Reading Time: 2 minutes While producers could feel the pinch of a strike at the Port of Vancouver's grain terminals within a week, the markets won't feel much of a hit unless the strike continues for three or four weeks, analysts said.
Exports could take a hit as Vancouver grain terminals workers strike
Port of Vancouver grain workers walk off the job
Reading Time: < 1 minute Grain terminal workers at the Port of Vancouver are on strike this morning as shown by video posted by local media on X. Video from CityNews Vancouver shows workers picketing outside of Viterra's Cascadia terminal.
Port of Vancouver elevator strike will have ‘devastating impact’ on farmers say Grain Growers
Reading Time: < 1 minute On Sept. 21, Grain Workers Union Local 333 issued a 72-hour strike notice to terminal operators represented by the Vancouver Terminal Elevators Association (VTEA). According to a letter posted to the union's Facebook page, workers will walk off the job on Tuesday morning.
Editor’s note: Truth and reconciliation is more than a day or slogan
Reading Time: 2 minutes If we as journalists want to champion truth and reconciliation in our agricultural community, we must do it year-round. We need to tell the truth the past, tune our ears to the viewpoints and culture of Indigenous farmers and leaders, and embrace the discomfort that comes with this.
Maple Leaf Foods defends against claims it used Canada Bread as a shield in price fixing investigation
Reading Time: 2 minutes Maple Leaf Foods says legal claims brought by Canada Bread in relation to an ongoing investigation into allegations of bread price fixing are manufactured and without merit.
Beef cow, replacement heifer numbers suggest producers aren’t ready to grow herds: FCC
Reading Time: < 1 minute Beef cattle prices have trended above the five-year average, but low numbers of replacement heifers and beef cows suggests producers aren't ready to grow cattle herds.
Hunters urged to take biosecurity measures against bird flu
Reading Time: 2 minutes Farmers who plan to hunt geese and ducks this fall should take biosecurity measures to ensure they don't transmit high path avian influenza (bird flu) to their flocks and herds.
CFIA cautions against taking cattle to U.S. shows as bird flu outbreak continues
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Canadian Food Inspection Agency recommends that farmers do not take dairy or beef cattle to shows or agricultural exhibitions in the United States to reduce the risk of spreading avian influenza (bird flu) to Canadian herds.
Federal government pledges AgriRecovery funds for New Brunswick potato growers
Reading Time: < 1 minute New Brunswick potato growers have been promised up to $25 million in AgriRecovery funds after excessive moisture in 2023 caused "extraordinary" costs.
Canada Bread takes legal action against Maple Leaf in bread price fixing matter
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canada Bread Company has taken legal action against Maple Leaf Foods in a move it says will protect its financial and legal interests in relation to an ongoing alleged bread price fixing matter.
A message from April Stewart, Country Guide's Associate Editor
