The Canadian Wheat board announced recently that Cargill Ltd. is the first grain handler to establish an agreement with the new CWB. The deal will allow farmers who decide to continue marketing through the CWB to use Cargill...
Read MoreGlobal maritime firms are starting to take container ships out of operation as rising fuel prices and falling freight rates erode profits, the head of industry leader Maersk Line said on Thursday. Around 5 percent of the global...
Read MoreAn expected series of strikes will delay many shipments, but the overall effect on international grain markets is expected to be muted. A strike would have to extend 20 days or more before global buyers are likely to shift...
Read MoreExcerpts from In These Times, March 15: Last May, AFL-CIO President Trumka declared labor’s political independence by pledging to use the power of Super PACS to reach out to nonunion voters and build labor’s own political...
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