Reading Time: 3 minutes Canadian canola carryout supplies at the end of the upcoming 2026-27 marketing year will be tighter than earlier projections, according to updated supply and demand estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, released April 17.
AAFC projects tighter canola stocks for 2026-27
New crop wheat ending stocks held at 5.750 million tonnes, while the 2025-26 wheat carryout was projected at 7.250 million tonnes
Feed grain weekly: Western Canadian barley bids seasonally firm
Reading Time: 2 minutes Feed grain bids in Western Canada were showing strength in mid-April, underpinned by seasonal trends and solid export demand.
Prairie CWRS wheat bids dip with U.S. futures, rising loonie
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canada spring wheat bids were mostly lower during the week ended April 14, as strength in the Canadian dollar and mixed activity in the United States futures weighed on values.
Canadian drought conditions improve in March
Swaths of B.C., Ontario, Quebec and Prairies see above normal precipitation
Reading Time: 2 minutes Normal to above normal precipitation in March helped moisture conditions improve across much of Canada, according to the latest Canadian Drought Monitor data from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Pulse weekly: Indian forecasters predict below-normal monsoon
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The monsoon rains necessary for pulse crops in India are forecast to be below normal in 2026, creating early uncertainty over upcoming production prospects.
ICE weekly: War news driving canola markets
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canola futures broke below their nearby trading range as a selloff in crude oil weighed on prices. While seasonal price trends point higher, direction will continue to come from developments in the Middle East.
CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans/corn awaiting acreage data
Reading Time: 2 minutes Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade posted some large price swings during the week ended March 25, as market participants reacted to the shifting news out of the Middle East and adjusted positions ahead of upcoming acreage data from the United States Department of Agriculture.
Speculators add to bullish bets in canola
Reading Time: < 1 minute The speculative net long position in canola continues to grow, hitting its largest level in eight months according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released Friday, March 20.
Feed grain weekly: Barley bids rise with crude and corn
Reading Time: 2 minutes Feed grain bids in Western Canada were showing strength in mid-March, as gains in crude oil spill into the agricultural markets.
Agriculture Canada makes small balance sheet adjustments
Reading Time: 3 minutes Updated supply/demand estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, released March 18, included only minor adjustments, as the agency incorporated the latest acreage forecasts from Statistics Canada released earlier in the month.