Reading Time: 2 minutes The Canadian government is looking for new ways to help the mental health of farmers across the country — and has launched the Producer Mental Wellbeing Initiative (PMWI) to find "collaborative solutions that employ novel strategies" to do just that.
New initiative to promote farmer mental health launched
Collaborative solutions wanted
ICE canola weekly outlook: Politics in the forefront
Trade war weighs on canola prices
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canola contracts on the ICE Futures platform fell sharply lower in early March, as broad import tariffs in the United States went into effect and Canada announced its own retaliatory measures.
Spring flood risk low to moderate in Manitoba: Report
Outlook depends on spring weather
Reading Time: < 1 minute Most of Manitoba is at a low to moderate risk of spring flooding this year, according to the latest outlook from the province's Transportation and Infrastructure's Hydrologic Forecast Centre.
Net long position hits new record in canola futures
Funds put on new bullish bets, cover shorts
Reading Time: < 1 minute Heavy amounts of fund buying coupled with speculators covering short positions saw the net long position in canola futures hit a new record during the week ended Feb. 18.
AAFC adjusts grain/oilseed balance sheets slightly
Canola carryout revised higher, wheat down
Reading Time: 2 minutes Updated estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, released Feb. 19, included only minor revisions to the supply and demand projections for the country’s major crop.
Funds move to large net long position in canola
First net long since 2023
Reading Time: < 1 minute Speculative fund traders moved to a net long position in canola for the first time in one-and-a-half years, as they covered short positions and put on fresh bullish bets in early February, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
Prairie spring wheat bids dip with U.S. futures, rising loonie
Durum steady
Reading Time: 2 minutes Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada moved lower during the week ended Feb. 13, as losses in the United States futures and strength in the Canadian dollar weighed on values.
Feed grain update: Barley bids edge up amid trade uncertainty
Tightening stocks supportive
Reading Time: 2 minutes Feed barley prices in Western Canada were strengthening in early February, although activity was somewhat limited given the threat of tariffs from the United States still overhanging the North American markets.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures mixed Wednesday
Reading Time: < 1 minute Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were mixed Wednesday, with gains in the feeder market and a steady tone in the live cattle market as values retreated from earlier advances.
Pulse weekly: Canadian pulse exports slow down in December
Market waiting to see if India extends duty free yellow pea policy
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian pea and lentil exports slowed down in December compared to the previous month, although year-to-date movement remains solid as India remains in the market for the time being.
A message from April Stewart, Country Guide's Associate Editor
