Washington | Reuters — A coalition of oil and biofuel groups will meet with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday to make the case for higher federal mandates for biomass diesel blending ...

Quebec’s federation of ag co-operatives, La Coop federee, has signed a deal to buy Agronomy Co. of Canada from U.S. ag co-ops Land O’Lakes and CHS for an undisclosed sum. Agronomy Co.’s holdings ...

Canadian egg production reached record highs between June of last year and this May as the industry recovered from an avian flu outbreak according to Farm Credit Canada analysis. The Canadian sector ...

Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm — The ICE Futures canola market dropped to its lowest levels in a month on Nov. 20, with future moves likely dependent on what happens in outside markets. “There’s a ...

Diseases like African swine fever have increased the need for biosecurity preparedness in Canada. PHOTO: CANADIAN PORK COUNCIL Pork producers slated for $567M in case of African swine fever Chicago ...

Scotiabank has launched a new farm credit suite and new farm banking package for Canadian farmers that it says will help them respond more quickly to shifting markets and opportunities. Scotia Flex ...

Chicago | Reuters—U.S. soybean futures sank 3.4 per cent on Friday to their lowest this year, after top importer China said it would impose additional tariffs of 34 per cent on all American goods in ...

Reuters — The Canadian government confirmed Wednesday that China has toughened its standard for canola shipments, an action that traders say may discourage sales to the country. China, Canada’s top ...

Beijing | Reuters—China has widened its investigation into imported EU products, adding an anti-subsidy probe of cheese, milk and cream to anti-dumping checks on pork and brandy. Beijing announced the ...

Most Chicago lean hog futures slid on Thursday as the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported China had canceled 12,000 metric tons of U.S. pork exports in the week ending April 17. “The cancellation ...

[UPDATED]— Canadian National Railway (CN) says it has reached a tentative four-year agreement with the union representing mechanical, clerical and intermodal workers. Employees represented by Unifor ...

Zurich | Reuters — Syngenta, the Swiss agrichemicals giant owned by ChemChina, has acquired Italian biologicals group Valagro, a company with US$175 million in 2019 sales that uses natural solutions ...