Alana Vannahme

(Resource News International) — The Canadian Wheat Board’s wheat export program was slow to get going in 2008-09 but has nearly caught up to last year’s pace heading into the second stretch of the marketing year. According to the Canadian Grain Commission’s grain handling summary for week 21 ended Dec. 21, Canadian non-durum wheat exports […] Read more

(Resource News International) — The threat of a strike at Canada’s busiest West Coast ports still looms after meetings Monday between a port workers’ union and their employers failed to result in a new labour contract. According to an update on the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) website, scheduled negotiations resumed Monday with the […] Read more

(Resource News International) — Many Prairie producers with selectable barley sitting on their farms may find their chances limited for still having it selected as malting barley. Tougher malt specifications and a struggling Canadian Wheat Board barley export program are limiting those opportunities. And this year, thanks to good quality and high production, there is […] Read more

(Resource News International) — A January strike at West Coast ports remains a possibility after negotiations over the weekend by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association and two federally-appointed mediators failed to result in a new labour contract. About 425 ship and dock foremen from ports in British Columbia’s […] Read more

(Resource News International) — Workers at Canada’s West Coast ports have threatened to ring in the new year with a strike that could bring activity at the country’s busiest ports grinding to a halt. According to reports, workers at ports in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island and Prince Rupert have threatened to strike beginning […] Read more

(Resource News International) — Reports about possible Russian grain export support measures have attracted the attention of the Canadian Wheat Board and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, who say they are waiting for more information about program details. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) reports that Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov […] Read more

(Resource News International) — Grain and oilseed rail shipments travelling on Canadian Pacific Railway’s main line were rerouted following a train derailment near Grand Coulee, Sask., about 17 km west of Regina. The derailment, involving 30 potash cars and one locomotive, happened around 8:30 p.m. Thursday. “Grain and oilseed shipments continue unaffected as we were […] Read more

(Resource News International) — Reduced demand in Canada for fertilizer this fall has sparked concerns about supply shortages in 2009. “Farmers are trying to wait as long as they can to see if prices will keep coming down and yet, on the other side of the coin, there is the concern about whether or not […] Read more