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CP conductors, engineers serve strike notice

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff February 10, 2015

Unionized engineers and conductors on Canadian Pacific Railway’s (CP) trains have served formal notice they’ll strike Sunday, barring a negotiated deal with the company. The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), which represents CP’s locomotive engineers, conductors, trainmen and yardmen, said Tuesday it’s notified CP that the affected workers will strike effective 12:01 a.m. Sunday “in […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wheat falls one per cent on USDA outlook

By Michael Hirtzer February 10, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell 1.5 per cent on Tuesday, declining for the first time in four sessions after the U.S. Department of Agriculture in a monthly report estimated world ending stocks larger than analysts anticipated. Soybean futures shed one per cent while corn was narrowly lower. Prices for all three crops […] Read more

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Bulk shipping cost index sinks to 30-year lows

By Phil Franz-Warkentin February 10, 2015

CNS Canada –– The Baltic Dry Index, which tracks global bulk shipping rates, has fallen to its lowest levels in 30 years, which should make North American grains and oilseeds more competitive in the international market. The index (BDI) was quoted Monday at 554 points, the lowest reading since records start in 1985. The index […] Read more

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U.S. West Coast port operations resume, more labour talks scheduled

By Steve Gorman February 9, 2015

Los Angeles | Reuters — U.S. West Coast port operations resumed in full on Monday after shipping companies suspended loading and unloading of freighters for the weekend, citing chronic cargo backups the shippers and dockworkers have blamed on each other during months of labour tensions. Reopening of the ports to cargo vessels idled by the […] Read more

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Strike vote passes for CP engineers, conductors

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff February 9, 2015

Canadian Pacific Railway’s unionized conductors and engineers have voted to give themselves a trump card in talks with the company for a new contract. Eligible employees voted 93 per cent in favour of strike action “if necessary” to reach a negotiated settlement with the company, according to their union, the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC). […] Read more

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Brazil’s grain traders fear monopoly if rail merger allowed

By Reuters February 9, 2015

Sao Paulo | Reuters –– Brazil’s grain industry association, Abiove, said on Monday the takeover of the main railway operator America Latina Logistica (ALL) by Rumo, the logistic arm of the biggest sugar and ethanol producer Cosan, could create a monopoly and hurt competition. Cade, Brazil’s antitrust agency, is due to rule Wednesday on the […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Corn, soy rise on short-covering ahead of USDA report

By Michael Hirtzer February 9, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn and soybean futures edged higher on Monday, lifted by investor short-covering and position-squaring ahead of the monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture supply and demand report due on Tuesday. USDA said earlier that top soybean importer China purchased 120,000 tonnes of the grain within 24 hours, while analysts at AgRural […] Read more

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CWB building sold: reports

By MarketsFarm Team February 6, 2015

CNS Canada — The former Canadian Wheat Board’s downtown Winnipeg office building has been sold, according to media reports. The eight-story building on Main Street was bought by Calgary-based Hopewell Development, reportedly for $9.7 million. The former wheat board, now called CWB, will continue to lease two floors of the building. The sale was initially […] Read more

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‘River of rain’ begins falling on drought-stricken California

By dan-whitcomb February 6, 2015

Los Angeles | Reuters — A so-called “atmospheric river of rain” began falling on northern California on Friday, bringing worries about flash floods, high winds and mudslides but offering little relief to a state left parched by several years of drought. The storm, also known as a “Pineapple Express” because it results from a ribbon […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as dollar rises on jobs data

By Christine Stebbins February 6, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybeans ended lower on Friday as a jump in the dollar on strong employment data spurred technical selling, traders said. Additionally, forecasts of record soybean production in South America hung over prices. Corn and wheat closed slightly firmer on a pre-weekend short covering bounce. Wheat was underpinned by a pickup […] Read more

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CP conductors, engineers serve strike notice

U.S. grains: Wheat falls one per cent on USDA outlook

Bulk shipping cost index sinks to 30-year lows

U.S. West Coast port operations resume, more labour talks scheduled

Strike vote passes for CP engineers, conductors

Brazil’s grain traders fear monopoly if rail merger allowed

U.S. grains: Corn, soy rise on short-covering ahead of USDA report

CWB building sold: reports

‘River of rain’ begins falling on drought-stricken California

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as dollar rises on jobs data

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