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Canada vows ‘full steam ahead’ on ratifying trade pact

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada will move quickly to ratify the new North American trade pact, Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said Saturday, a day after the United States agreed to lift tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum. U.S. President Donald Trump had imposed the global “Section 232” tariffs of 25 per cent on steel and […] Read more

General, Machinery & Shop, Markets, Reuters

U.S. boosts trade pact’s outlook lifting tariffs on Canadian, Mexican metals

By David Lawder, GFM Network News 4 days ago

Washington/Ottawa | Reuters — The United States struck deals on Friday to lift tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Canada and Mexico, the three governments said, removing a major obstacle to legislative approval of a new North American trade pact. The separate agreements, which will not impose U.S. quotas on Canadian and Mexican metals […] Read more

Crops, Livestock, Machinery & Shop

‘Show’ and ‘grow’ synonymous for Ag in Motion

By GFM Network News May 14, 2019

Langham, Sask. — Living up to its name, Glacier FarmMedia’s Ag in Motion has reached its five-year anniversary with no sign of slowing down. “It’s very exciting for me personally to have a show that the group of us started from a canola field into an event that’s now grown to the size that it […] Read more

Crops, Machinery & Shop, Markets

B.C. longshoremen vote in favour of strike

By Marlo Glass, GFM Network News May 13, 2019

MarketsFarm — Longshore workers at the Port of Vancouver have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a strike. Members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) voted 98.4 per cent in favour of strike action against the member companies of the B.C. Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA), the union said Friday. In a letter to union […] Read more

Crops, Machinery & Shop

Railways book higher grain freight revenue for Q1

By GFM Staff, GFM Network News May 6, 2019

Canada’s big two railways reported somewhat higher revenue from handling grain during their fiscal quarter ending March 31, despite both companies reporting winter weather woes. Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) on April 23 reported grain segment revenue of $380 million for the quarter, up six per cent from the year-earlier period, on about 92,800 grain carloads, […] Read more

Crops, Machinery & Shop

Prairie grain freight cost index adjusted upward

By GFM Staff, GFM Network News May 4, 2019

Corrected, May 6, 2019 — Canada’s big two railways can expect a small raise in the amount of revenue they get to keep from hauling Prairie grain in the coming crop year. The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) on Tuesday announced it will set the volume-related composite price index (VRCPI) at 1.4371 for Canadian National Railway […] Read more

Crops, Machinery & Shop, Markets, Reuters, Weather

Climate change has U.S. fund managers adjusting agriculture investments

By GFM Network News May 2, 2019

New York | Reuters — After historic floods devastated Midwestern agricultural states this spring, some fund managers are evaluating how climate change will affect the long-term value of companies that make or sell products ranging from tractors to fertilizer. The issue is not simply the unpredictability of weather. Instead, fund managers say, they are struggling […] Read more

General, Machinery & Shop, Markets, Reuters

USMCA deal modestly boosts U.S. economy, trade panel finds

By David Lawder, GFM Network News April 18, 2019

Washington | Reuters — The new North American free trade pact would modestly boost the U.S. economy, especially auto parts production, but may curb vehicle assembly and limit consumer choice in cars, a hotly anticipated analysis from the U.S. International Trade Commission showed on Thursday. The ITC report is a crucial step in the push […] Read more

Crops, Machinery & Shop

Regulator rips CN’s use of freight embargoes at West Coast

By GFM Staff, GFM Network News April 15, 2019

Canadian National Railway has been found in breach of its service obligations on grain and other traffic by a federal regulator aiming to crack down on the company’s use of freight embargoes. The Canadian Transportation Agency on Monday released its determination on “possible freight rail service issues in the Vancouver area” last fall. The regulator […] Read more

Crops, Machinery & Shop, Markets

Rising diesel prices coming

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News April 2, 2019

MarketsFarm — Higher diesel prices are on the horizon for Canada and the U.S. in 2019. GasBuddy.com senior petroleum analyst Dan McTeague pointed to an increase in overall demand, combined with a slowdown in heavy oil production and the federal carbon tax as well as pending IMO 2020 regulations — that is, the International Marine […] Read more

Klassen: Feeder market finds support

U.S. grains: Corn nears one-year peak as rains stall planting

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs end mixed as market assesses trade battles

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Klassen: Feeder market finds support

U.S. grains: Corn nears one-year peak as rains stall planting

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs end mixed as market assesses trade battles

Machinery & Shop

Canada vows ‘full steam ahead’ on ratifying trade pact

U.S. boosts trade pact’s outlook lifting tariffs on Canadian, Mexican metals

‘Show’ and ‘grow’ synonymous for Ag in Motion

B.C. longshoremen vote in favour of strike

Railways book higher grain freight revenue for Q1

Prairie grain freight cost index adjusted upward

Climate change has U.S. fund managers adjusting agriculture investments

USMCA deal modestly boosts U.S. economy, trade panel finds

Regulator rips CN’s use of freight embargoes at West Coast

Rising diesel prices coming

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