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WINNIPEG/MUMBAI (Reuters) — Canadian lentil sales to India have slowed since prime minister Justin Trudeau said last week he suspected India of involvement in an assassination on Canadian soil, industry sources in both countries say. Trudeau said Canada was “actively pursuing credible allegations” linking Indian government agents to the murder of a Sikh separatist leader Read more

OTTAWA (Reuters) — The federal government will review a planned merger between Bunge and Glencore-backed Viterra, the transport minister said in a statement yesterday. As part of the review, the transport ministry will launch a public interest assessment of the proposed acquisition, which must be completed by June 2, 2024, Pablo Rodriguez said in a Read more

Anthrax has been confirmed in the Rural Municipality of Cote in east-central Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan Agriculture said Sept. 26 laboratory tests confirmed the disease as the cause of death in one cow and the suspected cause in the deaths of two other cattle in the same herd. Anthrax spores can live in soil for decades and Read more

China imported a record amount of canola in 2022-23. The Asian giant purchased about 5.1 million tonnes of the oilseed for the Chinese crop year ending this month, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. That is way more than the USDA was initially forecasting. Back in January, it thought China would buy 2.5 Read more

Farm Credit Canada expects fertilizer prices to remain under pressure into early 2024. Prices have been falling since reaching record highs in 2022 as the world faced supply issues following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. FCC senior economist Leigh Anderson thinks the recent downward trend will continue for the first part of 2024 and then recover Read more