The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) said Thursday it had agreed to acquire the assets of Assiniboia Farmland, a fund that owns and manages a large portfolio of farmland in Saskatchewan, for about $128 million. CPPIB, one of Canada’s top pension fund managers with more than $192.8 billion in assets under management, said Regina-based […] Read more
CPP buying company’s farmland portfolio in Saskatchewan
U.S. grains: Soybeans slide on favourable S. America weather
Soybeans fell on Friday for the second straight day and ended nearly one per cent lower for the week under pressure from prospects for bumper crops in South America. Corn turned firm on a late bout of short-covering but gains were checked by a plentiful U.S. harvest. Wheat eased on technical selling but the slide […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat rise as export prospects shine
Soybeans rose on Friday on strong export demand and higher soymeal prices, and Chicago wheat gained on concerns about Argentina’s wheat crop. Corn slipped as U.S. markets reopened for a shortened session after the Thanksgiving holiday. Demand for soybeans from overseas markets, especially from top importer China, has lifted the oilseed this week. “Regardless of […] Read more
Maple Leaf Foods posts loss from continuing operations
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian food processor Maple Leaf Foods on Oct. 30 reported lower-than-expected results for the third quarter, hurt mainly by weakness in its meat business. Excluding special items, the company, which is undergoing a major restructuring, posted a loss of one cent per share, compared with a year-earlier profit of 13 cents. Analysts on average had […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat climbs on growing global demand
Chicago wheat rose for the fourth time in five sessions on Wednesday, in a rally that has been buoyed by strong export prospects and fund short-covering. Nearby corn ended slightly lower as traders adjusted positions ahead of Thursday’s U.S. Thanksgiving holiday. Soybeans surrendered earlier gains on profit-taking and weakness in soymeal. A major new wheat […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, wheat tumble; soybeans scramble to flat finish
Corn and wheat prices fell on Tuesday, as the huge U.S. corn harvest wrapped up and investors banked profits from a wheat rally, while soybeans clawed back earlier losses. Corn lost 1.5 per cent as the previous day’s short-covering by funds dried up, leaving few supportive factors to offset big global supplies of the golden […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans hit two-month high on export demand
Soybeans touched their highest price in more than two months on Monday, shaking off earlier losses on support from export demand and soaring soy meal. Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures hit a two-week high as worries about harvests in Argentina and Australia bolstered potential demand for U.S. wheat. Corn also rose, as funds covered […] Read more
Maple Leaf explores Canada Bread sale
Reading Time: < 1 minute Reuters / Maple Leaf Foods said on Oct. 21 it may sell its controlling stake in Canada Bread Company as it determines whether to exit the bakery business and focus on meat products. Toronto-based Maple Leaf said it has recently completed a comprehensive review of opportunities to accelerate profitable growth across its bakery business. But […] Read more
Ritz sees railways doing ‘adequate’ job moving huge crop
Canada’s two main railways, Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Railway (CP), have done an “adequate” job moving this year’s record harvests to port, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said Wednesday. Prairie farmers produced the biggest grain and oilseed harvests on record this year, according to government estimates, straining the system of moving crops from […] Read more
Maple Leaf Foods posts loss from continuing operations
Canadian food processor Maple Leaf Foods on Wednesday reported lower-than-expected results for the third quarter, hurt mainly by weakness in its meat business. Excluding special items, the company, which is undergoing a major restructuring, posted a loss of one cent per share, compared with a year-earlier profit of 13 cents. Analysts on average had expected […] Read more
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