(Resource News International) — Canada’s grain handling and transportation system has begun to gear up to deal with the 2008 harvest, with most market participants hoping the infrastructure holds. “Trying to move all the barley, wheat, canola, peas and other commodities that was sold for fall delivery through the West Coast of Canada is like […] Read more
Grain freight system gears up for harvest
Alta. sees harvest progress: AARD
(Resource News International) — Producers in Alberta made some significant harvest progress over the past week, according to a crop specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development. “A return of warm and dry conditions resulted in a lot of producers harvesting around the clock,” said Harry Brook, a crop specialist with the provincial Ag-Info Centre […] Read more
Malt barley exports seen holding steady
(Resource News International) — Canada’s malt barley export program during the 2008-09 season will be little changed from 2007-08 despite expectations of a larger crop, according to industry sources. Scattered frosts and untimely rains during the growing season were believed to have caused less of the crop to grade as malt. “Normally 20 per cent […] Read more
Seaway strike could hurt Prairie farmers
(Resource News International) — A strike by St. Lawrence Seaway employees would result in a loss of East Coast shipping capacity at a time when western Canadian producers can least afford it, according to an industry source. “It’s a prime time for western Canadian producers to market their grain and oilseed crops and to sell […] Read more
Cattle and hog industries prepare for COOL
(Resource News International) — The Canadian livestock industry has essentially prepared itself as much as possible for the pending implementation of the U.S. government’s controversial country-of-origin-labelling (COOL) legislation at the end of the month, according to officials from the cattle and hog industries. “There had been much apprehension about the implementation, but recent changes to […] Read more
Pork imports from U.S. rise, exports to U.S. drop
(Resource News International) — Exports of fresh, chilled and frozen pork products to Canada from the U.S. have been steadily increasing and the gap between Canadian exports and U.S. imports was seen narrowing further, according to an official with the Canadian Pork Council. “The amount of U.S. pork being imported into Canada has been steadily […] Read more
Alta. harvest likely half done by Sunday: AARD
(Resource News International) — The return of warm and dry weather conditions has resulted in Alberta producers becoming very active in their harvest operations, according to a crop specialist with the provincial Ag-Info Centre. “The return of hot and dry conditions on the weekend has allowed producers to resume harvest operations,” Harry Brook said Tuesday. […] Read more
Maple Leaf’s hog demand steady at Brandon
(Resource News International) — Hog deliveries to Maple Leaf Foods’ pork processing facility at Brandon, Man. appear unaffected by the listeria outbreak that forced the recall of over 200 meat products across Canada and the indefinite closure of the company’s Bartor Road plant in Toronto. “There has been no drop-off in demand for hogs from […] Read more
Canola export pace slow to heat up
(Resource News International) — Canada’s canola export pace for the 2008-09 marketing year, which began Aug. 1 and ends July 31, 2009, has been slow to heat up as end-users bide their time waiting for more information on the size and quality of the Canadian crop, market participants said. “There are going to be some […] Read more
Viterra elevator workers hit the bricks
(Resource News International) — Workers at Viterra’s grain terminal at Balgonie, Sask., established their first picket line early Thursday in what their union calls a bid to force the company back into productive collective bargaining. The Grain Services Union (GSU) represents Viterra’s estimated 650 country elevator operators and maintenance employees as well as 200 workers […] Read more
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
