Crops
Reading Time: < 1 minute Farmers have likely lost an opportunity to get better prices for their crops, such as canola, just as the harvest across the Canadian Prairies begins to pick up speed, an analyst warned.
A missed opportunity for farmers says analyst
Prices heading down following crop-saving rains
CBOT Weekly: Trade focuses on crop tour
High corn, soybean yields pressure prices
Reading Time: 2 minutes The trade is focusing on results from the Pro Farmer Crop Tour, which will make its way through seven states looking at corn and soybean fields from Aug. 18 to 21, 2025.
Manitoba harvest sees winter crops pass halfway point
Combining of spring crops getting started
Reading Time: 2 minutes Harvest operations in Manitoba pressed ahead during the week ended Aug. 18, with fall rye and winter wheat leading the way.
Nebraska soy, Indiana corn show best potential in years, crop scouts say
Reading Time: 2 minutes Nebraska’s soybean pod count is the highest in at least 22 years, and its corn yield potential is the strongest in four years, scouts said on Tuesday during the second day of Pro Farmer’s annual tour of major grain-producing states.
Pulse Weekly: Saskatchewan peas, lentils in good condition
Provincial pulse specialist sees good quality, quantity
Reading Time: 2 minutes Saskatchewan pulse crops are faring well as harvesting operations begin in the province.
FCC extends support for canola producers
Decision comes after continued global trade disruption, including new Chinese tariffs on canola seed.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Farm Credit Canada has extended its Trade Disruption Customer Support program to canola producers.
Dry soils threaten strong Ohio crops; rains boost South Dakota — tour
Reading Time: 2 minutes The production potential of Ohio's corn crop is the highest in at least 22 years, scouts on the annual Pro Farmer tour of top U.S. producing states found on Monday, but dry conditions could limit yields by the time the autumn harvest rolls around.
U.S. biofuel policies bearish for Canadian oilseeds but opportunities in sight says FCC
Farm Credit Canada reports on biofuel trends to watch amid continued U.S. policy wrangling
Reading Time: 2 minutes While U.S. policy changes may reduce demand for Canadian canola and biofuel exports, but a Farm Credit Canada economist says other renewable fuel opportunities could spur growth.
Alberta Crop Report: Harvest begins in the province
Variable crop conditions across Alberta
Reading Time: 2 minutes The harvest began in Alberta during the week ended Aug. 12, 2025 amidst variable conditions across the province.
U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans rise on short-covering ahead of weekend, crop tour
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. corn and soybean futures rose on Friday on short-covering ahead of the weekend and a closely followed crop tour set to begin surveying fields across the Midwest next week.
A message from April Stewart, Country Guide's Associate Editor
