Statoil, along with partners ConocoPhillips and Nunaoil, has been awarded block 6 in the East Greenland licence round. Statoil will be operator of the block. Block 6 is located offshore north-east Greenland in a frontier area. Statoil ...
The executive director of Winter Cereals Canada says abundant snow cover in much of Saskatchewan and Manitoba should provide the protection necessary to allow cereal crops planted last fall to survive the winter. Figures released by ...
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Wheat:Net sales of 656,100 MT for delivery during the 2013/2014 marketing year were up 76 percent from the previous week and 47 percent from the prior 4-week average.Increases reported for Japan(129,400 MT),Nigeria(110,000 ...
The Canadian Pork Council suggests changes to the U.S.Farm Bill to address concerns related to Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling could end the need for Canada and Mexico to continue their case against the U.S.at the World Trade ...
The general manager of the National Farm Animal Care Council says the process for updating Canada's Codes of Practice for raising livestock has ensured broad public participation in the effort. The Pig Code of Practice is one of eight ...
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Market News and Review During Tuesday's short session, soybeans regained some of what was lost on Monday. The market was given a boost by Egypt buying 114,000 tons of U.S. soybeans. Another 185,000 tons were sold to unknown destinations. ...
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Motorola will start selling a cheap smartphone in the U.S. more than a month ahead of schedule. The company says it was able to produce the Moto G phones faster than expected. The U.S. launch was initially planned for January. But it is ...
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SNC-Lavalin (TSX: SNC) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract by the Iraq Ministry of Oil's State Company for Oil Projects (SCOP) to provide engineering services for the Iraq Export Pipeline Project. Working closely ...
Canada-based Chantler Packaging has unveiled a new EnduroPouch, which is designed for packing grapes and cherries. Claimed to be an alternate to the traditional produce bags, EnduroPouch is also being used for some vegetables such as mini ...
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November saw a decline in spot market freight volumes in Canada, according to the latest data from TransCore Link Logistics. Month-over-month volumes fell 9% compared to October, and were off 2% compared to November 2012, TransCore ...
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According to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in October this year Turkey's coking coal imports totaled 220,445 mt, down by more than half on year on year and month on month basis. Meanwhile, the value of these ...
B.C.’s South Fraser Perimeter Road was opened to traffic over the weekend. The new four-lane highway will provide greater access to Vancouver ports and will alleviate congestion in the region. “The completion of the South ...
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Claude Resources Inc. ("Claude" and or the "Company") (TSX: CRJ; OTCQB: CLGRF)today announced that it has entered into a Definitive Agreement (the "Agreement") to sell Claude's 100 percent interest in the Madsen Gold Project in Red Lake, ...
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Expeditors International of Washington Inc. said it has chosen Jeffrey Musser to become CEO in March. Musser, currently Expeditors' chief information officer, will replace Peter Rose, who announced in October that he would retire. Rose ...
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Navistar reports a fourth quarter 2013 net loss of $154 million, or $1.91 per diluted share. But still, that's good when compared to the fourth quarter 2012 when Navistar reported a net loss of $2.8 billion, or $40.13 per diluted share. ...
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