While the price of urea fertilizer has spiked at the Gulf of Mexico as Hurricane Milton bears down on Florida, that increase is unlikely to affect Canadian farmers much, said MarketsFarm analyst Bruce Burnett.
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Hurricane unlikely to fuel long-term fertilizer price increase, analyst says
Australia, New Zealand brace for looming bird flu threat
Australia and New Zealand are bracing for the arrival of a destructive bird flu strain by tightening biosecurity at farms, testing shore birds for disease, vaccinating vulnerable species and war-gaming response plans.
Canadian Grain Commission releases August export report
The Canadian Grain Commission's monthly report on grain exports for August 2024 - the first month of the 2024/25 marketing year.
Pulse Weekly: Yellow peas slip as India pauses levy cut
Yellow pea bids in Western Canada are coming under pressure, while green pea prices hold steady.
Federal government pledges more than $13 million to animal health, disease readiness
National animal health and disease preparedness has received an influx of more than $13 million in federal cash. The money will be split between AHC's three divisions: Emergency Management, the National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC) and the Canadian Animal Health Surveillance System.
Land values continue to rise: FCC
Farm Credit Canada’s mid-year review shows cultivated farmland values rose an average of 5.5 per cent in the first half of this year.
Recent solar flare has little impact on farmers
A precision ag expert says a massive solar flare that occurred late last week may not end up causing too many problems after all. Matt Yanick, owner of My Precision Ag Ltd., says the flare that various space weather monitoring stations detected Oct. 3 doesn't seem to have too caused many issues at all.
EU deforestation law delay brings losses to most vigilant companies
Companies that have paid to source agricultural produce that complies with the European Union's anti-deforestation law would lose out if the EU decides to delay implementing the legislation by a year, industry groups and traders said.
Canada posts sixth straight monthly trade deficit in August
Farm, fishing and intermediate food product exports rose
Canada recorded a bigger-than-expected trade deficit of C$1.1 billion in August, its sixth consecutive monthly shortfall, as imports rose while exports declined, Statistics Canada data showed on Tuesday.
U.S. Grains: Soybeans ease on South American rain outlook; grain higher
Soybean futures eased on Monday on forecasts for rain in dry areas of top exporter Brazil and Argentina and on rising United States supplies as clear Midwest weather boosted harvesting.
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