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Frank Moscone, who founded All Seasons Mushrooms in 1997, is selling the B.C. company to Highline Produce for an undisclosed sum. (AllSeasonsMushrooms.com)

Top Canadian mushroom grower buys westward expansion

By Dave Bedard September 8, 2016

Canada’s biggest producer of mushrooms has expanded its reach into Western Canada with the purchase of one of the region’s biggest producers. Highline Produce announced Thursday it has bought Langley, B.C.-based organic mushroom producer All Seasons Mushrooms. According to Irish tropical fruit marketing giant Fyffes, which has owned Highline since April, it will pay $59.1 […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Corn hits two-week high on short-covering

By Michael Hirtzer September 8, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures climbed more than one per cent to a two-week high on Thursday as investors exited short positions ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly crop report due on Monday, when the government is expected to trim corn yields. Soybean futures reversed from small losses and turned higher […] Read more

Crops, Lentils, Markets

Unpredictable lentil crops could unsettle market

By Erin DeBooy September 8, 2016

CNS Canada — Lentil producers have been stuck on a roller coaster this season, and the ride isn’t slowing down going into harvest. “It’s been a very hard year to predict because we have record amounts of acres planted, an incredible start to the season, and then of course the well-publicized weather problems leading to […] Read more

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U.S. activist investor Ackman leaves CP board

By Reuters September 7, 2016

Bill Ackman, the U.S. activist investor who usurped the leadership of Canadian Pacific Railway in 2012, is leaving the Calgary company’s board after his hedge fund sold off its remaining stake last month. Ackman, who heads New York-based Pershing Square Capital Management, joined CP’s board in 2012 and served on its finance and corporate governance […] Read more

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Large old-crop canola stocks raise new-crop questions

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 7, 2016

CNS Canada — Canada grew a million more tonnes of canola in 2015-16 than originally reported, according to updated numbers from Statistics Canada, released Wednesday in connection with the Stocks of Principal Field Crops as of July 31 report. The unexpected revision to the old-crop production now has many industry participants questioning just how large […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Quality Canadian durum may be in short supply

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 7, 2016

CNS Canada — Quality issues with the Canadian durum crop currently being harvested should see the price spreads between top- and low-end grain widen considerably, especially as the carryout from the previous year is also poor quality. Canadian durum stocks, as of July 31, were pegged at 1.1 million tonnes by Statistics Canada in a […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soybean rallies short-lived

By Erin DeBooy September 7, 2016

CNS Canada — Corn and soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade both recorded gains during the week ended Wednesday. Prices were pushed higher as traders prepared for subcontracts to come off the board next week; however, gains are expected to be short-lived, said one analyst. “I think we’re just seeing a dead cat […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy, corn, wheat gain ahead of USDA supply data

By Michael Hirtzer September 7, 2016

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn, soybeans and wheat each rose one per cent or more on Wednesday, lifted by short-covering linked to export demand prospects and expectations of bullish supply data due next week from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. USDA earlier said exporters sold 484,000 tonnes of U.S. soybeans to China and unknown […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Stocks add softer undertone to market

By Jade Markus September 7, 2016

CNS Canada –– A stocks report from Statistics Canada has changed the dynamic of the canola market, one analyst says, though prices are not expected to plummet. Statistics Canada estimates canola stocks at 2.016 million tonnes as of July 31. The government agency also upwardly revised year-ago production numbers. “It causes a fairly significant shift […] Read more

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Farmers’ debt seen hitting fresh record high

By Reuters September 7, 2016

Reuters — Canadian farmers’ debt will likely reach another record high this year, while land appreciation slows and incomes flatten, but the industry is still in strong financial shape, the country’s biggest agriculture lender, Farm Credit Canada, forecast on Tuesday. FCC, the federal Crown ag lending agency, sounded a note of caution for farmers, who […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

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U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

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Crops

Top Canadian mushroom grower buys westward expansion

U.S. grains: Corn hits two-week high on short-covering

Unpredictable lentil crops could unsettle market

U.S. activist investor Ackman leaves CP board

Large old-crop canola stocks raise new-crop questions

Quality Canadian durum may be in short supply

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soybean rallies short-lived

U.S. grains: Soy, corn, wheat gain ahead of USDA supply data

ICE weekly outlook: Stocks add softer undertone to market

Farmers’ debt seen hitting fresh record high

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