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CN reaches tentative labour deal with engineers

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff February 14, 2015

Canadian National Railway’s (CN) 1,800-odd locomotive engineers will remain on the job until April at least, after tentatively agreeing to a new three-year labour deal with the company. The agreement, reached Saturday, now goes to a ratification vote for the unionized engineers, represented by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC). Vote results are expected to […] Read more

Okanagan Specialty Fruit’s side-by-side comparison of its Arctic Granny apples (top) against regular Granny apples. (ArcticApples.com)

Apples, Crops, Fruit/Vegetables, Reuters

U.S. approves first biotech apple that resists browning

By Carey Gillam February 13, 2015

Reuters — U.S. regulators on Friday approved what would be the first commercialized biotech apple, rejecting efforts by the organic industry and other GMO critics to block the new fruit. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) approved two genetically engineered apple varieties designed to resist browning that have been […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn, wheat rally to end week

By Mark Weinraub February 13, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures rose for the third consecutive day on Friday as demand for U.S. stocks of the oilseed remained strong while overseas buyers waited for supplies from the South American harvest to hit the market, traders said. Wheat futures jumped on a round of short covering but remained stuck in […] Read more

Australian countryside near Bendigo, northwest of Melbourne. (CIA.gov)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Australia tightens rules over foreign buying of farmland

By Colin Packham February 12, 2015

Sydney | Reuters –– Australia tightened rules on Wednesday over foreign ownership of its agricultural land amid concerns that it is losing control of its own food security, slashing the amount beyond which land purchases would require regulatory approval. From March 1, foreign purchases of agricultural land over A$15 million (C$14.51 million) will be subject […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Ukraine ceasefire may, or may not, weigh on wheat

By Phil Franz-Warkentin February 12, 2015

CNS Canada –– A tentative ceasefire in eastern Ukraine could lead to adjustments in the global grain markets, with softening wheat prices a possibility. Conflict in eastern Ukraine has been an underlying factor in grains and oilseeds markets over the past year, with the uncertainty of the situation providing both bearish and bullish incentives for […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. West Coast ports undergo partial shutdown

By Steve Gorman February 12, 2015

Los Angeles | Reuters –– The 29 ports on the U.S. West Coast were effectively closed to cargo freighters for the second time in less than a week on Thursday under a partial shutdown imposed by shipping lines and terminal operators in an escalating labour dispute with the dockworkers’ union. The loading and unloading of […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on exports; corn, wheat weak

By Mark Weinraub February 12, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– Soybean futures firmed Thursday on signs that export demand for U.S. supplies remained robust despite expectations of bumper harvests in Argentina and Brazil, traders said. Wheat and corn futures were weaker, pressured by ample global supplies, but both commodities remained within recent ranges. Soybeans received an additional boost from technical buying […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Markets

Another union serves CP with strike notice

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff February 12, 2015

Barring last-minute deals or back-to-work legislation, staff handling locomotive and rail car inspection, maintenance and repair at Canadian Pacific Railway may join the company’s engineers and conductors on strike Sunday. Unifor, which represents about 1,800 CP employees, announced Thursday it served CP late Wednesday night with strike notice for 12:01 a.m. Sunday (Feb. 15), following […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Reuters

Regulator clears Brazil agribusiness’ takeover of railway

February 12, 2015

Brasilia | Reuters — Brazil’s antitrust regulator Cade on Wednesday approved the takeover of the country’s main railway operator America Latina Logistica SA by Cosan Logistica SA, with restrictions to protect against unfair market advantages. The lead Cade investigator on the case, Gilvandro de Araujo, said restrictions on the merger would include guarantees of third-party […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Chickpea prices subdued, bounce unlikely in short term

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News February 12, 2015

CNS Canada –– Weather issues in India have generated some rumblings in the international chickpea market recently, but prices remain subdued in Western Canada and aren’t expected to see any significant strength in the near term. “The chickpea market is still being dominated by very cheap Russian and Argentine supplies,” said Colin Young of Midwest […] Read more

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CN reaches tentative labour deal with engineers

U.S. approves first biotech apple that resists browning

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn, wheat rally to end week

Australia tightens rules over foreign buying of farmland

Ukraine ceasefire may, or may not, weigh on wheat

U.S. West Coast ports undergo partial shutdown

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on exports; corn, wheat weak

Another union serves CP with strike notice

Regulator clears Brazil agribusiness’ takeover of railway

Chickpea prices subdued, bounce unlikely in short term

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