Crops
Reading Time: < 1 minute In Manitoba, the planting of pulse crops was barely underway during the week of April 28, said Dennis Lange, industry development pulse specialist for the province's agriculture department.
Pulse Weekly: Seeding of Manitoba pulses getting started
Specialist expects similar acres to last year
Smaller Australian wheat crop in 2025/26
Dry conditions cut into production says USDA attaché
Reading Time: < 1 minute Australian wheat production has been projected to drop in 2025/26 by 3.11 million tonnes, according to the United States Department of Agriculture attaché in Canberra. The attaché projected the country’s wheat output at 31 million tonnes for the coming marketing year.
Speculative net long position grows in canola
Bullish bets rise
Reading Time: < 1 minute Speculative fund traders continue to add to their net long position in canola futures, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
Building a resilient food chain
Canadian farms are connecting both ends of the food chain through sustainable and regenerative practices
Reading Time: 6 minutes Dianne Wolters wants to build connections. As a farmer and food processor, she is in a unique position to show her food manufacturing customers the benefits of regenerative agriculture practices. Wolters wants to help these customers market their baked goods and consumer products as sustainably sourced, while also supporting fellow farmers in their sustainability efforts. […] Read more
Higher deliveries in most grains; Canola drops back March to March
Canola drops back March to March
Reading Time: < 1 minute There were several increases in the producer deliveries major grains report for March compared to a year ago, according to Statistics Canada on April 28. However, there were notable decreases in canola and rye from March to March.
Advancing regenerative farming practices
One company is helping Ontario farmers adopt sustainable practices to reduce risk
Reading Time: 3 minutes Last year, Griffith Foods launched a pilot program to promote regenerative agriculture in Ontario wheat in partnership with Parrish & Heimbecker, Limited (P&H), Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association and the Sustainable Food Lab. Through the Advancing Regenerative Agriculture Farming Practices program, the global food company set out to support and incentivize the adoption of […] Read more
CWRS bids dip with U.S. futures, CPSR firm
Spring wheat prices for week ended April 24
Reading Time: 2 minutes Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada moved lower during the week ended April 24, but other wheat varieties held firm despite losses in the United States futures.
Feed Grain Weekly: Prices rise on seasonality
C$3 to C$5/tonne weekly increases reported
Reading Time: < 1 minute Feed prices in the Lethbridge area during the week ended April 24 were slightly higher as growers get deeper into springtime.
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
ICE Canada Weekly: Canola in a good position
July contract to hit C$700/tonne, just when?
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canola futures are expected to climb higher on the Intercontinental Exchange in the coming weeks, commented Phil Speiss, trader with RBC Dominion Securities in Winnipeg. How quickly that happens is dependent on whether demand rationing kicks in or not.
A message from April Stewart, Country Guide's Associate Editor
