Reading Time: 2 minutes A flock of British Columbia ostriches set to be culled after two dead birds tested positive for avian flu has been granted a last-minute stay of execution from Canada’s highest court - for now.
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B.C. ostrich flock cull paused amid U.S. push to save them
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ICE Canada Weekly: Pressure on canola is coming
Reading Time: 2 minutes As canola futures find some ground on the Intercontinental Exchange during the week ended Sept. 24, the Canadian oilseed’s path will soon be a steady decline. That’s the assessment from Tony Tryhuk, trader with RBC Dominion Securities in Winnipeg.
Bank of Canada head expresses concern about Trump’s Fed actions
Reading Time: 2 minutes Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem on Tuesday expressed concern about President Donald Trump’s attempts to pressure the U.S. Federal Reserve, saying his actions had started to hit financial markets.
Carney expects ‘constructive’ trade talks with China to deepen
Reading Time: 2 minutes Prime Minister Mark Carney said he had “constructive” trade talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang on the sidelines of the U.N. assembly in New York and covered agri-food products like canola as well as seafood and electric vehicles.
Cassidy Klima named Animal Health Canada executive director
Reading Time: < 1 minute Animal Health Canada has announced Cassidy Klima as its new Executive Director.
More corn, less wheat to be grown in Mexico says USDA attaché
Reading Time: 2 minutes Corn production in Mexico is to improve to 25 million tonnes in 2025/26, while the country’s wheat crop is to recede a little, said the United States Department of Agriculture attaché in Mexico City.
China trade envoy meets US Midwest delegation as agriculture exports loom large in talks
Reading Time: < 1 minute Senior Chinese trade negotiator Li Chenggang met political and business leaders from the U.S. Midwest. Analysts speculate the region’s food exports will be key to any U.S.-China trade deal.
Trade mission heads for Japan as Canada becomes the country’s top pork supplier
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canadian pork industry members are headed to Japan on a trade mission this week as Canada supplants the U.S. as Japan’s top pork supplier.
Canada could diversify $12 billion in farm and food exports away from U.S. says FCC
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada could move $12 billion worth of food and beverage exports to non-U.S. markets according to a new report from Farm Credit Canada.
Argentina throws wrench into China-U.S. soybean trade says Cordonnier
Reading Time: 2 minutes In an unexpected move, Argentina has seriously disrupted any possible new crop soybean purchases to be made by China from the United States, said analyst Michael Cordonnier of Soybean and Corn Advisor Inc. in Hinsdale, Ill.