Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada has far fewer green peas than the government is reporting, says an analyst. “Purely from a price perspective, markets believe the Canadian harvest was smaller than estimated by Statistics Canada,” Stat Publishing noted in a recent article.
Industry believes green pea supplies are over-reported
Analysts say crop insurance data and high prices indicate that stocks of the crop are higher than Statistics Canada is reporting
Chinese tariffs could mess with U.S. soybean plans
The fate of canola prices hangs in the balance as American growers decide how to react to 125 per cent tariffs imposed by China
Reading Time: 3 minutes Soybeans could be headed for a wild ride this growing season, says an analyst. Rich Nelson, chief strategist at Allendale Inc., said the outlook ranges from “terribly bearish” to mildly bullish depending on tariffs and weather
Who is likely to win a trade war between the U.S, China?
Some analysts think it’s a war China cannot afford to fight, while others believe the country is in better postion than last time
Reading Time: 3 minutes China's slumping economy might not be able to withstand a prolonged trade war with the United States, according to an analyst.
Fababeans have potential, but looking for foothold
Annual production of the crop appears to have stalled, but there is much more productive capacity in Canada
Reading Time: 2 minutes Fababean is a crop brimming with potential but struggling to establish a foothold in Canada, says an industry official.
Counter tariffs threaten fertilizer prices
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada's proposed retaliatory tariffs could end up hurting the country's grain farmers.
Former assistant commissioner claims harassment at Canadian Grain Commission
Patty Rosher says she was informed she was being investigated for allegations of inappropriate behaviour in September 2022
Reading Time: 2 minutes A former assistant chief commissioner of the Canadian Grain Commission has written a blog post claiming she was subjected to interference and harassment during her time at the agency.
EV tariffs raise Chinese retaliation worries
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance is closely monitoring China’s response to a new round of Canadian tariffs. The fear is that China may respond with retaliatory tariffs or other trade-restricting measures applied to some Canadian agri-food exports.
Tariffs on Chinese EVs prompt canola worries
Reading Time: 2 minutes Some people are wondering if canola could once again be in China’s crosshairs if the country retaliates against a series of new punitive tariffs announced by Canada on Monday.
Good demand expected for Canada’s two biggest crops
Reading Time: 2 minutes Stephen Nicholson, global sector strategist of grains and oilseeds for Rabobank, said the U.S. hard red winter crop is big and getting larger as the weeks tick by. On the surface that sounds like it would be bad news for Canada's spring wheat growers, but he said big yields often correlate to low protein levels for U.S. HRWW.
Entrepreneurs tout products at Ag in Motion event
Reading Time: 3 minutes Entrepreneurs pitched their products at Ag in Motion’s AgTech Breakfast today.
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