There isn’t really any more crop in storage than is average for this time of year, says Steve Kell, grain merchandiser with Kell Grain; however, current prices and price outlooks has many farmers less than enthused about pricing ’24 crop. Kell notes that prices are 25 per cent lower than last year at this time,… Read More

The Chinese government shared more details as it formally started its anti-dumping investigation into canola from Canada on Monday. China’s Ministry of Commerce says the investigation, which was announced days after the Trudeau government unveiled steep tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, steel, and aluminum, is expected to take up to one year, with a September… Read More

The question is not whether Canada is actually dumping canola into the Chinese market — that’s bunk, says Chuck Penner — the real question is how badly China decides to punish Canada for its recent announcement of levelling trade tariffs on EVs, steel, and aluminum. Penner, founder of Leftfield Commodity Research and recently named 60-year-old, says… Read More

China is launching an anti-dumping investigation into canola imports from Canada. The move is part of a series of actions announced by the Chinese government on Tuesday in response to the Canadian government’s announcement last week of a 100 per cent tariff on Chinese electric vehicle (EV) imports and 25 per tariff on Chinese steel… Read More

More than nine thousand railway workers at both of Canada’s main railways — Canadian National Railway (CP) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway (CPKC) — are returning to work after the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) decided to uphold the federal labour minister’s order to impose final and binding arbitration to reach new collective bargaining… Read More

Picton Terminals and Parrish & Heimbecker Limited have announced plans to build a bulk agricultural marine terminal at Picton Terminals in Ontario’s Prince Edward County. The partners say the new terminal will significantly reduce travel time for local farmers, alleviate truck traffic on Highway 401 and enhance the overall efficiency of the agricultural supply chain…. Read More

A new soybean crush plant in North Dakota — about 150 miles from the Canada-U.S. border — has started receiving soybeans as it ramps up operations. The North Dakota Soybean Processors (NDSP) facility at Casselton, ND — just west of Fargo — has been designed to process 125 thousand bushels per day and 42.5 million… Read More