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Export demand keeps Thunder Bay grain traffic solid

By MarketsFarm, GFM Network News November 5, 2020

MarketsFarm — Grain movement out of Thunder Bay continues to run at a very strong pace, with shipments to Europe, the Middle East and North Africa behind much of the increased movement. As of Saturday, more than two million metric tonnes of grain have been directly exported from Thunder Bay elevators by ocean-going (saltie) vessels […] Read more

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Southwestern Ontario elevator to handle Scoular grain

Martin Farming to take grain at new elevator

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News October 23, 2020

Scoular Co. has set up a new delivery point for southwestern Ontario growers from whom it buys grain. The Omaha-based, privately-held grain firm announced Thursday it has made a deal with Martin Farming — which operates at Paris, just northwest of Brantford — that will direct grain to Martin’s new 22,000-tonne-capacity elevator. The agreement “allows […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Trump issues permit for Alaska-to-Alberta railway

By Reuters, GFM Staff, GFM Network News September 30, 2020

Washington | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump has issued a presidential permit for a private-sector proposal to build a railway from northeastern Alberta’s oil sands to ports in Alaska, a project that still faces numerous hurdles. Trump said over the weekend on Twitter he would issue the permit, which he signed on Monday but […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Trump-backed Canadian railway to Alaska faces high hurdles

Proponents say line could move grain, fertilizer as well as oil

By Timothy Gardner, Rod Nickel, GFM Network News September 28, 2020

Winnipeg/Washington | Reuters — A private-sector proposal endorsed by U.S. President Donald Trump to build a railway from Canada’s oil sands to ports in Alaska would free landlocked crude but faces numerous steep challenges. Trump wrote on Twitter over the weekend that he would issue a permit for the Alaska-Alberta Railway Development Corporation (A2A Rail) […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Indian cabinet minister quits over farm legislation

By Mayank Bhardwaj, GFM Network News September 17, 2020

New Delhi | Reuters — India’s minister for food processing resigned on Thursday over her opposition to planned laws to allow farmers to sell produce directly to bulk buyers and make contract farming easier, saying the legislation will hurt millions of the country’s farmers. “Proud to stand with farmers as their daughter and sister,” Harsimrat […] Read more

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Grain traffic at Thunder Bay up 27 per cent on year

By MarketsFarm, GFM Network News September 9, 2020

MarketsFarm — Grain movement through the Port of Thunder Bay is reported to be up 27 per cent compared to the previous year halfway through the 2020 shipping season. A total of 5.05 million tonnes of grain were shipped through Thunder Bay as of Aug. 31, port officials said in a release. That compares with […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Weather

CBOT weekly outlook: Markets prepare for Laura

Hurricane approaching U.S. Gulf Coast

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm, GFM Network News August 26, 2020

MarketsFarm — Hurricane Laura, currently a Category 3 hurricane, is expected to hit the U.S. Gulf Coast late Wednesday or early Thursday but the Chicago Board of Trade is already feeling its effects. “It’s going to bring widespread rain and flooding to the Delta region, where unharvested rice, corn and soybean crops may feel a […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Kuwait to rebuild Beirut port grain silo after blast

By Reuters, GFM Network News August 24, 2020

Beirut | Reuters — Kuwait said it will rebuild Lebanon’s only large grain silo that was destroyed by the massive Beirut port explosion, raising fears of food shortages in a country already in financial meltdown. The destruction of the 120,000-tonne capacity structure at the port, the main entry point for food imports, meant buyers must […] Read more

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P+H reworks Lake Huron grain terminal for larger boats

Dust control also added at Goderich site

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News August 22, 2020

Grain and agrifood firm Parrish and Heimbecker has built out the mooring structures at its Lake Huron grain terminal to allow “all configurations” of boats to load and unload there. The Winnipeg company announced Friday it has completed a new mooring dolphin at its terminal at Goderich, Ont., as well as a new vessel-loading spout […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Thunder Bay grain exports continue at strong pace

By MarketsFarm, GFM Network News August 12, 2020

MarketsFarm — Grain shipments through the Port of Thunder Bay continue to run at a strong pace, with season-to-date volumes of 4.2 million tonnes up 26 per cent on the year. A total of 961,419 tonnes of grain were shipped through the port, located on the northern shores of Lake Superior, in July, port officials […] Read more

AgriStability proposal could have hidden cost, Pedersen warns

U.S. livestock: Live cattle strengthen on demand outlook

U.S. border restrictions to last a long time yet, Trudeau says

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