Reading Time: < 1 minute Canadian farmers planted their smallest barley crop in eight years in 2025, with tightening supplies likely going forward.
Feed grain weekly: Canadian barley area down
Supplies to tighten
Pulse weekly: U.S. pulse area up in 2025
Stocks also higher
Reading Time: < 1 minute Farmers in the United States expect to grow more pulses in 2025, with areas planted to peas, lentils, chickpeas and edible beans all up on the year in the latest acreage data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, released June 30.
USDA lowers soybean/corn acreage estimates, wheat up from March
Quarterly stocks data also out
Reading Time: < 1 minute Farmers in the United States planted slightly less soybeans and corn than earlier intentions in 2025, according to updated acreage data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture released June 30.
ICE canola weekly outlook: Uptrend intact despite selloff
Nov canola holds above 20-day moving average
Reading Time: < 1 minute ICE Futures canola fell from contract highs as summer officially began and wild swings in outside markets weighed on values. However, support held to the downside and the uptrend remained intact ahead of a pair of key reports that could provide some nearby direction.
Saskatchewan crops in need of rain: report
Intense storms cause some damage
Reading Time: 2 minutes Isolated showers across Saskatchewan during the week ended June 16 brought welcome moisture, but "a good general rain is needed to help push crop development and ensure the crop doesn't begin to deteriorate in condition," said the latest provincial crop report released June 19.
Varied rains leave parts of Manitoba in need of moisture: report
Planting 100 per cent complete
Reading Time: < 1 minute Varied rainfall across Manitoba left many areas of the province still in need of precipitation, with accumulations at 60 per cent of normal in eastern, Interlake and northwestern regions, reported Manitoba Agriculture in its latest weekly crop report.
Prairie wheat bids dip with U.S. futures, rising loonie
Durum narrowly mixed
Reading Time: < 1 minute Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada softened during the week ended June 12, as losses in the United States futures and strength in the Canadian dollar weighed on values.
Feed grain weekly: Larger world barley crop expected in 2025/26
USDA predicts 2.5 million-tonne increase on year
Reading Time: < 1 minute Global barley production in 2025/26 is forecast to increase by 2.5 million tonnes in 2025/26, with larger crops in the European Union and Russia more than countering smaller crops elsewhere, according to the latest estimates from the United States Department of Agriculture.
Sporadic rains lead to varied crop development in Saskatchewan
Seeding 100 per cent complete
Reading Time: 2 minutes Rains were welcome across much of Saskatchewan during the week ended June 9, but topsoil moisture levels declined and crop damage was a concern in areas that missed out on the precipitation, said the latest provincial crop report.
Manitoba crops 99 per cent planted
Five points ahead of average
Reading Time: < 1 minute Seeding operations across Manitoba largely wrapped up during the week ended June 10, with 99 per cent of intended acres in the ground, according to the latest provincial crop report. That was up four points from the previous week and compares with the five-year average of 94 per cent done.
A message from April Stewart, Country Guide's Associate Editor
