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The article reports on the spread of COVID-19 among meat packing plant workers. It mentions the conditions under which employees work which can spread the disease, the effect on the meat supply, and presents the case of Rafael Benjamin, a worker at the Cargill plant in Hazleton, Pennsylvania.

(Bloomberg) -- Hog plants are at risk of shutting as soaring inflation hampers demand for pork while feed costs climb. Closely held Canadian HyLife Foods is looking for a buyer for its pork plant southwest of Minneapolis just three years after it purchased the facility, which processes about 1.2 million hogs annually. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Exports from the world's top canola shipper could drop by nearly half in coming years as Canada's biggest processors bet more of the oilseed will be used in renewable fuel to power trucks and farm equipment. Canada's shippers plan to boost the nation's canola crush capacity by 50% as companies seek to meet rising demand for the oilseed in North America's burgeoning renewable fuel market. [Extracted from the article]

Drought fears in Canada come amid continued uncertainty about wheat exports from the Black Sea region and as dry conditions in parts of the US threaten to cut output. Canada is the world's top canola grower and a major wheat exporter. (Bloomberg) -- A dry spell is parching Canadian farmland when growers most need moisture to plant the wheat and canola crops that help feed the world. [Extracted from the article]

While higher interest rates and pricier fertilizer costs for farmers were expected to hamper land prices and sales, demand was "robust", the report said. (Bloomberg) -- There's an outlier in Canadian real estate that has yet to see a pinch from rising interest rates: farmland. [Extracted from the article]

Though prices are down now, their returns are still higher than those of oats, and sales for Canadian spring wheat have been strong, Townsend said. (Bloomberg) -- One of the world's top wheat exporters is poised to add to an already abundant breadbasket. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- It's deep into winter on the northern fringe of the Quebec maple groves that feed Alan Bryson's syrup-making operation and it's so warm that tree sap has already started flowing. The Quebec Maple Syrup Producers, the agency charged with setting prices and output in the world's top-producing region, had a record bounty last year and expects to sell 179.2 million pounds in its current marketing year. [Extracted from the article]

Costs for pulp globally are climbing, and toilet paper makers including Kimberly-Clark Corp. have implemented price hikes in an effort to boost margins. (Bloomberg) -- Toilet paper prices are on the rise yet again, and the blame can be pinned on an unexpected culprit: the housing market slump. Canadian sawmill closures are tightening the pulp market for now, but the impact on prices will eventually be balanced by weaker consumption and more supply available from northern Europe, said Kevin Mason, of ERA Forest Products Research. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- The humble cardboard box, a marker for consumer spending, is showing signs of a "modest" comeback, according to one of the world's biggest suppliers. Demand has been weaker as consumers spend less on goods amid rising inflation and interest rates. International Paper Co. is seeing customers start to replenish box inventories, Chief Executive Officer Mark Sutton said Tuesday during the company's earnings call. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- The chill in North America's housing market has lumber traders saying the commodity's recent rally may not have much more room to run. Rising interest rates are having a negative effect on the North American housing market, and rates are expected to rise for most of 2023 as the Federal Reserve tries to suppress inflation, RBC Capital Markets analyst Paul Quinn said in a note. [Extracted from the article]

Rebel Farmers Are Pushing Back on Climate Action. Farmers have picked up the refrain, warning that climate-related regulation will mean not only less food but higher prices in the supermarket for consumers already grappling with the worst inflation in decades. Polish and Greek farmers drove tractors to their capitals to voice grievances earlier this year and protests in solidarity with Dutch farmers erupted across Europe. "Farmers in the Netherlands - of all places - are courageously opposing the climate tyranny of the Dutch government", he said at a rally in July. [Extracted from the article]

Barley prices in parts of Canada have soared 30% since August and are trading near the record highs of 2021 when the nation's harvest was the second-smallest since 1967. (Bloomberg) -- Sky-high barley prices are turning Canada's rare buying-spree of US corn into a habit. [Extracted from the article]

"The pricing thing is a bit of a hangover from lastyear", Watts said by phone, adding that there is strongdemand from the livestock sector for feed in addition tointerest from big malting barley buyers like China. Pricing "Hangover" Squeezes Beermakers as Barley Costs Surge (Bloomberg) -- Brewers are getting squeezed by stubbornlyhigh barley prices as a bumper North American harvestfails to quench demand for the beer-making ingredient. [Extracted from the article]

Heavy rain across the region could drop up to 4 inches of rain, and in many areas this will be falling on snow in the mountains raising the risk of landslides, said Paul Walker, a meteorologist for commercial-forecaster AccuWeather Inc. Grain terminals in Vancouver are having trouble loading and unloading grain amid heavy, persistent rain in British Columbia, creating a backlog of trains that are unable to deliver to the port, said David Przednowek, assistant vice president of grain for Canadian National Railway Co. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Nutrien Ltd. fell the most ever Thursday while CF Industries Holdings Inc. recovered from an early slide, after both posted disappointing quarterly earnings driven by farmers' reluctance to purchase high-priced fertilizer. Fertilizer prices are falling from the highest levels seen in years as farmers postpone purchases to await lower prices, creating gluts that are upending the market for crop inputs. [Extracted from the article]

The price is so cheap that it may result in sawmill closures in the heavily forested western Canadian province of British Columbia as producers try to reduce supplies, according to RBC Capital Markets analyst Paul Quinn. (Bloomberg) -- A pall in North America's housing market is slashing demand for lumber and threatening to shut down sawmills in one of the continent's biggest timber producing regions. [Extracted from the article]

Nutrien Ltd.'s plan to increase potash production capacity to 18 million tons by 2025 has not changed, Chief Executive Officer Ken Seitz said Thursday during the company's third-quarter earnings call. (Bloomberg) -- The world's top fertilizer maker will boost output of a key crop nutrient even as demand softens. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Canadian National Railway Co. raised its earnings outlook for the year as it reaps the benefits of a strong US dollar and a decision to impose higher fuel surcharges on customers. It had cut its profit outlook in April, saying costs would be much higher because of the spike in fuel prices triggered by Russia's war in Ukraine. [Extracted from the article]

Wheat supplies are in focus because global food prices have touched records in recent months as inflation ripples through economies and hunger levels rise. (Bloomberg) -- The world desperately needs more grains to help temper rampant food inflation, yet there are signs that the US, a key producer, will ship the smallest amount of wheat in 50 years. [Extracted from the article]

Canada's harvest rebound comes as world grain supplies have been uncertain following the war in Ukraine. (Bloomberg) -- The world sorely needs more grains and Canada has a bin-busting harvest this year -- but shippers fear there aren't enough rail cars to transport it all. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- The world sorely needs more grains and Canada has a bin-busting harvest this year -- but shippers fear there aren't enough rail cars to transport it all. Canada's harvest rebound comes as world grain supplies have been uncertain following the war in Ukraine. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- The world sorely needs more grains, and Canada has a bin-busting harvest this year. Canada's harvest rebound comes as world grain supplies have been uncertain following the war in Ukraine. [Extracted from the article]

Scott Harris of North American Public Adjusters Insurance Claims Consultants in Cape Coral, Florida, said he's concerned about the possibility of severe delays in getting such rebuilding materials as lumber, drywall, tile and shingles. Lumber prices have been volatile since the pandemic began, and this year's surge in borrowing costs sent prices falling from records set in 2021. (Bloomberg) -- The difficult job of rebuilding communities pummeled by Hurricane Ian is expected to be made even worse by a problem that's lingered since the early days of the pandemic: snarled supply chains. [Extracted from the article]

Lumber prices have been volatile since the pandemic began, and this year's surge in borrowing costs sent prices falling from records set in 2021. (Bloomberg) -- The difficult job of rebuilding communities pummeled by Hurricane Ian is expected to be made even worse by a problem that's lingered since the early days of the pandemic: snarled supply chains. [Extracted from the article]

Hurricane Ian Has Potential for "Catastrophic" Chemical Leak (Bloomberg) -- As Floridians board up their homes and businesses brace for Hurricane Ian's impact, environmental groups worry there's one big hazard that's been left exposed to storm damage: pools and stacks that contain a toxic fertilizer byproduct. "Protecting the environment and the communities around our sites in Florida is a top priority, especially during Hurricane Ian", a spokesperson for Mosaic said Wednesday by email. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Fertilizer maker Mosaic Co. has evacuated some of its Florida operations as Hurricane Ian prepares to make landfall. Read more: Ian threatens US fertilizer output, risking more inflation Ian's current trajectory has it passing near Tampa, through the bulk of Mosaic's facilities. [Extracted from the article]

All of our Florida locations have been secured with some "fully evacuated", Mosaic spokesman Bill Barksdale said Wednesday in an email. (Bloomberg) -- Fertilizer maker Mosaic Co. has evacuated some of its Florida operations as Hurricane Ian prepares to make landfall. [Extracted from the article]

Environmental experts worry the possibility of storm damage poses a serious risk for a toxic spill due to the way phosphate is produced and its byproducts are stored. Hurricane Ian Stokes Potential for "Catastrophic" Chemical Spill (Bloomberg) -- As Floridians board up their homes and businesses brace for Hurricane Ian's impact, environmental groups worry there's one big hazard that's been left exposed to storm damage: pools and stacks that contain a toxic fertilizer byproduct. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- The world's top fertilizer maker says Russia's war in Ukraine is driving supply disruptions in nitrogen and potash markets and exacerbating concerns of global food shortages. Challenges of shipping food and fertilizer from Russia are expected to persist, Nutrien Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Ken Seitz said in an interview for the Bloomberg Canadian Finance Conference. Russia and Belarus account for about 40% of global potash production and Russia produces about 20% of the world's nitrogen, according to Nutrien. [Extracted from the article]

Global food prices have touched records in recent months as inflation ripples through economies and hunger levels rise. (Bloomberg) -- Hurricane Ian is poised to strike at the nation's production of phosphate fertilizer, threatening supply as the cost of growing food in the US rises by the most ever. [Extracted from the article]

Fertilizer companies expect slowdowns will impact shipments starting this week, FitzPatrick said. (Bloomberg) -- A looming US railway strike has already halted shipments of a critical fertilizer ingredient at a time when American farmers need it the most. [Extracted from the article]

President Joe Biden and cabinet officials were in touch with freight-rail companies and unions on Monday in an effort to avert a strike, according to a White House official. A strike would threaten shipments of grains, fertilizer and energy when global food prices are elevated and inflation ripples through economies. (Bloomberg) -- Commodities groups are sounding the alarm as a potential railway strike threatens to cripple transportation of vital goods from food and lumber to coal. [Extracted from the article]

Keywords: CNR@CN; CP@CN; AGR; BUSINESS; CANADA; CMD; COS; GEN; GOV; INDUSTRIAL; INDUSTRIES; MARKETS; NORTHAM; TRN; US; WORLD EN CNR@CN CP@CN AGR BUSINESS CANADA CMD COS GEN GOV INDUSTRIAL INDUSTRIES MARKETS NORTHAM TRN US WORLD The world desperately needs more grain, and Canada is set to harvest a bumper crop. RHGBI1DWX2PS (Bloomberg) -- The world desperately needs more grain, and Canada is set to harvest a bumper crop. [Extracted from the article]

Keywords: CNR@CN; AGR; ALLTOP; BUSINESS; CMD; COS; GEN; GOV; INDUSTRIAL; INDUSTRIES; MARKETS; TOP; TRN; WORLD; WWTOP; WWTOPAM EN CNR@CN AGR ALLTOP BUSINESS CMD COS GEN GOV INDUSTRIAL INDUSTRIES MARKETS TOP TRN WORLD WWTOP WWTOPAM The world desperately needs more grain, and Canada is set to harvest a bumper crop. RHG2ALDWX2PS (Bloomberg) -- The world desperately needs more grain, and Canada is set to harvest a bumper crop. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- A turnaround in Canada's wheat crop may help boost world supplies. Global wheat supplies have been uncertain after Russia's invasion of Ukraine and extreme weather trimmed output in parts of Europe. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Supply cuts from a top Canadian producer are sending lumber prices on a rally even as rising interest rates put a chill on housing markets. Rising lumber prices affect real estate markets in the US as well as Canada. [Extracted from the article]

Seitz was named interim CEO in January after former CEO Mayo Schmidt made a surprise exit after just eight months in the top job. (Bloomberg) -- Nutrien Ltd. named Ken Seitz as its new chief executive officer, months after a boardroom shakeup at the world's largest fertilizer maker. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Nutrien Ltd. named Ken Seitz as its new chief executive officer, months after a boardroom shakeup at the world's largest fertilizer maker. Seitz was named interim CEO in January after former CEO Mayo Schmidt made a surprise exit after just eight months in the top job. [Extracted from the article]

The lumber-tariff challenge would be the latest to use adispute-resolution mechanism in the USMCA agreement between thethree nations, previously known as Nafta. (Bloomberg) -- Canada's government said it will challenge USduties on softwood lumber, saying the tariffs have caused"unjustified harm" to the industry and workers. [Extracted from the article]

Supplies from Russia may remain as much as 20% below 2021levels even as access to export markets grow into the coming year,Ken Seitz, interim CEO of Nutrien Ltd. said in a Thursdayinterview. (Bloomberg) -- Global potash will remain tight even as morebuyers shed their fear of buying from Russia and Belarus,according to a top fertilizer maker's chief executive officer. [Extracted from the article]

WFG@CN, BUSINESS, CMD, COS, CST, GOV, INDUSTRIAL, INDUSTRIES, NORTHAM, WORLD Keywords: WFG@CN; BUSINESS; CMD; COS; CST; GOV; INDUSTRIAL; INDUSTRIES; NORTHAM; WORLD EN WFG@CN BUSINESS CMD COS CST GOV INDUSTRIAL INDUSTRIES NORTHAM WORLD (Bloomberg) A lingering trade dispute between the US and Canada is expected to keep tariffs on softwood lumber in place, adding to soaring inflation costs. [Extracted from the article]

IP, AGR, ALLTOP, BASIC, BUSINESS, CMD, CONS, CONSD, COS, INDUSTRIES, INTERNET, MARKETS, NORTHAM, PAC, TEC, TMT, TOP, US, WORLD, WWTOP, WWTOPAM Keywords: IP; AGR; ALLTOP; BASIC; BUSINESS; CMD; CONS; CONSD; COS; INDUSTRIES; INTERNET; MARKETS; NORTHAM; PAC; TEC; TMT; TOP; US; WORLD; WWTOP; WWTOPAM EN IP AGR ALLTOP BASIC BUSINESS CMD CONS CONSD COS INDUSTRIES INTERNET MARKETS NORTHAM PAC TEC TMT TOP US WORLD WWTOP WWTOPAM (Bloomberg) Even the humble cardboard box isn't immune to inflation. [Extracted from the article]

Agriculture emissions have soared in recent decades asfarmers apply more fertilizer to increase output. (Bloomberg) -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau'spush to accelerate the fight against climate change issparking a showdown with the nation's farmers, who sayit's threatening food supplies -- and their profits. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- West Fraser Timber Co. says it hasn't received a proposal regarding a takeover bid, throwing cold water on a report that CVC Capital Partners has joined forces with a wood-products firm to make a bid for the Canadian lumber company. Billionaire Jim Pattison is West Fraser's largest shareholder, according to data compiled by Bloomberg, and is also the majority shareholder in Canfor Corp., another major Canadian lumber company. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- West Fraser Timber Co. says it hasn't received a proposal regarding a takeover bid, responding to a report that CVC Capital Partners had joined forces with a wood-products firm to make a bid for the Canadian lumber company. A Reuters report said CVC and wood panel manufacturer Kronospan have submitted a joint expression of interest to acquire the company. [Extracted from the article]

GreenLight Biosciences acquired the RNA technology from Bayer in 2020 and it is the first RNA regulation that directly targets the mites, which reproduce in the same cells as bee larvae. (Bloomberg) -- Technology used to develop Covid-19 vaccines may also help combat a honeybee-killing pest. [Extracted from the article]

The US International Trade Commission ruled Monday it will not impose tariffs on Russian and Trinidadian imports of urea ammonium nitrate, which is used in liquid fertilizers. (Bloomberg) -- The US has put a simmering trade spat over fertilizer imports on ice. [Extracted from the article]