Reading Time: < 1 minute Food and feed ingredient supplier The Redwood Group will no longer hold a grain dealer licence as of July 1, the Canadian Grain Commission said.
The Redwood Group to no longer hold grain dealer licence
ICE Canada Weekly: Canola in a good position
July contract to hit C$700/tonne, just when?
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canola futures are expected to climb higher on the Intercontinental Exchange in the coming weeks, commented Phil Speiss, trader with RBC Dominion Securities in Winnipeg. How quickly that happens is dependent on whether demand rationing kicks in or not.
Eligible Purely Canada claimants receive full payouts
Not all claims against the Saskatchewan-based company were eligible
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Canadian Grain Commission has announced that producers owed money from Purely Canada Foods have been fully compensated, just days after a lender applied to place the company in receivership.
Former assistant commissioner claims harassment at Canadian Grain Commission
Patty Rosher says she was informed she was being investigated for allegations of inappropriate behaviour in September 2022
Reading Time: 2 minutes A former assistant chief commissioner of the Canadian Grain Commission has written a blog post claiming she was subjected to interference and harassment during her time at the agency.
Drought leaves Canadian farmers unpaid
Failure of unlicensed companies, complaint deadline, insufficient security seen as holes in farm support
Reading Time: 4 minutes Hundreds of Canadian farmers have received delayed payments for their crops or not been paid at all, as a growing number of grain-buying firms declare bankruptcy amid drought and low commodity prices, according to interviews with dozens of farmers, a government agency, and a review of bankruptcy documents.
Canadian canola exports surging in 2024/25
China top customer
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canadian canola exports continued to stay far above those in 2023/24, the Canadian Grain Commission reported earlier in January. In the CGC's monthly report those outbound shipments of canola from licensed facilities at the end of November reached 3.84 million tonnes which are up by more than 80 per cent from a year ago.
China, EU account for upswing in Canadian grain, oilseed exports
Total exports through October up more than 18 per cent
Reading Time: 2 minutes Exports of Canadian oilseeds and grains for 2024/25 largely continued to be ahead of those a year ago, monthly data from the Canadian Grain Commission showed. Bulk exports through licensed facilities during the first three months of the current marketing year are more than 12.22 million tonnes, which compares with the approximately 10.33 million the same time last year.
Second opinion on grain grade available: Canadian Grain Commission
Reading Time: < 1 minute Farmers can ask for a final quality determination from the Canadian Grain Commission if they disagree with their grain grade or other quality assessment from the elevator
Producers to be paid out 75 per cent on claims against Global Food and Ingredients
Reading Time: < 1 minute Producers who weren't paid for deliveries to Global Food and Ingredients Inc. (GFI) will be paid 75 cents on the dollar for their claims the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) said today.
Canadian Grain Commission predicts financial shortfall
Reading Time: < 1 minute In a release Oct. 16, the organization said that “Since the Canadian Grain Commission reduced its official inspection and weighing fees in 2021, the organization has inspected and weighed lower-than-expected grain volumes, leading to a gap between revenue and costs.”
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