Reading Time: 2 minutes Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to do all he can to head off potentially devastating strikes by railway and port workers.
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Alberta urges Trudeau to head off port and rail strikes
Polish farmers begin hunger strike over EU Green Deal
Reading Time: < 1 minute Five Polish farmers have gone on hunger strike over European Union environmental regulations they say are driving them out of business.
U.S. grains: Corn climbs as USDA projects US stocks below expectations
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago corn futures advanced on Friday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) projected U.S. stockpiles of the grain below market expectations.
Seeding in Alberta ahead of pace
Reading Time: 2 minutes Overall spring seeding of all crops in Alberta was just over 18 per cent complete, according to the province’s first crop report of 2024. The pace was nearly seven points above the five-year average.
Tighter stocks, production in USDA report
Reading Time: 2 minutes The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) May World Agricultural Supply/Demand Estimates (WASDE) released May 10 featured the first production and ending stocks estimates for the 2024-25 marketing year.
Federal government moves to push back possible rail strike
Reading Time: < 1 minute The federal government is moving to push back the start of a possible strike by railway workers at Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), an official said on Friday.
U.S. grains: Wheat climbs as frosts cause state of emergency in Russia
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago wheat futures rose on Thursday as Russia declared a state of emergency in key grain-growing regions due to frosts, while soybeans and corn fell ahead of a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture supply-and-demand report due on Friday.
Argentine grains ports and crushing plants idled due to general strike
Reading Time: < 1 minute Argentine grains ports and soybean crushing plants in the area surrounding the major Rosario hub are standing idle due to a nationwide strike launched on Thursday, the head of the major grains exporting nation's oilseed export chamber said.
U.S. grains: CBOT grains, soybean futures end lower ahead of USDA reports
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell on Wednesday despite weather risks in top exporter Russia, highlighting the size of its supply as the country continues to dominate global export markets.
ICE canola weekly outlook: Uptrend intact, but watching weather
Reading Time: < 1 minute ICE Futures canola contracts climbed to their highest levels of 2024 in early May before taking a step back on May 8. While the uptrend is still intact, improving moisture conditions across Western Canada could limit any further gains.