Crops
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian pea growers face 100 per cent import tariff into China so continued access to Indian market is welcome news.
India extends exemption on pea duty
Canadian pea growers face 100 per cent import tariff into China so continued access to Indian market is welcome news
Australia forecasts wheat output down 10 per cent on dry conditions
Barley, canola also hit
Reading Time: 2 minutes Australia's wheat production is projected to drop 10 per cent this year to 30.6 million tonnes, with barley and canola output also expected to fall due to dry conditions across several cropping regions, the agriculture ministry, ABARES, said.
Most crops off to good start
Some parts of the Prairies are very dry, but provincial crop specialists say it’s still early in the season
Reading Time: 3 minutes Some parts of the Prairies are very dry, but provincial crop specialists say it's still early in the season
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Weather lifts Western Canadian prices
Dryness lends support to wheat prices
Reading Time: 2 minutes Dry conditions on both sides of the Canada/U.S. border helped lift Western Canadian wheat prices for the week ended May 29, 2025.
Saskatchewan Crop Report: Seeding to be completed next week
Crop progress stands at 88 per cent
Reading Time: 2 minutes Warm and windy conditions allowed Saskatchewan growers to plant 88 per cent of projected acres as of May 28.
Mustard marches on despite fewer acres
Saskatchewan acres to decline by nearly half
Reading Time: 2 minutes Mustard acres in Saskatchewan are projected to fall by nearly half compared to last year, according to Statistics Canada. But growers still want the seed to be a part of their crop rotations.
Expanding greenhouse sector means more home-grown veggies
Plenty of room to expand in controlled environment agriculture, but investment needed says FCC
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada continues to rely heavily in imported fruits and vegetables, especially during its long winters but different types of controlled environment agriculture like greenhouses are expanding and changing the balance says Farm Credit Canada.
Feed Grain Weekly: Farmers still waiting on pasture
Buying activity at feedlots continue to be strong
Reading Time: < 1 minute There is still some buying activity at feedlots despite some cattle already being put out to pasture for the summer months, according to Susanne Leclerc at Edmonton-based Market Master Ltd.
ICE Canada Weekly: Canola to move with the weather
Announcement pending on 45Z biofuel tax credit
Reading Time: < 1 minute As May winds down the prospect of rain saw canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange fall back on May 28, with the old crop July contract taking the biggest hit.
Drought developing in northern Saskatchewan agricultural region
Almost no rain has fallen since April 1 in Nipawin and Prince Albert
Reading Time: 2 minutes In the 30 days of April, Nipawin received one millimetre of precipitation. In the first 27 days of May, the Environment Canada weather station in Nipawin recorded 1.5 mm of rain and snow.
A message from April Stewart, Country Guide's Associate Editor
