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Reading Time: < 1 minute Seeds Canada and the Canadian Seed Growers' Association (CSGA) say they've agreed to form a committee to advise federal officials through the ongoing process of seed regulatory modernization.
Seed groups agree to form modernization advisory committee
Even more corn in China, Brazil say attachés
Better Chinese yields, stronger Brazil prices
Reading Time: < 1 minute China and Brazil are to further solidify their positions as the world's number two and three corn producers, according to attache reports from the United States Department of Agriculture.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Prices mixed
Wheat complex bumps up, tariff concerns weigh on values
Reading Time: 2 minutes Western Canadian cash prices for spring wheat and amber durum were mixed during the week ended April 3. While upticks in the United States wheat complex lent support, concerns over the worldwide reciprocal tariffs announced by President Donald Trump on April 2 generated a lot of uneasiness in the markets.
No new U.S. tariffs on Canadian canola ‘welcome news’
National canola groups say risks of U.S. tariffs aren’t gone as growers fight two-front trade war
Reading Time: < 1 minute No new tariffs on Canadian canola products means some relief for Canadian canola farmers, though uncertainty remains, say Canada's national canola organizations.
CBOT Weekly: Soy takes hardest hit with Trump tariffs
Biodiesel plan boosted Chicago soy
Reading Time: 2 minutes The day after the so-called 'Liberation Day' the Chicago Board of Trade was experiencing a mixed reaction, said broker Ryan Ettner of Allendale Inc. in McHenry, Ill.
Feed Grains Weekly: Barley waning, wheat on the rise
Trump’s tariffs a wild card
Reading Time: 2 minutes While feed barley prices are generally flat across the Prairies, those for feed wheat are climbing, said Susanne Leclerc of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton.
Pulse Weekly: Trade needs to be at forefront says Pulse Canada
Most prices move lower
Reading Time: 2 minutes Pulse Canada says it wants trade policy to be at the forefront of the federal election. The organization that represents pulse growers, traders and processors noted that more than 85 per cent of the pulses produced in Canada are destined for export.
More corn to be seeded, USDA forecasts
Reading Time: 2 minutes As expected, there's to be an increase in corn plantings this spring, the United States Department of Agriculture estimated in its prospective planting report released on March 31. As well, the USDA reduced soybean and all wheat plantings.
Higher deliveries in most grains reports StatCan
Reading Time: < 1 minute Most farmer deliveries of reported grains increased in February from the year before, according to Statistics Canada on March 28.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Bids mixed despite lower U.S. futures
Reading Time: 2 minutes Western Canadian wheat prices went in both directions despite lower U.S. futures and a stronger Canadian dollar during the week ended March 27, 2025.
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