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Brazil farmers, government slam Danone for cutting out Brazilian soy

By Reuters October 30, 2024

Brazilian soybean producers on Tuesday said there is good reason for products of Danone to be boycotted after the French dairy giant said it would stop sourcing soy from Brazil, while the Brazilian government criticized "unreasonable" moves by European companies.

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China seeks stronger soybean ties with Russia

By Reuters October 30, 2024

China is willing to cooperate more closely with Russia in the soybean industry, its agriculture ministry quoted an official as saying on Wednesday, without giving any details.

File photo: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, pictured here at a Remembrance Day event in 2023. Photo: Supplied/X.

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Alberta files federal court challenge to heating oil carbon price exemption

By Reuters October 29, 2024

Alberta has filed a federal court challenge to Ottawa's carbon pricing exemption for home heating oil, arguing it is unconstitutional and unlawful, the Alberta government said on Tuesday.

Green lentils. (Savany/iStock/Getty Images)

Lentils, Markets, News, Pulses

Pulse Weekly: Lentil prices poised for drop, depends on India

By Glen Hallick October 29, 2024

The demand for lentils has backed off lately due to high prices, said trader Marcos Mosnaim of Prairie IX in Toronto. He said the direction lentils take will largely depends on India.

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‘Less panic’ over new immigration policy

By Robert Arnason October 29, 2024

The federal government’s new policy on immigration will not have huge consequences for agri-food processors or farmers, say spokespeople for the Canadian Meat Council and the Canadian Federation of Agriculture.

Companies that have paid to source agricultural produce that complies with the European Union’s anti-deforestation law would lose out if the EU decides to delay implementing the legislation by a year, industry groups and traders said. Photo: Mlenny/iStock/Getty Images

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EU slaps tariffs on Chinese EVs, risking Beijing payback

By philip-blenkinsop, Reuters October 29, 2024

The European Union has decided to increase tariffs on Chinese-built electric vehicles to as much as 45.3 per cent at the end of its highest profile investigation that has divided Europe and prompted retaliation from Beijing.

Promotional image for Canada Beef's "Pick the beef with the leaf' campaign.

Beef Cattle, Comment/Columns, News

Canada Beef plans for future after busy first year

Keeping Up With Canada Beef

By Eric Bienvenue October 29, 2024

October marks the first anniversary of my joining the Canada Beef team, initially as incoming president under the tutelage of president Michael Young and later, upon his planned retirement, as president. I’ve learned a lot about the beef industry in this first year, starting with an introduction to the industry from the team and followed […] Read more

FILE PHOTO: Argentine President Javier Milei gestures onstage during a rally to launch his party, La Libertad Avanza, nationally, in Buenos Aires, Argentina September 28, 2024. REUTERS/Matias Baglietto/File Photo

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Milei’s popularity rebounds as Argentina’s markets hit record highs

By Reuters October 29, 2024

Argentina's President Javier Milei saw his popularity ratings rebound sharply in October, a poll on Monday showed, bolstering the libertarian whose pro-market reforms have driven markets to record highs since winning a shock election last year.

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McDonald’s global sales fall on muted demand; E. coli outbreak fallout looms

By Reuters, Savyata Mishra October 29, 2024

McDonald's posted a steeper-than-expected drop in quarterly global sales, hurt by muted demand across key markets, including Europe and the United States where it is expected to face more weakness as the burger giant reels from a deadly E. coli outbreak.

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Canada’s renewable diesel projects hit by US import surge

By Nia Williams, Reuters, Shariq Khan October 29, 2024

Canadian renewable fuel producers are facing lower returns on new facilities due to a slump in British Columbia's low carbon fuel standard (LCFS) credit market, a trend expected to persist amid a flood of exports from the United States.

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

News

Brazil farmers, government slam Danone for cutting out Brazilian soy

China seeks stronger soybean ties with Russia

Alberta files federal court challenge to heating oil carbon price exemption

Pulse Weekly: Lentil prices poised for drop, depends on India

‘Less panic’ over new immigration policy

EU slaps tariffs on Chinese EVs, risking Beijing payback

Canada Beef plans for future after busy first year

Milei’s popularity rebounds as Argentina’s markets hit record highs

McDonald’s global sales fall on muted demand; E. coli outbreak fallout looms

Canada’s renewable diesel projects hit by US import surge

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