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Reading Time: 2 minutes Manitoba farmers won’t be too inclined this spring to switch from planting cereals and oilseeds to soybeans or pulses, despite recent hikes in fertilizer prices said an official with Manitoba Agriculture.
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Manitoba farmers not too likely to change planting plans
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Rising loonie pushes down cash prices
Reading Time: 2 minutes Cash prices for Western Canadian wheat and durum stepped back during the week ended March 11, pushed lower by a stronger Canadian dollar.
Pulse Weekly: More Saskatchewan pulse acres very likely in 2026/27
Reading Time: 2 minutes Due to high fertilizer prices, there’s a strong possibility that Saskatchewan farmers will plant more pulses this spring, said Dale Risula, provincial specialist for pulse crops with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture.
USDA makes few changes in domestic figures
Reading Time: 2 minutes Few changes were made to domestic balance sheets in the USDA’s monthly supply/demand estimates released on March 10.
Pulse Weekly: StatCan projects fewer pea and lentil acres
Reading Time: 2 minutes Statistics Canada projected fewer pea and lentil acres to be planted this spring in its initial 2026 planting estimates released on March 5.
Farmers expected to boost canola area beyond Statistics Canada intentions report
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian farmers might plant more canola acres than the 21.8 million that Statistics Canada reported in its seeding intentions report released on Thursday morning, analysts told Reuters.
ICE Canada Weekly: U.S. biodiesel mandate will be a boon for canola
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canola is poised for more gains as the trade awaits the Trump administration’s decision on the latest biodiesel mandate, said Jamie Wilton, broker with RJ O’Brien in Winnipeg.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Western Canadian bids move upward
Reading Time: 2 minutes Western Canadian wheat bids as of March 3, 2026 were higher than the previous week, supported by rising U.S. wheat prices and good export demand for Canadian wheat.
More canola, spring wheat likely to be seeded this spring
Reading Time: 2 minutes As spring planting approaches, farmers are busy planning which crops to seed this year and how much. With that, market thoughts have turned toward planted area projections, as Statistics Canada is set to issue its report on Thursday.
Canada, India team up on new pulse protein centre
Reading Time: 2 minutes Saskatchewan announced in a press release on March 3, 2026 it will team up with India on a proposed new pulse protein centre of excellence north of New Delhi.