Reading Time: 4 minutes Glacier FarmMedia — Two brothers embroiled in an eight-year-long bitter legal battle over control of a generic crop input business have “buried the hatchet.” Jim and Jason Mann have agreed to end litigation against one another and the businesses they run, which are Farmers of North America (FNA) and AgraCity Crop & Nutrition Ltd. “The […] Read more
Mann brothers settle differences
AgraCity financial woes catalyst for ending eight-year legal battle
Pulse sector fights anti-green trend
U.S. president Trump has attacked the sustainability movement, but a major pulse player urges investors to stick with the industry
Reading Time: 2 minutes Pushing pulses as an environmental solution can be risky
AgraCity says it is unable to fill orders
AgraCity has told customers it will be unable to deliver outstanding product in a timely manner this spring due to cash flowproblems
Reading Time: 3 minutes AgraCity has told customers it will be unable to deliver outstanding product in a timely manner this spring due to cash flowproblems
India extends exemption on pea duty
Canadian pea growers face 100 per cent import tariff into China so continued access to Indian market is welcome news
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian pea growers face 100 per cent import tariff into China so continued access to Indian market is welcome news.
Most crops off to good start
Some parts of the Prairies are very dry, but provincial crop specialists say it’s still early in the season
Reading Time: 3 minutes Some parts of the Prairies are very dry, but provincial crop specialists say it's still early in the season
Mexico now top buyer of U.S. ag commodities
A growing demand for meat, poultry and dairy has increased the country’s feedgrain imports from the United States
Reading Time: 3 minutes A growing demand for meat, poultry and dairy has increased the country’s feedgrain imports from the United States
Industry believes green pea supplies are over-reported
Analysts say crop insurance data and high prices indicate that stocks of the crop are higher than Statistics Canada is reporting
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada has far fewer green peas than the government is reporting, says an analyst. “Purely from a price perspective, markets believe the Canadian harvest was smaller than estimated by Statistics Canada,” Stat Publishing noted in a recent article.
Chinese tariffs could mess with U.S. soybean plans
The fate of canola prices hangs in the balance as American growers decide how to react to 125 per cent tariffs imposed by China
Reading Time: 3 minutes Soybeans could be headed for a wild ride this growing season, says an analyst. Rich Nelson, chief strategist at Allendale Inc., said the outlook ranges from “terribly bearish” to mildly bullish depending on tariffs and weather
Who is likely to win a trade war between the U.S, China?
Some analysts think it’s a war China cannot afford to fight, while others believe the country is in better postion than last time
Reading Time: 3 minutes China's slumping economy might not be able to withstand a prolonged trade war with the United States, according to an analyst.
Fababeans have potential, but looking for foothold
Annual production of the crop appears to have stalled, but there is much more productive capacity in Canada
Reading Time: 2 minutes Fababean is a crop brimming with potential but struggling to establish a foothold in Canada, says an industry official.
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