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Prairie wheat bids mixed

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CNS Canada — Cash wheat bids across Western Canada saw some minor adjustments over the week ended Friday, with the general trend seeing strengthening bids in the eastern Prairies and a softer tone in parts of Alberta. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices saw only minor revisions on the week, rising by as […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat tumbles on profit-taking

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures plunged more than four per cent on Monday on profit-taking and improving weather in some key wheat producing areas amid concerns that increasing global supplies will restrict U.S. wheat export demand. Corn futures fell for a third straight session and hit a two-month low on spillover pressure from […] Read more
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Crops, Machinery, Reuters

CP said exploring Norfolk Southern takeover

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Reuters — Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) is looking to acquire U.S. peer Norfolk Southern, business news service Bloomberg reported Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. Canada’s second-largest railroad operator has already raised financing and held early-stage merger talks with Norfolk Southern, Bloomberg reported, citing two of the people. Freight carried by major U.S. railroads […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Crops, Hogs, Weather

Manitoba extends fertilizing deadline to Saturday

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A warmer-than-usual November has allowed Manitoba’s conservation and water stewardship department to delay its winter fertilizing ban until Saturday (Nov. 14). With soil temperatures not yet at the freezing point, the province announced Monday it would extend its deadline for spreading of phosphorus and/or nitrogen, including synthetic fertilizers and/or manure, to Nov. 14 from Nov. […] Read more
Kraft Heinz, whose salad dressing and sauce offerings include A1, plans to shut its dressing and sauces plant at St. Marys, Ont. and six other U.S. facilities. (Todd Rosenberg photo courtesy KraftFoodsGroup.com)
Crops

Kraft Heinz to shut SW Ont. salad dressing plant

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Merged food and condiment giant Kraft Heinz will shut down its salad dressing and sauce factory in southwestern Ontario and six other U.S. plants in a bid to cut its “excess capacity.” The company announced Wednesday it will shut its Richardson Foods plant at St. Marys, Ont., which makes and sells salad dressings, sauces and […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Reuters

Agrium bucks fertilizer sector trend with Q3 profit

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Reuters — Canadian fertilizer and farm retail dealer Agrium on Thursday reported quarterly profit jumped nearly nine per cent, as higher sales volumes and lower costs helped it buck the sector’s trend of weaker earnings. Weaker currencies in fertilizer-buying markets such as Brazil and India are weighing down prices, leading rivals PotashCorp and Mosaic Co. […] Read more
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Crops, Weather

Crunch time for Manitoba producers to fertilize

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CNS Canada — The clock is ticking for Manitoba producers who wish to lay down nitrogen or phosphorous on their fields. Wet conditions in many parts of the province are making it tough for farmers to get their machines onto fields, according to Dan Mazier, president of Keystone Agricultural Producers. “We just drove from Winnipeg […] Read more
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Crops, Machinery, Markets

Cereals North America: Communication key to improved grain transportation

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Winnipeg | CNS Canada –– Canada’s grain transportation system is running relatively smoothly for the time being, but there is still plenty of room for improvement — and better communication between participants is seen as a way to alleviate future bottlenecks. The 2013-14 crop year, with its logistical challenges and, eventually, federal government intervention, are […] Read more

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