Reading Time: < 1 minute In Manitoba, the planting of pulse crops was barely underway during the week of April 28, said Dennis Lange, industry development pulse specialist for the province's agriculture department.
Pulse Weekly: Seeding of Manitoba pulses getting started
Specialist expects similar acres to last year
Smaller Australian wheat crop in 2025/26
Dry conditions cut into production says USDA attaché
Reading Time: < 1 minute Australian wheat production has been projected to drop in 2025/26 by 3.11 million tonnes, according to the United States Department of Agriculture attaché in Canberra. The attaché projected the country’s wheat output at 31 million tonnes for the coming marketing year.
Higher deliveries in most grains; Canola drops back March to March
Canola drops back March to March
Reading Time: < 1 minute There were several increases in the producer deliveries major grains report for March compared to a year ago, according to Statistics Canada on April 28. However, there were notable decreases in canola and rye from March to March.
ICE Canada Weekly: Canola in a good position
July contract to hit C$700/tonne, just when?
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canola futures are expected to climb higher on the Intercontinental Exchange in the coming weeks, commented Phil Speiss, trader with RBC Dominion Securities in Winnipeg. How quickly that happens is dependent on whether demand rationing kicks in or not.
Barley, Canola, Cereals, Corn, Lentils, Markets, Oats, Peas, Pulses, Soybeans, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat
AAFC tweaks monthly data, but holds canola exports
But year-to-date exports nearly 7.40 million tonnes
Reading Time: < 1 minute Although Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada made several small revisions to its April supply and demand report compared to the previous month, it did not alter any of its canola numbers.
CBOT Weekly: Easter rains could spring delays on planting progress
Trump a wildcard
Reading Time: 2 minutes With the United States weather forecast calling for rain on April 18 and 21, planting progress could come to a quick stop, said broker Scott Capinegro of AgMarket.net in Chicago.
Improved yields to increase Indonesia palm oil output
Accounts for more than half of global production
Reading Time: < 1 minute Palm oil production in Indonesia is expected to rise in 2025/26 to 47 million tonnes, according to the United States Department of Agriculture attache in Jakarta. Such would be a 1.50 million-tonne increase from the attache's estimate of 45.50 million tonnes produced in 2024/25.
Uruguay’s soybean contributions rank 11th in the world
Reading Time: < 1 minute Most often when one thinks of South American soybeans, Brazil and Argentina spring to mind. After all, they are the number one and three soybean producers in the world. But Uruguay is among three other somewhat significant soybean growers on the continent.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Movement in cash prices mixed
Most spring wheat rises, durum slightly lower
Reading Time: 2 minutes While Western Canadian cash prices for spring wheat were mostly higher during the week ended April 10, those for amber durum eased back.
Global rapeseed/canola production dips in April report
USDA lowers output for EU, India
Reading Time: < 1 minute World production of rapeseed/canola for 2024/25 was trimmed by almost 0.53 per cent on April 10, when the United States Department of Agriculture released its World Agricultural Production report.
A message from April Stewart, Country Guide's Associate Editor
