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Despite Trump talk of ‘tweaking’ NAFTA, Canada could still be hurt

By GFM Network News February 14, 2017

Ottawa | Reuters — Although U.S. President Donald Trump says he only wants to tweak trade ties with Canada, his pledge to renegotiate NAFTA to focus on Mexico is almost impossible and Canada will not emerge unscathed, Canadian officials and trade experts said Tuesday. Trump had warm words for Canadian trade following a meeting with […] Read more

BNSF crews clear track near Lemmon, S.D., about 300 km northeast of Rapid City, in late December 2016. (BNSF.com)

Crops, Reuters, Weather

Snow, avalanches, rain delay grain movement to U.S. ports

By Reuters, GFM Network News February 10, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Severe winter weather has slowed rail deliveries of crops to shippers in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, sending freight rates soaring and prompting Asian buyers to seek fill-in loads as they wait for the backlog at ports to clear. Blizzards, avalanches and heavy rain in recent weeks have hit transport of corn, […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies to seven-month high after USDA data

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News February 9, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures gained two per cent to a seven-month high on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture increased its export forecast and showed smaller-than-expected global supplies in a monthly report. Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell and corn prices declined narrowly from an earlier seven-month peak in the […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Struggling U.S. farm sector faces new threat as TPP dies

By GFM Network News January 24, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to back out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal, a US$62 billion market for U.S. farmers, provides a fresh threat to a slumping agricultural economy that has grown increasingly dependent on exports. Agricultural groups expressed disappointment over the move and urged the new administration to […] Read more

Kosher Mehadrin, operating a federally inspected plant in Montreal, today bills itself as Canada’s largest kosher meat processor. (Mehadrin.ca)

Livestock, Machinery, Reuters

Exporters, fearing border tax, scramble to shift production

By GFM Network News January 19, 2017

Ottawa | Reuters — Canadian exporters are scrambling to find ways to avoid a potential 10 per cent import tax promised by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, including the possible shifting of production or supply lines south of the border. Amid warnings from the Bank of Canada on Wednesday that protectionist policies brought in by Trump […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Exports support soybeans after U.S. holiday

By GFM Network News November 25, 2016

Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose on Friday to a new four-month high as stronger-than-expected weekly exports and an easing dollar provided support as trading resumed after a holiday closure. Soybeans remained firm despite a decline in soyoil futures, which gave back some of the huge gains from Wednesday when vegetable oils […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Harvest pressure seen easing

By GFM Network News October 26, 2016

CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade moved higher during the week ended Wednesday, with soybeans leading to the upside on the back of solid export demand and a rally in world vegetable oil markets. The front-month contract moved well above the psychological $10 per bushel mark, which may […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Louis Dreyfus stems profit slide, but headwinds persist

By GFM Network News September 29, 2016

Paris | Reuters — Agricultural trading giant Louis Dreyfus Company eked out a small rise in 2016 first-half net profit, saying steady shipped volumes helped it weather another tough period in commodity markets. Louis Dreyfus has been grappling with ample supply, lower prices and slower economic growth that have cut margins, while also going through […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Markets

OPEC announcement could boost ag markets, maybe

By GFM Network News September 29, 2016

CNS Canada — The bearish malaise that has gripped the North American agricultural market shows no sign of breaking soon, and it could take a major disruption, say such as a hike in oil prices, to lead the way higher, according to some industry watchers. “Let’s say we go to US$55 (per barrel). That would […] Read more

Crops

Thunder Bay expects more activity beyond sluggish start

By GFM Network News June 8, 2016

CNS Canada — Since the Port of Thunder Bay’s season opening, its grain handle has been slower compared with previous years, but the port’s CEO says this year is a reversion to normal. The northern Lake Superior port started shipping on March 26, and as of May 31 has moved 1.5 million tonnes of cargo, […] Read more

Daily Network News

New strategies needed for Canadian agriculture to stand out in global trade

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Despite Trump talk of ‘tweaking’ NAFTA, Canada could still be hurt

Snow, avalanches, rain delay grain movement to U.S. ports

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies to seven-month high after USDA data

Struggling U.S. farm sector faces new threat as TPP dies

Exporters, fearing border tax, scramble to shift production

U.S. grains: Exports support soybeans after U.S. holiday

CBOT weekly outlook: Harvest pressure seen easing

Louis Dreyfus stems profit slide, but headwinds persist

OPEC announcement could boost ag markets, maybe

Thunder Bay expects more activity beyond sluggish start

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