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Canadian produce growers lose U.S. default protection

By Dave Bedard October 4, 2014

Canadian fruit and vegetable growers shipping produce to the U.S. have just lost a key piece of insurance against U.S. buyers who skip out on their bills. The Fresh Produce Alliance (FPA), representing the Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA), Canadian Horticultural Council (CHC) and Fruit and Vegetable Dispute Resolution Corporation (DRC), announced Friday that Washington […] Read more

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Wrigley exec to lead McCain’s in Canada

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff September 25, 2014

The president of the Canadian arm of confection maker Wrigley is moving into the head office at McCain Foods’ Canadian business. Shai Altman will take the post of McCain Foods’ president, Canada, effective Oct. 20, replacing Darryl Rowe, who’d held the post since 2010 and announced late last year he’d be leaving the company. Altman, […] Read more

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Fruit, veg exporters fear loss of U.S. payment default coverage

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff September 24, 2014

The U.S. could potentially yank the payment default protection it grants to Canadian exporters of fresh fruit and vegetables if Canada doesn’t extend the same courtesy southward, produce growers warn. Under the U.S. Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA), Canadian produce suppliers exporting into the U.S. have had the same rights as U.S. suppliers to recover […] Read more

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Massive claims force EU to halt Russian fruit ban aid

September 11, 2014

Brussels | Reuters — The European Union halted an aid plan for fruit and vegetable growers hit by a Russian import ban after Polish farmers claimed far more compensation than EU officials reckon the entire bloc exports to Russia in a year. An EU official said none of the 125 million euros (US$162 million) set […] Read more

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Dutch potato co-op buys control of Alta. seed firm

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff September 4, 2014

Dutch potato breeding co-operative Agrico has stepped up its direct interest in the North American seed potato sector by buying control of one of its major seed dealers. The co-op last week announced it has bought a 21 per cent stake in Parkland Seed Potatoes, raising its ownership to 60 per cent of the Edmonton company. […] Read more

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Sask., B.C. reach deal on direct wine, spirits sales

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff September 2, 2014

Consumers in each of British Columbia and Saskatchewan may be able to order wine and craft spirits directly from the other province’s producers, starting next summer, without having to involve the Crown or third-party vendors. Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall and B.C. Premier Christy Clark announced an agreement Friday they said will “lift barriers to consumers […] Read more

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P.E.I. field quarantined with potato wart

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff August 29, 2014

A 35-acre field on Prince Edward Island is under quarantine and its crops set to be destroyed after the plot was confirmed to have potato wart. The finding was confirmed last week by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, which has ordered “movement controls” on all equipment, plants, potato tubers and soil from the affected farm. […] Read more

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N.S. sets up wine development board

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff August 28, 2014

Grape growers and wine producers in Nova Scotia have got a new advisory board to bring their ideas and issues to the provincial government. The province on Tuesday named nine members, including Agriculture Minister Keith Colwell as chairman, to a new Nova Scotia Wine Development Board. Nova Scotia’s wineries sold almost $16.7 million in wine […] Read more

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California wine country quake losses seen in billions

By Christina Farr, Robin Respaut August 26, 2014

Napa, California | Reuters — A strong earthquake that jolted residents of California’s Napa Valley wine country from their beds on Sunday caused insured property damage likely in the hundreds of millions of dollars, but the region’s total economic losses will be several times that, experts said on Monday. The magnitude 6.0 quake, the biggest […] Read more

Crops, Fruit/Vegetables, Potatoes

DuPont to shed Kocide fungicide business

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff August 21, 2014

DuPont’s copper fungicide Kocide, used in Canada to manage diseases in bean, potato and assorted hort crops, is set to meet a new maker. DuPont Crop Protection announced Wednesday it will sell its global copper fungicide business — including its Kocide and ManKocide brands and trademarks and its Houston, Tex.-based copper fungicide plant — to […] Read more

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Canadian produce growers lose U.S. default protection

Wrigley exec to lead McCain’s in Canada

Fruit, veg exporters fear loss of U.S. payment default coverage

Massive claims force EU to halt Russian fruit ban aid

Dutch potato co-op buys control of Alta. seed firm

Sask., B.C. reach deal on direct wine, spirits sales

P.E.I. field quarantined with potato wart

N.S. sets up wine development board

California wine country quake losses seen in billions

DuPont to shed Kocide fungicide business

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