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Geralyn graduated from Red River College's Creative Communications program in 2019 and launched directly into agricultural journalism with the Manitoba Co-operator. Her enterprising, colourful reporting has earned awards such as the Dick Beamish award for current affairs feature writing and a Canadian Online Publishing Award, and in 2023 she represented Canada in the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists' Alltech Young Leaders Program. Geralyn is a co-host of the Armchair Anabaptist podcast, cat lover, and thrift store connoisseur.


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U.S. livestock: Cattle add to gains; exports up year-over-year in November 

By Geralyn Wichers January 10, 2025
Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures added small gains to contract highs, Friday. Most active February live cattle futures closed at 198.775 cents per pound, up 1.175 cents from Thursday. April live cattle were up 1.200 cents to 199.475 cents a pound.

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures take back losses to hit fresh highs 

By Geralyn Wichers January 9, 2025
Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures hit fresh highs on Thursday after Wednesday’s technical reversal.


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Vanscoy, Sask. plant protein processor closes

By Geralyn Wichers January 8, 2025
Ingredion Inc. has closed its plant protein and flour processing facility at Vanscoy, Sask., effective January 6, according to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures fall; lean hogs make slight gains

By Geralyn Wichers January 8, 2025
Most active February live cattle futures settled at 193.700 cents per pound, down 1.875 cents a pound from Tuesday. March live cattle futures fell 2.025 cents per pound to 266.025 cents a pound.


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U.S. Livestock: Cattle futures running into resistance at highs

By Geralyn Wichers, Phil Franz-Warkentin January 7, 2025
Cattle futures at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued to rise Tuesday. Most active February live cattle futures ended up 0.375 cents per pound at 195.575 cents a pound. Values hit fresh highs in many months, although ideas the market was looking overbought tempered the advances.

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China rapeseed meal futures slide after Trudeau announces plans to resign

By Geralyn Wichers, Isabella Jibilian, Mei Mei Chu January 7, 2025
China's rapeseed meal futures fell to a three-week low on Tuesday after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's plans to resign sparked hope that trade tensions between Beijing and Ottawa will soften.


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World food price index eases in Dec, pushed lower by sugar

By Geralyn Wichers January 3, 2025
The United Nations' world food price index dipped in December against November levels, led lower by a drop in international sugar quotations, but still showed a robust gain year-on-year, data showed on Friday.

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Food and beverage sector sees softening demand for workers

By Geralyn Wichers December 30, 2024
Job vacancies in food and beverage manufacturing fell to 2019 levels this year, but softening demand for workers isn’t necessarily a positive sign says Farm Credit Canada.


CPKC overshoots grain revenue entitlement, CN comes up short
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CPKC overshoots grain revenue entitlement, CN comes up short

Total Western Canadian grain volume moved over crop year down 3.5 per cent

By Geralyn Wichers December 27, 2024
Canadian National Railway Company (CN)'s grain revenue fell below its annual entitlement, and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway Company (CPKC) overshot its entitlement in the 2023-2024 crop year.

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Russian watchdog says winter wheat access to Chinese market a priority in 2025

By Geralyn Wichers December 24, 2024
Securing access for Russia's winter wheat and barley to the Chinese market remains a priority for the coming year, Russia's agricultural watchdog said on Tuesday, even though the market expects Russia's grain harvest and exports to fall.


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