Reading Time: 3 minutes Canola oilseed prices in Australia and Europe have risen by around 20 per cent since the start of March due to tight supply and a rally in vegetable oil markets, with further gains expected as buyers remain reluctant to switch to cheaper soybeans.
Australia, EU canola prices rally as adverse weather crushes supply
Canadian prices will have to rise to ration demand, analyst says
Canada agriculture minister says beef, dairy in focus with Trump
Reading Time: < 1 minute Bilateral beef trade and Canada's dairy supply management system are top trade issues Canadian Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay is prepared to confront with the incoming Trump administration, he said on Monday.
Montreal port employers threaten shutdown
Reading Time: < 1 minute Port of Montreal terminal operators have threatened to shut down most operations as of Sunday after providing a "final, comprehensive offer" to the longshore union.
Labor dispute stops canola oil, forestry exports from West Coast
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada's exports of canola oil and forest products from West Coast ports, including the Port of Vancouver, have halted due to a labor dispute, producers said on Thursday.
West coast ports shutdown enters second day
Reading Time: 2 minutes The British Columbia ports labour dispute continued on Tuesday, impacting exports at Canada's biggest port in Vancouver with no sign of negotiating progress.
Vancouver port employer could shut out foremen, grain will not be hit
Reading Time: 2 minutes Port of Vancouver foremen will be locked out on Monday unless they scrap a proposed strike, employers at Canada's biggest port said on Friday, but grain handling would not be affected.
Saskatchewan Party retains power in provincial election
Reading Time: < 1 minute Premier Scott Moe's right-of-center Saskatchewan Party is extending its hold on power in the province after winning a small majority in Monday's election, preliminary results showed on Tuesday.
Canada’s immigration cuts could hurt labor pool, industry groups say
Reading Time: 2 minutes Immigration cuts, meant to ease strained housing and social services, could hurt the country's labor pool, some industry groups said yesterday.
Trump’s trade threats a global concern
Reading Time: 2 minutes Importers and exporters around the world are uneasily analyzing what a 10 per cent tariff, or other border measures likely in a second Donald Trump U.S. presidential term, could mean for trade.
First Nations should demand at-market lease rates: Lerat
Reading Time: 2 minutes First Nations need to stop leasing out their land to non-Indigenous farmers for below-market prices, says farmer and band councillor Terry Lerat of Cowessess First Nation in south-central Saskatchewan. Instead, bands should be getting every penny they can for the farmland they own and using that money to get themselves back into farming.
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