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Grain logistics and labour woes need more than a bandage fix

Real Agriculture

Canada’s largest port, the Port of Vancouver, is at a standstill this week, as labour negotiations between the B.C. Maritime Employers Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 514 broke down and resulted in a lockout and strike on Monday.

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Global logistics problems loom large for the months ahead

Real Agriculture

It’s not quite hitting the Canadian grain shipping corridors yet, but global issues with two canals and one border could have large impacts on world grain and product supplies. While not the highest ranking for grain movement, any disruption to a major shipping route has trickle-down effects on others. Read More

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Frontlines: Trouble in the Red Sea, logistics snarls, China, and the U.S. election

Real Agriculture

is working to stop Iran-backed Houthi attacks in the shipping lane Logistics are definitely impacted, but is. is working to stop Iran-backed Houthi attacks in the shipping lane Logistics are definitely impacted, but is. Up for discussion in this episode: Skirmish in the Red Sea — the U.S. Read More

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Strike ends at Vancouver port grain terminals

Real Agriculture

Over six hundred workers at the six main grain export terminals in Vancouver are returning to work as of Saturday, September 28. Their four day strike, which nearly halted grain shipments through Western Canada’s largest port, came to an end late Friday, as the Grain Workers Union Local 333 agreed to a tentative four-year deal.

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Union targeting critical grain movement timing with port strike, says WGEA

Real Agriculture

The timing couldn’t be worse for a port strike and the union representing grain workers in the six main grain terminals in Vancouver knows it. In the world of labour relations, this is what’s known as leverage; the Grain Workers Union Local 333 has it and the union is attempting to use it to its. Read More

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AGT Foods sells shortline rail and bulk handling infrastructure

Real Agriculture

has announced the sale of all shares of its shortline rail and bulk handling infrastructure in Mobil Grain Ltd. has announced the sale of all shares of its shortline rail and bulk handling infrastructure in Mobil Grain Ltd. has announced the sale of all shares of its shortline rail and bulk handling infrastructure in Mobil Grain Ltd.

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Upgrades to the farm yard and bin set up can save labour

Real Agriculture

The phrase work smarter, not harder is perhaps best applied when you’ve got no other choice — a one-person or two-person farm has no choice but to get creative when it comes to handling grain, the logistics of seeding and harvest, and more. But it’s not just farms with only a few people that benefit.

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