Crops
Reading Time: < 1 minute Weak demand continues to hamper prices for feed barley and wheat, said Darcy Haley, vice-president of Ag Value Brokers in Lethbridge.
Feed Grain Weekly: Buyers holding off from making purchases
Weak demand stems from shortage of replacement cattle
ICE Weekly: Canola trade choppy, makes weekly gains
Weather, strong loonie fail to prevent canola’s rise
Reading Time: 2 minutes Scattered weather across the Canadian Prairies and a stronger Canadian dollar failed to stop rising canola prices during the week ended July 23, 2025.
CBOT Weekly: ‘It’s a weather game now’ says Lusk
If soybeans fall under $10, corn to slip below $4
Reading Time: 2 minutes As the rest of July plays out, United States soybeans and corn will remain in a weather market, said Sean Lusk, vice-president of Walsh Commodity Hedging Services in Chicago.
Manitoba crops still in good shape
Rain ranges from nothing to 41 mm
Reading Time: < 1 minute Manitoba cereals, oilseeds and pulses continue to develop nicely, the province’s latest crop report said.
Interest in biological crop inputs continues to grow
Nutrien exec shares thoughts on uptake and profitability of biological crop inputs
Reading Time: 2 minutes It was only a few years ago that interest in alternative methods such as biologicals to boost a crop’s nutrient uptake seemed to spike in popularity. But according to Spencer Harris, senior vice-president of global ag retail for Nutrien Ag Solutions, biologicals are not all that new for Nutrien — the global ag retailer has been researching biological crop inputs for nearly two decades.
Pulse Weekly: AAFC revises data for largest pulse crops
Prairie cash prices stand pat
Reading Time: 2 minutes As pulse crops across the country continue to develop, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada updated its estimates for dry peas and lentils. AAFC issued its July supply and demand report on July 21.
AAFC updates canola in July balance sheet
Bases revision on latest StatCan numbers
Reading Time: 2 minutes Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada revised its canola estimates in its July supply and demand report released on July 21.
France’s wheat harvest rises 30 per cent but falls short of past average levels, Argus says
Reading Time: < 1 minute This year’s soft wheat crop in France, the European Union’s biggest producer, is expected to rise to 33.40 million metric tons, up 30 per cent from a rain-hit harvest last year, Argus Media said on Tuesday.
U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans fall as rain expected to help U.S. crops
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago corn and soybean futures fell on Monday on forecasts for crop-friendly rain in U.S. grain belts this week.
Alberta Crop Report: Rains in the south, dryness in the north
Reading Time: 2 minutes Rain fell onto the southern half of Alberta last week, while hot and dry conditions persisted in the northern half, according to the province's crop report released on July 18.
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