Crops
Reading Time: 2 minutes There were no changes to the pulse numbers for 2025/26 in the October supply and demand report from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada on Oct. 17. So far it has translated into Western Canadian pulse prices holding steady.
Pulse Weekly: AAFC forecast stands pat
Australia’s wheat production outlook improves as harvest begins
Reading Time: 2 minutes Analysts have raised their estimates for Australia’s wheat harvest, a Reuters poll showed, as better-than-expected yields in western cropping regions boosted the production outlook despite losses caused by dry conditions in parts of the south.
Alberta Crop Report: Harvest reaches completion
Reading Time: 2 minutes Alberta’s harvest is virtually complete at 99.4 per cent finished, ahead of the five-year and 10-year averages at this time of the season.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Most Western Canadian bids higher
Reading Time: 2 minutes Western Canadian wheat prices were higher on Oct. 16, 2025 compared to the past week.
Feed Grain Weekly: Demand, activity slowly rising
Reading Time: < 1 minute While demand and activity is slowly ramping up for the fall cattle run, feed grain prices are currently in decline, said a Lethbridge, Alta.-based trader.
Saskatchewan Crop Report: Harvest nears completion
Reading Time: 2 minutes Saskatchewan’s harvest was 98 per cent complete as of Oct. 13 before rain and snow fell onto some regions.
Manitoba Crop Report: Harvest near completion despite snowfall
Reading Time: 2 minutes Despite snowfall in the northwest region, Manitoba’s harvest advanced to 93 per cent completion as of Oct. 13, 2025.
CBOT Weekly: Grain, oilseed futures under pressure
Reading Time: 2 minutes November soybeans lost 23 U.S. cents per bushel during the week, while corn and wheat losses ranged from five to 10 cents.
ICE canola weekly outlook: Off lows, but sideways trade likely
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canola futures trended higher during the week ended Oct. 15, with the November contract settling above its 20-day moving average for the first time in nearly a month. Optimism over thawing trade relations with China contributed to the gains, although the lack of any concrete movement to end the stiff tariffs on Canadian canola seed or oil tempered the advances.
Pulse Weekly: Yields coming into focus
Reading Time: 2 minutes Provincial agricultural departments are reporting pulse yields higher than Statistics Canada’s September estimates.
A message from April Stewart, Country Guide's Associate Editor
