Supply Chain and Logistics
Improved water levels are allowing more vessels and deeper loads through the Panama Canal.
Weekly ethanol output fell to its lowest level since January as inventories continued to decline.
Winning bids averaged about $1.3 million as demand for 2027 grain rail capacity increased.
Mid-Atlantic farmers are locking in 2027 fertilizer contracts now, as nitrogen imports and market uncertainty make input-cost planning a key risk-management concern.
Processing delays can back cattle up through feedyards and increase costs for producers.
USDA says decades of research and industry changes have made E. coli outbreaks linked to ground beef less common.
Hundreds of thefts have been reported as used cooking oil becomes more valuable for biodiesel production.
Record diesel prices are adding to harvest and grain transportation costs.
Bill C-39 includes potential labor code changes and an extension of expanded railway interswitching.