Reading Time: < 1 minute Meat processor Olymel recorded sales of nearly $4.9 billion in 2025 helped by strong pork and chicken markets said parent company Sollio Cooperative Group.
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Olymel parent company sees increased earnings in 2025
Spain alerts WHO of swine flu virus believed to have been transmitted between people
Reading Time: < 1 minute Spain has alerted the World Health Organization of what it believes to be a person-to-person transmission of the swine flu virus in its A(H1N1)v variant, a spokesperson for health authorities in the Catalonia region confirmed to Reuters on Friday.
China suspends some agricultural tariffs on Canada
Reading Time: 2 minutes China said on Friday it would suspend some tariffs on Canadian agricultural products imposed during a trade spat between Beijing and Ottawa, after Prime Minister Mark Carney struck an initial deal with Beijing during a visit in January.
Wheat breeding system no longer works, Canadian Wheat Research Coalition report says
Reading Time: 2 minutes A Canadian Wheat Research Coalition report, published Feb. 26, says the status quo is not an option for Canada’s wheat breeding system. It must be transformed, by farmers.
Reduced Argentine soybean harvest, bigger crush says USDA attaché
Reading Time: 2 minutes Argentina is expected to reap 48 million tonnes of soybeans in 2025/26, the United States Department of Agriculture attaché in Buenos Aires said in a report released on Feb. 25. That’s slightly lower than the USDA’s official estimate of 48.50 million tonnes.
Growth capital hard to find for Canadian agri-food
Reading Time: 3 minutes RBC report shows that funding availability drops quickly when companies need to grow, as there’s a lack of growth capital available to Canadian agri-food companies.
Egg Farmers of Canada, University of Guelph appoint new poultry welfare research chair
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Egg Farmers of Canada and the University of Guelph have a new research chair tasked with driving poultry welfare research.
Trump EPA to shift at least half of waived biofuel obligations to big refiners, sources say
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Trump administration has settled on a plan that would require big oil refineries to make up for at least half of the biofuel blending volumes obligations waived in recent years under the Small Refinery Exemption program, according to three sources familiar with the discussions.
Bayer’s proposed Roundup settlement faces first signs of pushback in court
Reading Time: 3 minutes Law firms representing nearly 20,000 people who sued Bayer over alleged injuries from its Roundup weedkiller urged a Missouri judge to delay reviewing the German company’s proposed US$7.25 billion nationwide settlement, arguing that rushing would violate the rights of cancer patients and their families.
CBOT Weekly: Several unknowns that could affect commodity prices
Reading Time: 2 minutes There are a number of unknowns that could affect where soy, corn and wheat prices go on the Chicago Board of Trade, said Sean Lusk, vice-president of Walsh Commercial Hedging Services.
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