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Australian countryside near Bendigo, northwest of Melbourne. (CIA.gov)

Australia backs farmers on foreign ownership gripes

By GFM Network News March 5, 2015

Canberra | Reuters –– The Australian government has sided with farmers who say official data vastly underestimates foreign ownership of the nation’s farmland, as it moves to clamp down on overseas purchases of agricultural land. Foreign ownership is a key concern for many farmers, a crucial part of the conservative government’s support base, who worry […] Read more

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Access to Brazil’s Itajai port to open as truck protest ends

By Reuters, GFM Network News March 5, 2015

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Protesters have agreed to open access to Brazil’s main poultry exporting port of Itajai in Santa Catarina state, the port said on Wednesday, ending a lingering flashpoint after a two-week truck drivers’ protest. A union of autonomous truck drivers agreed to the port’s proposal to raise payments for transporters inside […] Read more

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Francophone ag education in E. Ont. under new management

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News March 5, 2015

An established francophone college has been named to co-ordinate delivery of French-language agricultural education programs in eastern Ontario. The province on Thursday announced Ottawa-based Collège La Cité will take on that role — and take the lead in delivering several such programs this fall at Campus d’Alfred (UGCA), which, for now, is a francophone campus […] Read more

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Brazil truck strike wanes; more soy gets to ports

By GFM Network News March 3, 2015

Sao Paulo | Reuters –– Only a handful of roads remained blocked in Brazil on Tuesday as truck drivers focused their grievances on Brasilia and a key highway in top soy state Mato Grosso opened after two weeks of protests. There were seven protests over rising freight costs affecting federal highways, down from 18 on […] Read more

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Spring load limits to slow grain movement on Prairie roads

By GFM Network News March 2, 2015

CNS Canada — Spring road bans are starting to be put into place across Western Canada as temperatures warm up in the Prairie provinces. The annual restrictions set axle weight limits for vehicles moving on certain roads in an effort to reduce the damage heavier loads can cause during the spring thaw period. Grain and […] Read more

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Brazil truckers continue some roadblocks after crackdown

By GFM Network News March 2, 2015

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Striking truck drivers resumed some roadblocks in Brazil on Monday, disrupting grain and meat shipments to southern ports even as the government cracked down on protesters and promised to give new benefits to the transport sector. By mid-afternoon there were 23 road blockages in three southern states, down from 99 […] Read more

Australia’s Prime Minister Tony Abbott, shown here at the U.N. in September, is backing plans for a nationwide country-of-origin labelling program. (PM.gov.au via Flickr)

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Australia plans country-of-origin labelling after hep A outbreak

By GFM Network News February 26, 2015

Sydney | Reuters — Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott backed plans on Thursday to introduce country-of-origin labelling in the wake of a hepatitis A outbreak, potentially risking contravention of World Trade Organization (WTO) rules. With 18 confirmed cases of hepatitis A linked to consumption of berries sold by Patties Foods Ltd., Abbott said he had […] Read more

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Contract negotiators for U.S. West Coast ports reach tentative deal

By GFM Network News February 21, 2015

Los Angeles | Reuters — A group of shipping companies and a powerful dockworkers union clinched a tentative labour deal on Friday after nine months of negotiations, settling a dispute that disrupted the flow of cargo through 29 U.S. West Coast ports and snarled trans-Pacific maritime trade with Asia. The settlement, confirmed in a joint […] Read more

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Pacific trade pact negotiators to meet in March

By Reuters, GFM Network News February 20, 2015

Washington | Reuters –– Chief negotiators for a Pacific trade deal will meet in Hawaii for talks in the second week of March, the U.S. trade office said Friday, a move which could delay a final agreement on the pact. Australian Trade Minister Andrew Robb said on Feb. 5 he hoped to agree on the […] Read more

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U.S. farmers hit hard by labour strife at West Coast ports

By GFM Network News February 13, 2015

Los Angeles | Reuters –– Protracted labour strife and shipping disruptions at U.S. West Coast ports have hit farmers especially hard, posing a major barrier to perishable goods headed to overseas markets and resulting in losses estimated at hundreds of millions of dollars a week. Foreign Pacific Rim customers facing chronic delays in shipments of […] Read more

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Australia backs farmers on foreign ownership gripes

Access to Brazil’s Itajai port to open as truck protest ends

Francophone ag education in E. Ont. under new management

Brazil truck strike wanes; more soy gets to ports

Spring load limits to slow grain movement on Prairie roads

Brazil truckers continue some roadblocks after crackdown

Australia plans country-of-origin labelling after hep A outbreak

Contract negotiators for U.S. West Coast ports reach tentative deal

Pacific trade pact negotiators to meet in March

U.S. farmers hit hard by labour strife at West Coast ports

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