Reading Time: 2 minutes The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) reported 52 bird flu-infected sites as of Dec. 30, 2025. Of those, 23 were in British Columbia.
Bird flu update: Dog dies in Alberta
CBOT Weekly: Grains, oilseeds down ahead of an uncertain 2026
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. grain and oilseed futures on the Chicago Board of Trade fell during the week ended Dec. 17, 2025 due to lagging exports and delayed data.
Feed Grain Weekly: Quiet trade to close the year
Reading Time: 2 minutes Feed grain prices are not expected to change drastically in the coming months, said a Saskatchewan-based trader.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Western Canadian bids, U.S. futures down
Reading Time: 2 minutes Western Canadian wheat futures were down for the week ended Dec. 9, 2025 due to weaker U.S. futures and a stronger loonie.
Pulse Weekly: Canadian pulse production rises
Reading Time: 2 minutes Statistics Canada released its principal field crop estimates on Dec. 4, which showed bumper crops for most pulses.
ICE Weekly: Trade expects larger StatCan canola estimate
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canola’s sharp drop on Dec. 3 could be the beginning as the trade anticipates a larger canola production estimate from Statistics Canada on Dec. 4.
CBOT Weekly: Prices decline, but find strength before Thanksgiving
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. grain and oilseed futures showed losses earlier in the week ended Nov. 26, 2025, but later rallied to pare or eliminate their losses.
Pulse Weekly: Steady prices, high production for chickpeas
Reading Time: 2 minutes Western Canadian chickpeas saw stable prices and its largest crop in two decades.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Spring wheat mixed, durum lower
Reading Time: 2 minutes Western Canadian spring wheat prices were mixed, while durum prices were down on Nov. 18, 2025.
Feed Grain Weekly: Demand grows at feedlots, overseas
Reading Time: 2 minutes Demand for Western Canadian feed grains at home and overseas are pushing prices upward.
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