive in the first half […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Weather

Monday’s storm hit an estimated 37.7 million acres in U.S. Midwest

By Tom Polansek, GFM Network News August 14, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — A storm packing hurricane-force winds on Monday impacted 37.7 million acres of farmland across the Midwest, including 14 million in Iowa, the Iowa Soybean Association said on Friday, citing estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The toll from the derecho storm has worsened as farmers and grain handlers have spent […] Read more

(Conservative Party of Canada video screengrab via YouTube)

General, Markets

CPC leadership hopefuls list ending carbon tax as priority for agriculture

Party leadership candidates also look to strengthen trade relationships

By D.C. Fraser, GFM Network News July 25, 2020

Removing the carbon tax is the main priority for the two top Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) leadership candidates, according to a recent survey. Peter MacKay and Erin O’Toole, considered the front-runners in a small field of leadership hopefuls, listed eliminating the environmental policy in response to a series of questions posed to them by […] Read more

Firefighters training for a grain rescue. (Casa-acsa.ca)

Crops, Machinery

Donation offers up more equipment for grain emergencies

Fire departments first must complete CASA training course

By GFM Staff, GFM Network News July 23, 2020

Corteva AgriScience Canada is donating equipment that’s expected to help fire departments across the country save farmers’ lives. The company’s funding will purchase GSI RES-Q-TUBE and Haul-ALL pencil augers for eligible fire departments that have taken part in BeGrainSafe training put on by the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA). The GSI RES-Q-TUBE is a rescue […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

Co-op Refinery, union reach tentative labour deal

Proposal now goes to ratification vote

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News June 18, 2020

The operators of one of Western Canada’s biggest fuel refineries have reached a tentative deal with the union representing workers locked out since December. The deal, if ratified in an employee vote, would end the lockout at Federated Co-operatives’ (FCL) Co-op Refinery Complex (CRC), a major bulk fuel supplier to farmers and rural co-ops across […] Read more

File photo of a river container terminal facility at Liverpool, England. (DavidCPhotography/iStock/Getty Images)

General, Markets, Reuters

U.K. aims to join Trans-Pacific Partnership

By Reuters, GFM Network News June 18, 2020

London | Reuters –– The United Kingdom announced on Wednesday it would pursue accession to a revamped version of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. “Today we’re announcing our intent to pursue accession to CPTPP, one of the world’s largest free trading areas,” Trade Secretary Liz Truss said. The British government said joining CPTPP would help the U.K. […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

Canola supplies in commercial pipeline tighten

By MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News June 1, 2020

MarketsFarm — Canola supplies in the commercial pipeline fell below a million tonnes for the first time in more than seven months, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission data, amid solid exports and a slowdown in farmer deliveries. Total visible canola supplies of 815,200 tonnes, as of May 24, were down 24 per cent […] Read more

Interest in biological crop inputs continues to grow

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans extend losses as Midwest weather looks crop-friendly

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle hit fresh peaks on shrinking supplies, strong cash prices

Daily Network News

Interest in biological crop inputs continues to grow

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans extend losses as Midwest weather looks crop-friendly

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle hit fresh peaks on shrinking supplies, strong cash prices

Kuwait to rebuild Beirut port grain silo after blast

New finance minister Freeland no longer to spearhead U.S. relations

Trump visits Iowa as officials warn storm destroyed corn crops

Churchill’s shipping season to start next month

Monday’s storm hit an estimated 37.7 million acres in U.S. Midwest

CPC leadership hopefuls list ending carbon tax as priority for agriculture

Donation offers up more equipment for grain emergencies

Co-op Refinery, union reach tentative labour deal

U.K. aims to join Trans-Pacific Partnership

Canola supplies in commercial pipeline tighten

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