Reading Time: 2 minutes As China heads into the 2026/27 marketing year, the United States Department of Agriculture attachés in Beijing projected a few minor to moderate changes in the country’s soybean, canola, corn and wheat crops.
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USDA attachés forecast some changes in China’s oilseeds, cereals
China urges hog producers to manage output, vows timely reserve adjustments
Reading Time: < 1 minute China’s state planner on Friday said authorities will make timely adjustments to hog reserves and continue to strengthen the management of hog production capacity.
Farm Credit Canada offers aid to farmers, companies affected by Iran war price spikes
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada’s federally backed farm lender is offering financial aid to farmers, agricultural businesses and food companies hit by the spike in fertilizer and energy prices, it said on Friday.
Unilever in talks with McCormick & Company as it seeks to sell food business
Reading Time: 2 minutes Unilever is in talks with McCormick & Company about selling its foods business, in a potential deal that would bring together the British company’s Hellmann’s and Knorr brands with McCormick’s Cholula hot sauce.
Egg Farmers of Canada sees more hens, greater egg demand in 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canada added 2.92 million hens to its egg-laying flock in 2025, Egg Farmers of Canada said in its annual report released on March 18.
Richardson back in the fold at canola council
Reading Time: 2 minutes Richardson International has rejoined the Canola Council of Canada after a nearly nine-year hiatus.
Online hub gives farmers tools to prepare for crises like extreme weather, disease outbreaks
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) has launched a new online Emergency Preparedness Hub, which collects information and resources in one place to help farmers prepare for crises.
China restricts fertilizer exports, further crimping war-tightened supply
Reading Time: 3 minutes China is clamping down on fertilizer exports to protect its domestic market, a number of industry sources said, putting an additional strain on global markets that were already grappling with shortages caused by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
Grain Growers of Canada announces Bruce Burrows as executive director
Reading Time: < 1 minute Bruce Burrows will be the next executive director of Grain Growers of Canada (GGC).
Proposed Sask. poultry research facility gets funding influx
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Reading Time: 2 minutes A recently-funded poultry facility at the University of Saskatchewan will allow researchers to work on poultry barn lighting, housing and feed systems.
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