Sentences with phrase «grain shipments in»

As food prices climbed everywhere, some exporting countries began to restrict grain shipments in an effort to limit food price inflation at home.

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Moe told the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities on Friday that this is the second time in four years that grain shipments have been delayed.

MOSCOW Grain exporters in southern Russia are seeking government assurances that shipments will not be disrupted during the World Cup soccer finals because of tight security on roads and at ports, industry sources said.

The coalition of business associations is urging Ottawa to refrain from issuing an order, however, which was last used in 2013 - 14 by former prime minister Stephen Harper when grain shipments were similarly backlogged.

Until modern farm equipment was invented to gather grains out of the field quickly for shipment to cities and large storage facilities, grains were cut and stored in the fields until time to use or sell them.

As unemployment rose along with the price of bread, hungry citizens in Channel ports rioted against the shipment of grain to Britain.

Then there are the verifiers, consultants like Det Norske Veritas (big in shipping inspection) or SGS (which got its start weighing grain shipments), who ensure that projects actually reduce emissions.

According to one story, in the early 1500s, a Polish merchant traded a shipment of grain for sheep.

Then the Saint Lawrence Seaway opened in 1957, connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic and allowing grain shipments to bypass Buffalo altogether.

In one, CP Rail is challenging a law that requires it to move grain shipments from one rail line to another.