Crops
Reading Time: 4 minutes Spray expert says proposed dicamba rule change would ban ‘over the top’ use of the herbicide
Proposed dicamba restrictions please expert
U.S. grains: Soybean futures fall after Trump-Xi call
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to their lowest in a week on Friday, erasing early gains after a phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping failed to yield news on soybean exports, analysts said. Corn and wheat futures followed soybeans lower. Additional pressure stemmed from the ongoing […] Read more
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Western Canadian bids slightly decline
Reading Time: 2 minutes The ongoing Prairie wheat harvest and a stronger Canadian dollar caused Western Canadian wheat bids to decline during the week ended Sept. 19, 2025.
Louis Dreyfus posts higher volumes, lower profits in first half
Reading Time: < 1 minute Agricultural commodity merchant Louis Dreyfus Company recorded a rise in first-half sales, supported by higher volumes shipped, but weaker prices for most crops pushed down profits, it said on Friday.
Rains slow Saskatchewan harvest: report
Reading Time: < 1 minute Widespread rainfall slowed the harvest progress across Saskatchewan during the week ended Sept. 15, according to the latest provincial report.
Health Canada proposes new restrictions for dicamba on soybeans
Reading Time: 2 minutes Pest Management Regulatory Agency removes the registration to spray dicamba on dicamba tolerant soybeans after the crop starts growing
ICE Canada Weekly: More declines on horizon for canola
Reading Time: 2 minutes Expect canola futures to fall back in the coming months, said analyst Jerry Klassen of Resilient Capital in Winnipeg. Klassen pointed to the Statistics Canada production update and China as two reasons for the coming declines.
CBOT Weekly: Futures rise on multiple factors
Reading Time: 2 minutes Different factors caused crop futures on the Chicago Board of Trade to rise during the week ended Sept. 17, 2025.
Manitoba harvest hits halfway mark: report
Reading Time: < 1 minute Harvest progress in Manitoba hit the halfway mark during the week ended Sept. 16, according to the latest crop report from the provincial agriculture department.
Canadian crop production revised mostly higher from August
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canadian grain and oilseed production in 2025/26 was likely larger than earlier expectations, as warm temperatures and increased precipitation across the Prairies in August helped crop development, according to updated estimates from Statistics Canada released Sept. 17.
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