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U.S. puts Russia on notice in WTO compliance report

thumb The United States, in the first report on Russia's compliance...
Jun 19, 2013 6:52PM


U.S. wheat jumps on short-covering

thumb U.S. wheat futures climbed nearly three per cent on Wednesday,...
Jun 19, 2013 6:13PM


Australian beef exports seen at record in 2013-14

thumb Australia will export a record amount of beef in 2013-14, driven...
Jun 18, 2013 6:50PM


U.S. corn ends higher, led by new-crop contracts

thumb U.S. corn futures rose on Tuesday, led by deferred contracts on...
Jun 18, 2013 5:00PM


McMillan: Russia, Ukraine begin winter wheat, barley harvests

thumb The initial harvests of winter barley and winter wheat have...
Jun 18, 2013 4:51PM


Glufosinate tolerance cleared for Enlist soybean stack

Canadian regulators have approved Dow AgroSciences to build the trait stack even higher in the company's Enlist soybean product line.

Major expansion on hold for Sask. fertilizer plant

Blaming the rising cost of construction work, Norwegian fertilizer producer Yara International has shelved its plans for expansion at its nitrogen plant in southern Saskatchewan.

Top samosa maker's federal license pulled

An Edmonton processor of Indian-style entrees and appetizers that bills itself as the country's largest maker of ready-to-eat samosas has temporarily lost its federal license.




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U.S. hog futures climb with pork prices

thumb Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures rose on Tuesday with U.S. supermarkets buying pork for July 4 holiday demand, traders and analysts said.
Jun 18, 2013 4:14PM


Southeastern Sask. lentil seeding in doubt

thumb Lentil acreage in southeastern Saskatchewan may be smaller than anticipated, as below-average planting conditions continue to hit the region.
Jun 17, 2013 5:45PM


Prairie wheat bids decline for second straight week

thumb Cash wheat bids across Western Canada moved lower during the week ended Monday, as declines in U.S. wheat futures and attention shifting to relatively favourable new-crop prospects weighed on values.
Jun 17, 2013 5:12PM


B.C. NDP names new ag critic

thumb British Columbia's New Democrats have tapped a social worker turned politician as their new critic for agriculture, ahead of the legislature reconvening next week.
Jun 17, 2013 4:52PM


Beef demand drives up U.S. live cattle futures

thumb Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures rose on Monday driven in part by a five-year high in weekly U.S. beef exports, traders and analysts said.
Jun 17, 2013 3:44PM


Big investor urges Smithfield breakup over buyout

thumb Starboard Value LP revealed a major stake in Smithfield Foods on Monday and urged the world's largest pork producer to explore a breakup rather than go ahead with a planned US$4.7 billion takeover by Chinese meat company Shuanghui International.
Jun 17, 2013 3:35PM


U.S. corn jumps two per cent on soaring cash markets

thumb Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn futures leaped over two per cent on Monday, posting the biggest one-day advance in nearly a month on soaring cash corn markets and tight stocks of corn.
Jun 17, 2013 3:23PM


USDA probe finds GM wheat was 'isolated incident'

thumb The unapproved genetically modified wheat that was discovered sprouting in Oregon appears to have been "a single isolated incident," U.S. agricultural officials said on Friday in their most detailed description yet of their ongoing...
Jun 14, 2013 7:45PM


U.S. hog futures drop despite rising cash, pork prices

thumb Aside from spot-June Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures, remaining contracts fell on profit taking, traders and analysts reported Friday.
Jun 14, 2013 7:33PM


U.S. wheat hits two-month low as harvest advances

thumb U.S. wheat futures settled at the lowest level in more than two months on Friday as harvest advanced in the southern Plains, while new-crop corn and soybean futures eased on ideal growing conditions for the young crops.
Jun 14, 2013 7:22PM


Ont. report finds workers' risk from 2,4,5-T 'very low'

thumb A fact-finding panel assessing the Ontario government's use of 2,4,5-T herbicide, and possible health impacts from exposure, expects a "very low" risk of disease even among those most exposed.
Jun 14, 2013 6:00PM


Iran ramps up wheat buying to secure post-election supplies

thumb Iran has ramped up its campaign to import wheat, buying more than 800,000 tonnes in two weeks in what some traders said was a drive to ensure adequate supplies for a possibly tense period after Friday's election.
Jun 14, 2013 3:44PM


Prairie durum prices seen steady in new crop year

thumb Jun 14, 2013 3:14PM


CropChatter: Have I hit the threshold for flea beetle?

thumb Jun 14, 2013 2:50PM