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Enjoy stable diesel market while you can, analyst says

By Dave Sims March 13, 2018

CNS Canada — The short-term outlook for the diesel market in North America calls for current prices to remain largely untouched through spring planting — but it could change drastically after that. According to Tom Kloza of the Oil Price Information Service in New Jersey, prices for diesel could even get higher than crude oil. […] Read more

CN locomotives in Winnipeg (Photo courtesy CN)

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CN apologizes as farm groups, Ottawa press on rail service

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff March 7, 2018

Canada’s largest railway has taken the unusual step of apologizing for its pace of grain delivery in recent weeks and pledging “immediate steps” to improve its grain handle. After parting ways with its CEO Luc Jobin on Monday, Canadian National Railway (CN), through interim CEO Jean-Jacques Ruest, said Wednesday it “apologize(s) for not meeting the […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Reuters

CN CEO Luc Jobin steps down abruptly

By John Benny March 5, 2018

Reuters — Canadian National Railway (CN) CEO Luc Jobin stepped down abruptly on Monday, as the board looks to “energize” the railroad’s leadership amid a major supply crunch that has hurt profits and angered customers. “The board believes the company needs a leader who will energize the team, realize CN’s corporate vision and take the […] Read more

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Steel shock drives wedge into sluggish NAFTA talks

By Dave Graham, David Ljunggren March 1, 2018

Mexico City | Reuters — Negotiators trying to rework the NAFTA trade deal on Thursday were hit by the prospect of a battle over U.S. steel tariffs that could make it more complicated to build autos in North America, one of the most sensitive issues at the talks. U.S. President Donald Trump said he would […] Read more

The Big River Resources ethanol plant at West Burlington, Iowa, about 120 km southwest of Davenport. (Steven Vaughn photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Machinery, Reuters

Trump pushes Big Corn, Big Oil to break biofuels deadlock

By Jarrett Renshaw March 1, 2018

New York | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump urged representatives from the rival oil and corn industries on Thursday to break a deadlock in talks over the future of the nation’s biofuels policy by accepting a deal involving reforms sought by both sides. Trump has arranged a series of talks between Big Corn and […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

Farmers seek ‘urgent’ action from Senate on rail service

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff March 1, 2018

Groups representing Canadian grain growers touched down in Ottawa Thursday to urge quick passage of legislation to avoid a sequel to the grain handling logjam of 2013-14. Representatives from the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, Grain Growers of Canada, Keystone Agricultural Producers, Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan, Alberta Federation of Agriculture and B.C. Agriculture Council went […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

Tepid rail service cripples farmer deliveries on Prairies

By Dave Sims February 28, 2018

CNS Canada — Prairie farmers are struggling to generate cash flow for their operations due to the lack of rail cars that are available to pick up their grain. “Spring is coming up, farmers need cash flow and we don’t get cash flow if your grain is sitting in a bin waiting for a train […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Reuters

Trump pushes for more talks after ‘no deal’ on biofuels

By Jarrett Renshaw February 27, 2018

Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump has asked for more talks between representatives of the oil and corn industries after a meeting on Tuesday failed to yield an agreement on how to help refiners cope with the country’s biofuels policy. Trump has called the talks between Big Corn and Big Oil amid rising concern in […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Reuters

Cruz urges U.S. biofuel policy revamp at rally for bankrupt refiner

By Jarrett Renshaw February 21, 2018

Philadelphia | Reuters — Republican Senator Ted Cruz of Texas on Wednesday urged President Donald Trump’s administration to push for an overhaul of the nation’s biofuels policy, during a rally at a Pennsylvania oil refinery that blames its bankruptcy on the controversial regulation. “We need a federal government that stands up for workers, not against […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Reuters

Deere upgrades 2018 outlook on improving equipment demand

By Rajesh Kumar Singh February 16, 2018

Reuters — U.S. farm equipment maker Deere and Co. on Friday boosted its sales outlook for fiscal 2018, citing strengthening conditions in agricultural and construction markets, sending its shares higher. For the past four years, Deere has been battling weak demand for farm equipment as a global grain glut pushed down prices, sending U.S. farm […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

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U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

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Enjoy stable diesel market while you can, analyst says

CN apologizes as farm groups, Ottawa press on rail service

CN CEO Luc Jobin steps down abruptly

Steel shock drives wedge into sluggish NAFTA talks

Trump pushes Big Corn, Big Oil to break biofuels deadlock

Farmers seek ‘urgent’ action from Senate on rail service

Tepid rail service cripples farmer deliveries on Prairies

Trump pushes for more talks after ‘no deal’ on biofuels

Cruz urges U.S. biofuel policy revamp at rally for bankrupt refiner

Deere upgrades 2018 outlook on improving equipment demand

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