Smithfield hit by higher hog prices Thursday, June 10, 2010 Smithfield Food Inc, and the analysts who keep an eye on it, have been caught off guard by the recent leap in hog prices. Meatingplace.com notes that Smithfield was warning investors before regular meetings that its fourth quarter numbers will be weaker than expected, in spite of changes in the way the company is doing business.A BMO Capital Markets analyst noted that Smithfield had still made the right decisions by restructuring its hog business and reducing the amount of debt carried on its balance sheet. The world's largest hog producer is expected to do much better in 2011.Higher raw material costs, meaning hogs, are affecting Smithfield's fresh pork business, while the unexpected run-up in futures has hurt the value of those assets, according to "mark to market" accounting, a system of assigning current market value to financial instruments. BP Bacon a must for foster children? Canada's share of world pork trade predicted to decline
Alberta wants input on highway speeds Thursday, November 13, 2025 The Alberta government wants to know if drivers are okay with going faster on some highways. Albertans have until Dec. 12 to weigh in on the idea of increasing speed limits on divided highways by 10 km/h. A divided highway “is where the travel directions are separated, usually by a... Read this article online
Canada Post submits changes to federal government Thursday, November 13, 2025 Canada Post is committed to servicing rural communities. “We will providereliable and affordable deliveryfor all Canadians while protecting access to vital postal services inrural, remote and Indigenous communities,” the Crown corporation said in a Nov. 10 release. The release informs... Read this article online
The Grey Cup as decided by ag Thursday, November 13, 2025 The Canadian Football League’s (CFL) championship game goes down at Princess Auto Stadium in Winnipeg, Man., on Sunday as the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Montreal Alouettes compete for the 112th Grey Cup. Will Davis Alexander quarterback the Alouettes to the team’s second Grey Cup in... Read this article online
B.C. livestock ID program unreliable Thursday, November 13, 2025 A program designed to protect B.C.’s livestock and poultry sectors isn’t doing so, a new report found. A look into the BC Premises Identification program discovered the Ministry of Agriculture and Food hadn’t implemented the program properly, B.C. Auditor General Sheila Dodds said in a... Read this article online
Titan XC marks 100 million acres treated, driving fertilizer efficiency for farmers Thursday, November 13, 2025 Loveland Products, Inc. has announced that , its leading fertilizer biocatalyst, has now been applied to more than 100 million acres across North America since its introduction in 2013. The achievement underscores ’s long-standing role in helping farmers improve nutrient efficiency... Read this article online