Port of Vancouver foremen will be locked out on Monday unless they scrap a proposed strike, employers at Canada's biggest port said on Friday, but grain handling would not be affected.
Grain handling
Vancouver port employer could shut out foremen, grain will not be hit
Port of Montreal workers at two terminals start new strike, employer group says
Reuters – Unionized workers started an unlimited strike at two terminals of the port of Montreal on Thursday amid stalled talks on a new labor contract, the employers’ association said. The strike affects two terminals operated by Termont, which handle about 40 per cent of the port’s container traffic but only about 15 per cent […] Read more
Second opinion on grain grade available: Canadian Grain Commission
Farmers can ask for a final quality determination from the Canadian Grain Commission if they disagree with their grain grade or other quality assessment from the elevator
Ukrainian grain exports to fall in 2024/25: USDA attaché
Ukrainian grain exports are expected to be down in the 2024/25 marketing year due to smaller crops, tighter carryout stocks and the ongoing challenges of shipping through the Black Sea, according to the United States Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service in Kyiv.
Prairie wheat bids mixed as U.S. futures, loonie weaken
Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada were mixed during the week ended Oct. 24, although the general bias was lower in most locations.
CBOT Weekly: Corn, soybeans rising, wheat slipping
Corn and soybean prices rose at the Chicago Board of Trade during the week ended Oct. 23, 2024. However, wheat prices went lower during the same week.
ICE Weekly: Production uncertainty, forthcoming Chinese action fueling canola’s upswing
January contracts climbs $36/tonne
Buyers for China and others scooping up as much canola as they can, fueling hike in Intercontinetal Exchange canola futures.
Feed Grain Weekly: Less activity before corn deliveries
Despite a lack of activity in the feed grain markets, prices for feed barley and feed grain are trending lower, according to a grain broker from Edmonton.
U.S. Grains: Soybeans ease on South American rain outlook; grain higher
Soybean futures eased on Monday on forecasts for rain in dry areas of top exporter Brazil and Argentina and on rising United States supplies as clear Midwest weather boosted harvesting.
U.S. port strike ends leaving cargo backlog
Tentative deal includes 62 per cent wage hike over six years
U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast ports began reopening late on Thursday after dockworkers and port operators reached a wage deal to settle the industry's biggest work stoppage in nearly half a century, but clearing the cargo backlog will take time.
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
