New Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has issued ministerial mandate letters to his cabinet as one of the first issues confronting the new agriculture and trade ministers is the country-of-original labeling (COOL) matter with the United States.New Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has issued ministerial mandate letters to his cabinet. General expectations are for more transparency in the government and “priorities which draw heavily from our election platform commitments.” Among the priorities for agriculture are:
Reviewing the current farm income safety net policies that expire in 2018 Funding the Agri-Food Value Added Investment Fund, which is intended to provide technical and marketing assistance to help food processors dev...
What You Need to Know Today: The corn and soybean markets closed slightly higher in low-volume trade. The wheat market was mixed, with HRW continuing its downward trek on improved moisture. As expected, the bearish cattle on feed report drove down cattle prices and pulled hogs down with it. Mi...
Monday, 25 May is a U.S. holiday, and both the markets and our office will be closed. Please note that the next issue of Ag Perspectives will be published on Tuesday, 26 May. The WPI staff wishes everyone a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend...
USDA’s monthly cattle on feed report was released today. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity amounted to 11.6 million head, 102 percent of last year. Source: USDA, WPI Placements were up, but part of that is attributable to persistent drought c...
