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Reading Time: 2 minutes Tariffs on Canadian canola oil and meal imposed by the United States and China have sunk the futures for the oilseed at the Intercontinental Exchange.
ICE Weekly: No end in sight for canola’s downfall
U.S., China tariffs sink canola prices
CBOT Weekly: Prices expected to slowly recover
Unless tariffs throw a wrench into things
Reading Time: 2 minutes Corn and soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade are expected to slowly recover by the end of March, said broker Ryan Ettner of Allendale Inc. in McHenry, Ill. However, the tariff policies of the Trump administration could easily redirect that trend.
Canada to seed more wheat, less canola in 2025: StatCan
Farmers also seeding more peas, corn and oats
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian farmers intend to plant more wheat and less canola in 2025, according to the first survey-based estimates for the upcoming growing season from Statistics Canada released March 12. Area seeded to corn, oats and peas is also expected to rise, while soybeans, barley and lentils are forecast to lose acres.
U.S. wheat sees most notable changes in March S/D report
Reading Time: 2 minutes No change was the central theme to the March supply and demand report from the United States Department of Agriculture issued on March 11. In most categories of the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE), the USDA kept the same data as in its February report.
Cold plasma shows promise as seed treatment
Fourth state of matter showed to slow growth of fall armyworm, boost plant development
Reading Time: 2 minutes A University of Arkansas study showed cold plasma shows promise as a seed treatment against fall armyworm and promoted rice plant development.
Pulse Weekly: China includes peas in tariff threat
India extends duty-free period on yellow pea imports
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian yellow peas were hit with bad news on March 7, but the pulse received good news on March 10. In the bad news, China announced that Friday it's prepared to impose 100 per cent tariffs on its pea imports from Canada effective March 20, as well as imports of canola oil and canola meal. Plus there are to be 25 per cent levies on imports of Canadian pork and aquatic products.
Producers pivot in the face of changing climate
No one ever said farming was easy. Now, challenges posed by weather extremes have some producers looking at their enterprises a little differently
Reading Time: 9 minutes A recent study by Farmers for Climate Change revealed that climate is a top worry for producers. Respondents listed reduced profits and yields due to extreme weather events as key concerns. Many producers expressed interest in adopting new practices to develop greater resiliency. Seventy-six percent of producers said extreme weather had an impact on their […] Read more
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Prices either side of steady
Trump tariffs pressuring U.S. wheat prices
Reading Time: 2 minutes Western Canadian cash prices for spring wheat and amber durum were mixed during the week ended March 6. Declines in the United States wheat complex weighed on Prairie cash prices, as did a stronger Canadian dollar.
Oats swinging higher, but rangebound
Futures no longer connected to cash market
Reading Time: 2 minutes As oat futures fluctuate on the Chicago Board of Trade, they remain rangebound, said Progressive Ag analyst Tom Lilja in Fargo, N.D. However, to Scott Shiels of Grain Millers Canada in Yorkton, Sask. there’s a disconnect between those futures and cash prices for oats.
Feed Grains Weekly: Prices feeling the tariff pressure
This is a bit of an overreaction says broker
Reading Time: 2 minutes Even before tariffs were imposed by United States President Donald Trump on March 4, the levies were having an impact on Western Canadian feed grain prices, said Jay Janzen of CorNine Commodities in Lacombe, Alta.
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