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A small marijuana plant grows in a lab at the new Commercial Cannabis Production Program at Niagara College in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada, October 9, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Carlos Osorio/File

U.S. pot firm Curaleaf to triple planned equity offering

By John Tilak, Nichola Saminather October 24, 2018

Toronto | Reuters – U.S. cannabis retailer Curaleaf Holdings Inc is raising about $400 million, almost three times its original target, in Toronto, in a deal that would value the company at close to $4 billion, people familiar with the situation told Reuters. The move by the Wakefield, Massachusetts-based company, which also owns cannabis cultivation […] Read more

Foreign control in the oil and gas extraction sector is up more than 15 per cent since 2012. Photo: File

General

Foreign control in Canadian ag sector still relatively low

By MarketsFarm Team August 2, 2018

CNS Canada – The percentage of foreign control, as a percentage of total assets, in the Canadian agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector was 1.6 per cent in 2016, according to data recently released by Statistics Canada. While that’s up from 1.1 per cent in 2012, it compares with foreign control in all industries (excluding […] Read more

Reuters

DowDuPont sees higher raw material costs, shares fall

By Laharee Chatterjee, Nivedita Bhattacharjee August 2, 2018

Reuters – DowDuPont Inc said it expects higher raw material costs to hit all its units for the rest of the year even as an uptick in its agriculture business helped the U.S. chemicals producer beat Street estimates for the fourth straight quarter. Shares of the company fell 3 percent to $66.11 in morning trade and […] Read more

Bunge wrongly bet that soybean prices would rise as U.S.-China trade tensions eased.

Reuters, Soybeans

Bunge posts surprise loss on trade-related soy hedges

By Karl Plume August 1, 2018

Chicago | Reuters – Global grains merchant Bunge Ltd reported a surprise quarterly loss on Wednesday as its agribusiness unit took a $125 million hit from soybean hedges tied to the trade dispute between the United States and China. Shares of the White Plains, New York-based company fell 2.9 percent in early trading to $67.10 […] Read more

Reuters

ADM earnings double, helped by U.S.-China trade row

By Tom Polansek July 31, 2018

Chicago | Reuters – Archer Daniels Midland Co’s net profits doubled in the second quarter and beat Wall Street estimates, after a drought in Argentina and the U.S.-China trade spat boosted the U.S. grain merchant’s trading and oilseed processing businesses. Shares were up 1 percent at $47.86 after touching a three-year high on the New […] Read more

There’s little doubt consumers have access to more information — and more channels to express themselves — than ever before.

News

Future of beef revisited — consumer issues and demand

Consumers have more opportunities to express their opinion about the food they buy and eat

By Kris Ringwall July 23, 2018

After four decades of engaging consumers and integrating producers, I still ponder. The sensitivity between consumers and beef producers is increasing, but the sensitivity may not always be on the same tracks. Consumers register their opinion at the checkout counter through product selection and validate their expressed opinions by how they shop and how much […] Read more

Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall speaks during a news conference in Quebec in 2015. Photo: Reuters/Mathieu Belanger

Crops, Reuters

Fertilizer producer Nutrien to keep Saskatchewan base, says Wall

By Rod Nickel January 4, 2018

Winnipeg | Reuters – Nutrien Ltd, the fertilizer company formed this week by a merger of Potash Corp of Saskatchewan and Agrium, has committed to establishing its head office in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan and increasing corporate office jobs there, Saskatchewan premier Brad Wall said on Thursday. Wall said that in recent meetings, Nutrien’s […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Features

The business of beef: Avoiding the bogs and quicksand

By Sandy Russell December 18, 2017

Business planning, economic analysis and marketing strategies — these are all things that can cause most ranchers’ eyes to quickly glaze over when mentioned. Not many, if any, ranchers get into the cattle business to sit behind a computer and create long-term business plans, marketing strategies or crunch numbers to compile an economic analysis, so […] Read more

Beef Cattle, News

U.S. cattle official says Trump has been good for agriculture

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says the U.S. president is ‘getting a lot of stuff done for agriculture’

By Alexis Kienlen August 30, 2017

When it comes to agriculture, President Donald Trump is doing a crackerjack job, says a senior official with the top U.S. cattle association. “If you listen to the media, it’s nothing but conversations about Russia, South Korea and the overall general hatred for people who just don’t like Donald Trump,” said Colin Woodall, senior vice-president […] Read more

In June, the U.S. gained access for several of its beef products. The Canadian government needs to engage China on behalf of Canadian beef producers to gain similar access.

Beef Cattle, CCA reports, News

CCA Report: Keeping tabs on trade

From the August 2017 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Dan Darling August 16, 2017

Advocating for resources for the wildfires in British Columbia, preparing for the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), achieving equivalent trade access with the U.S. in China are among the priority issues keeping the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) busy this summer. The CCA is making officials aware of the need to address […] Read more

Media reports suggest U.S. dairy access to Canada a topic of conversation in Ottawa

U.S. livestock: Cattle choppy amid weak cash market, tight supply

China’s canola, soybeans imports to drop one million tonnes each

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Media reports suggest U.S. dairy access to Canada a topic of conversation in Ottawa

U.S. livestock: Cattle choppy amid weak cash market, tight supply

China’s canola, soybeans imports to drop one million tonnes each

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U.S. pot firm Curaleaf to triple planned equity offering

Foreign control in Canadian ag sector still relatively low

DowDuPont sees higher raw material costs, shares fall

Bunge posts surprise loss on trade-related soy hedges

ADM earnings double, helped by U.S.-China trade row

Future of beef revisited — consumer issues and demand

Fertilizer producer Nutrien to keep Saskatchewan base, says Wall

The business of beef: Avoiding the bogs and quicksand

U.S. cattle official says Trump has been good for agriculture

CCA Report: Keeping tabs on trade

Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field

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