Reading Time: < 1 minute Ingredion Inc. has closed its plant protein and flour processing facility at Vanscoy, Sask., effective January 6, according to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Vanscoy, Sask. plant protein processor closes
U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures fall; lean hogs make slight gains
Reading Time: < 1 minute Most active February live cattle futures settled at 193.700 cents per pound, down 1.875 cents a pound from Tuesday. March live cattle futures fell 2.025 cents per pound to 266.025 cents a pound.
U.S. Livestock: Cattle futures running into resistance at highs
Reading Time: < 1 minute Cattle futures at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued to rise Tuesday. Most active February live cattle futures ended up 0.375 cents per pound at 195.575 cents a pound. Values hit fresh highs in many months, although ideas the market was looking overbought tempered the advances.
China rapeseed meal futures slide after Trudeau announces plans to resign
Reading Time: < 1 minute China's rapeseed meal futures fell to a three-week low on Tuesday after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's plans to resign sparked hope that trade tensions between Beijing and Ottawa will soften.
World food price index eases in Dec, pushed lower by sugar
Reading Time: < 1 minute The United Nations' world food price index dipped in December against November levels, led lower by a drop in international sugar quotations, but still showed a robust gain year-on-year, data showed on Friday.
Food and beverage sector sees softening demand for workers
Reading Time: 2 minutes Job vacancies in food and beverage manufacturing fell to 2019 levels this year, but softening demand for workers isn’t necessarily a positive sign says Farm Credit Canada.
CPKC overshoots grain revenue entitlement, CN comes up short
Total Western Canadian grain volume moved over crop year down 3.5 per cent
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canadian National Railway Company (CN)'s grain revenue fell below its annual entitlement, and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway Company (CPKC) overshot its entitlement in the 2023-2024 crop year.
Russian watchdog says winter wheat access to Chinese market a priority in 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minute Securing access for Russia's winter wheat and barley to the Chinese market remains a priority for the coming year, Russia's agricultural watchdog said on Tuesday, even though the market expects Russia's grain harvest and exports to fall.
Canadian milk tests negative for bird flu
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canadian milk continues to test negative for avian influenza, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said.
Construction firm to reopen Kapuskasing, Ont. phosphate mine
Reading Time: < 1 minute British Columbia-based Infracon Construction, Inc., announced today it has purchased the shuttered Agrium phosphate mine in Kapuskasing, Ontario.
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