By: RealAgriculture News Team
April 6, 2020
The fourteen day closure of an Olymel hog plant in Quebec has Ontario pork producers scrambling to find a slaughter destination for their finished...Read more »
By: Brennan Turner
April 3, 2020
Grain markets closed mostly lower to start April off, as the highs seen last week gave way to some profit-taking and farmer selling. We saw said...Read more »
By: RealAgriculture News Team
April 3, 2020
Olymel has notified pork producers in Ontario who ship to its processing plants in Quebec that it intends to exercise the force majeure clause due to...Read more »
By: RealAgriculture News Team
April 2, 2020
The reduction in gasoline usage across North America has put a death grip on ethanol producers. Plants have been scaling back production to try and...Read more »
By: RealAgriculture News Team
April 2, 2020
No one can predict how long the COVID-19 pandemic will last, but a huge focus on social and physical distancing has been effective, at least in part,...Read more »
By: RealAgriculture News Team
March 31, 2020
Many industries are struggling to cope with COVID-19, but in agriculture farmers still have to plant. Today (March 31, 2020) the United States...Read more »
By: Brennan Turner
March 28, 2020
Grain markets found green again to end the last full trading week of March as capital inflows into the space and demand for essential foodstuffs...Read more »
By: RealAgriculture News Team
March 27, 2020
Just two short weeks ago, no one was really sure what was ahead for the COVID-19 virus lockdown and social distancing — but now cities are ghost...Read more »
By: Shaun Haney
March 27, 2020
We are just ending Q1 of 2020 and it is already a year to remember for generations. As we attempt to deal with COVID-19, governments are also trying...Read more »
By: RealAgriculture News Team
March 27, 2020
On Friday (March 27), the Bank of Canada initiated an emergency key rate cut of 50 bps to 0.25% in an attempt to defend the economy against the...Read more »
By: Shaun Haney
March 27, 2020
Whether it is the drop in oil prices due to a major spat between Russia and Saudi Arabia or the COVID-19 outbreak, the ethanol industry is dealing...Read more »
By: RealAgriculture News Team
March 24, 2020
If you don’t have diesel pre-purchased yet, when do you pull the trigger? In light of the current demand situation — hey there, global pandemic...Read more »
By: Brennan Turner
March 20, 2020
Grain markets were mixed to end the third week of March with oilseeds and wheat finding strong gains near its end while corn and oats couldn’t...Read more »
By: RealAgriculture News Team
March 18, 2020
It seems like with the current state of the world, no one is short on questions; and fertilizer supply is no exception. Mike Lowery, Canadian sales...Read more »
By: RealAgriculture News Team
March 16, 2020
While the COVID-19 pandemic is unlike anything in modern-day history, commodity markets are — perhaps surprisingly — adjusting and adapting to...Read more »