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Livestock, News

B.C. ostriches culled, CFIA confirms

By Geralyn Wichers 4 hours ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute Ostriches on an embattled Edgewood, B.C. farm have been culled after a prolonged legal battle, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed.

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News

Bunge sells assets per merger approval

By Karen Briere 8 hours ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute Bunge has sold five western Canadian elevators as required under the federal approval for its merger with Viterra.

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Budget cuts may signal shift away from food aid says Canadian Foodgrains Bank

By Jonah Grignon 9 hours ago

Reading Time: 3 minutes The 2025 budget included cuts to international aid finding, which could hurt the farmer-supported charity Canadian Foodgrains Bank

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News, Reuters

China lifts Brazilian poultry imports ban over bird flu

By Reuters 11 hours ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute China lifted a ban linked to Brazil’s avian influenza outbreak, the country’s General Administration of Customs said in a notice released on Friday.

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Livestock, News, Poultry/Eggs

B.C. ostriches now to be culled after ruling: CFIA

Farm has been at the centre of protests since CFIA first ordered the cull of over 300 birds

By Jonah Grignon 1 day ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute Birds are now to be culled from a British Columbia ostrich operation that sought to bypass standard federal practice in on-farm outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza and has been denied an appeal at Canada’s highest court.

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News, Reuters

Nutrien tops profit estimates, launches review of phosphate business

By Reuters 1 day ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute Nutrien beat analysts’ expectations for third-quarter profit on Wednesday, and said it would initiate a review of strategic alternatives for its phosphate business.

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Federal budget draws mixed reaction from Canadian agriculture groups

By Jonah Grignon 2 days ago

Reading Time: 4 minutes The 2025 federal budget took a step forward in recognizing agriculture’s importance but failed to address pressing challenges like labour disruptions, interswitching and precision technology, say Canadian farm groups.

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News, Reuters

Beijing lifts some tariffs on U.S. farm goods but soybeans stay costly

By Ella Cao, Ethan Wang, Joe Cash, Reuters 2 days ago

Reading Time: 3 minutes China will suspend retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports, including duties on farm goods, after last week’s meeting of the two countries’ leaders, Beijing confirmed on Wednesday, but imports of U.S. soybeans still face a 13 per cent tariff.

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Markets, News, Reuters

Bunge beats profit estimates on strong processing margins, Viterra boost

By Karl Plume, Pooja Menon, Reuters 2 days ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes Bunge Global topped Wall Street estimates for third-quarter adjusted profit on Wednesday with the closing of its acquisition of Viterra in July boosting volumes as oilseed processing margins improved, sending shares up 2.6 per cent.

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News, Weather

Dryness, drought likely to persist says forecaster

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm 3 days ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes As winter approaches, the dry conditions and drought across much of the Canadian Prairies and the United States Plains will likely persist, said Drew Lerner, meteorologist with World Weather Inc. in Overland Park, Kan.

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