Crops
Reading Time: 2 minutes Tariffs from China and the United States have paralyzed feed grain markets in Western Canada according to Market Master Ltd. owner Susanne Leclerc from Edmonton.
Feed Grain Weekly: Prices stand still amidst tariff troubles
Politics driving feed grain markets
ICE Canada Weekly: Canola approaching uncertainty
Reading Time: 2 minutes As canola futures try to regain the ground lost during the week of March 10, the longer term outlook for the oilseed is very unknown, according to risk advisor and trader John De Pape of The Trading Floor.
CBOT Weekly: Weather takes some attention off of tariffs
Forecasts, soil conditions affect prices
Reading Time: 2 minutes Weather and soil conditions have taken some of the focus off of tariffs at the Chicago Board of Trade during the week ended March 19, 2025.
U.S. grains: Chicago grains down on U.S.-Russia call, planting intentions
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago wheat futures traded both sides of unchanged on Tuesday, holding near a March high underpinned by concerns over U.S. crop conditions. Traders also awaited the outcome of a call between the leaders of the U.S. and Russia over the war in Ukraine.
Pulse Weekly: Manitoba conditions on the right track
MPSG executive director more worried about tariffs than growing conditions
Reading Time: 2 minutes With six weeks left until the start of seeding, Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers executive director Daryl Domitruk said there are no "red flags" to be seen in current conditions.
With beer drinking down in U.S., barley farmers now fear tariffs
Tariffs could hurt U.S. barley exports to Mexico, Canada
Reading Time: 3 minutes Reciprocal tariffs from Canada and Mexico may raise costs and limit export opportunities for U.S. barley growers, at a time when beer demand is also falling.
Higher Argentine soybean exports says USDA attaché
Changes to export tax spurs exports
Reading Time: < 1 minute Some adjustments to Argentine soybeans were made by the United States Department of Agriculture attaché in Buenos Aires. While the USDA and its attaché agreed Argentina's soybean harvest for the 2024/25 marketing year is to be 49 million tonnes, the two differed on other categories. The report was issued during the week of March 10.
Growers show flax interest amid canola turmoil
Statistics Canada forecasts an acreage drop, but a processor says farmers have been phoning since the U.S. trade war erupted
Reading Time: 2 minutes Statistics Canada has projected that flax acres will decline in 2025. That could happen, but with the trade and tariff uncertainty surrounding canola this winter, more growers are contacting Tyson Fehr and asking questions about the crop.
New national potato wart plan in place for 2025 growing season
Reading Time: < 1 minute The new National Potato Wart Response Plan is complete and will take effect for the 2025 potato crop.
Feed grains weekly: Looming tariffs scaring away demand
Feed market is ‘wait and see’ says broker
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ongoing tariff uncertainty continues to curtail demand in the feed sector across the Canadian Prairies, said broker Evan Peterson of JGL Commodities in Saskatoon.
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