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.
Vancouver port employer could shut out foremen, grain will not be hit
Port of Montreal workers at two terminals start new strike, employer group says
Reading Time: < 1 minute Reuters – Unionized workers started an unlimited strike at two terminals of the port of Montreal on Thursday amid stalled talks on a new labor contract, the employers’ association said. The strike affects two terminals operated by Termont, which handle about 40 per cent of the port’s container traffic but only about 15 per cent […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hog futures edge down on profit taking
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures pulled back from contract highs on Thursday as traders booked profits ahead of the end of a month, traders said.
US to begin bulk milk testing for bird flu after push from industry
Reading Time: 3 minutes The U.S. Department of Agriculture will soon begin testing bulk raw milk across the country for bird flu, a significant expansion of the agency's efforts to stifle the rapid spread of the virus, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told Reuters.
Bird flu spreading fast among EU poultry
Reading Time: 2 minutes Bird flu has been spreading fast among poultry in the European Union this season, raising concerns of a repeat of previous crises that led to the deaths of tens of millions of poultry in the bloc and fears that it could spread to humans.
World will miss Paris climate target as nitrous oxide rises, report says
N2O emissions are driven primarily by agricultural fertilizer and manure
Reading Time: < 1 minute Failing to curb emissions of nitrous oxide will make it impossible to meet the main goal of the Paris climate agreement to keep global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, according to the first major global assessment of the pollutant released on Thursday.
U.S. livestock: Hogs hit new contract highs on smaller than expected US slaughter
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures hit contract highs for a third day in a row on Wednesday as U.S. supplies continued to be tighter than expected, analysts said.
U.S. grains: CBOT soybeans recover after 4-day slide, boosted by exports
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose on Wednesday after a four-session slide, amid strength in crude oil markets and signs of continued U.S. export demand for the oilseeds, market analysts said.
Bunge profit tops estimates on grain, oilseed volumes; 2024 outlook intact
Reading Time: 2 minutes Bunge exceeded Wall Street expectations for third-quarter profit on Wednesday as large global harvests provided the grain trader and processor enough volumes of soy, corn and other crops to blunt a hit from lower margins.
US detects H5N1 bird flu in a pig for the first time
Reading Time: 2 minutes H5N1 bird flu was confirmed in a pig on a backyard farm in Oregon, the first detection of the virus in swine in the country, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday.
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