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Grain Delivery by One of Canada’s Two Major Railways Declines Slightly: Ag Transport Coalition

Dec 12, 2023 | 8:24am

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 94% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 18, a modest decline from the 96% order fulfillment performance seen the previous week and having now declined for two consecutive weeks. The decline in performance reflects a deterioration in performance for CN – for a second straight week – […]

Federal Government announces first Executive Director of Trade Office in the Philippines

Dec 11, 2023 | 5:53pm

Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay has appointed a seasoned-veteran with Global Affairs Canada to be the inaugural Executive Director of a new trade office in Manila, Philippines.Diedrah Kelly has more than 20 years experience in various roles abroad, including her recent role as Consul General of Canada in Mumbai, India. Prior to that, she also […]

APAS report looks at commodity & food prices, inflation, and the connection between them

Dec 11, 2023 | 4:57pm

The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan released a comprehensive report that attempted to address two key issues: how much a farmer earns from food bought at the grocery store and how much those commodities are connected to food price inflation. APAS President Ian Boxall explained the Farmers and Food Price Report was the result of […]