Crops

Viterra is planning to make an $18-million upgrade to its Moose Jaw facility. Moose Jaw City Council approved Viterra's discretionary use application, according to minutes from the March 27th meeting.

Slovakia has joined Poland and Hungary in banning food imports from Ukraine. The temporary bans come in response to rising anger from farmers who say an abundant supply of grain in their countries is causing them economic hardship.

Western Canadian farmers are hoping for a normal year after the extreme ups and downs of the last two. Farmers gearing up for spring seeding say they hope they won't have to deal with record-breaking weather events like 2021's drought.

CN and CP Rail supplied a combined 87% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 36, a decline from the previous week's 96%. The drop reflects a decline in performance for each of CN and CP.

Russia says there will be no extension of the U.N.-brokered Black Sea grain deal beyond May 18th, unless the West removes a series of obstacles to the export of Russian grain and fertilizer.

According to analyst Errol Anderson of ProMarket Communications in Calgary, there is presently little upside to new-crop November canola on ICE Futures.

Pulse seeding in Saskatchewan is expected to start on time this spring if the weather co-operates.

There's a new chair at the Western Grains Research Foundation. Radisson, Saskatchewan farmer Laura Reiter was elected to the post at the first meeting of the new board following the organization’s 2023 annual general meeting.

The Government of Saskatchewan welcomes the announcement that Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) will expand its canola crushing facility at Yorkton.

Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), a leading global merchant and processor of agricultural goods, announced today the expansion of its canola processing complex in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada, reinforcing its capacity to supply food, feed and energy cust