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Prices farmers received for their commodities were virtually unchanged, up 0.1 per cent in July from June 2008, as a slight increase in the livestock and animal products index offset a 2.6 per cent dip in the crops index, according to Statistics Canada Wednesday. This was just the second monthly decrease in the crops index […] Read more

(Resource News International) — After drawing heavy criticism from a variety of Canadian industries, Liberal leader Stephane Dion revised his party’s controversial environmental plan. However, sources within the Canadian agriculture and trucking industries say the revisions still do not address their concerns about the plan. The cornerstone of Dion’s environmental proposal, dubbed the “Green Shift,” […] Read more

There has been a lot of talk lately about the pressure the strengthening U.S. dollar is putting on commodity prices. To the extent that a higher U.S. dollar diminishes foreign buyers’ purchasing power, making U.S. goods more expensive, this is true. However, the rising dollar is not the only factor contributing to lower commodity prices. […] Read more