Canada’s food manufacturing sector could play major role in meeting rising global demand for food: FCC Report
A report from Farm Credit Canada (FCC) says the food manufacturing sector in Canada has an opportunity to meet the growing demand for food globally. FCC says the need to grow more food with the same or less inputs will…
Latest Manitoba Crop Report Shows 25% of Crop Harvested, Province-Wide
Harvest continues in winter cereals, spring cereals, and peas. A limited number of canola fields have been harvested, mostly in the Central and Eastern regions. Yield reports range from 40-110 bu/acre for fall rye and winter wheat, 25-90 bu/acre in…
Grain Deliveries by Canada’s Two Major Railways Falter During Lockout: Ag Transport Coalition
CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 44% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 3, a dramatic decline from the 72% order fulfillment performance seen in week 2. In supplying 36% of cars ordered by shippers in week 3,…
China to launch investigations into Canadian canola imports in response
In retaliation for Canada planning to implement tariffs on Chinese EVs, steel, and aluminium, China announced an anti-dumping investigation into Canadian canola imports and certain chemical products, as well as an anti-discrimination investigation into the tariffs. China intends to take…
Grain farmers made less money in first half of 2024 compared to livestock producers
Farm cash receipts from crops decreased in the first six months of the year as compared to 2023 while livestock receipts were higher. According to Statistics Canada, farm cash receipts for Canadian farmers totalled $47.4 billion in the first two…