Crops
Reading Time: 2 minutes Dryness on the Canadian Prairies, as well as worsening U.S. winter wheat crop conditions and a weakening Canadian dollar raised Western Canadian wheat bids for the week ended June 19, 2025.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Western Canadian bids rise on dryness
U.S. crop conditions, weaker loonie also raise prices
‘Amber waves of grain’ recede in America’s heartland as wheat farmers struggle
Midwestern farmers abandoning wheat crops as profits recede, weather challenges
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Great Plains have long been celebrated for the “amber waves of grain” in the popular hymn “America the Beautiful.” The region’s states produce most of the U.S.-grown crop of hard red winter wheat, favored by bakers for bread. But with prices hovering around $5 (C$6.86) per bushel, U.S. wheat farmers have reached an inflection point, with many forced to either lose money, feed wheat to cattle or kill off the crop.
Feed Grain Weekly: ‘Consistent demand’ despite potential for more dryness
Heat damage reported in some areas
Reading Time: 2 minutes Feed corn and feed barley prices in Western Canada have been competitive as the potential for more dryness remains.
Agronomists share tips for evaluating new crop products and tech: Pt. 3
Summer Series: There is always some new product or technology coming around the corner. How do crop consultants filter out the noise and arrive at a reliable recommendation for their clients?
Reading Time: 4 minutes With new products, new production practices and new technology converging on the agriculture industry at a frenetic pace in recent years, independent agronomists and crop advisors are feeling the pressure to provide clients with recommendations — sort the wheat from the proverbial chaff — about what might or might not work on an individual farm. […] Read more
Indian rapeseed meal exports soar as China replaces Canadian canola supply
China placed Canadian canola oil, meal under a 100 per cent tariff in March
Reading Time: 2 minutes China is set to make record purchases of rapeseed meal from India following Beijing's move to impose a 100 per cent retaliatory tariff on Canadian canola imports, senior industry officials said.
ICE Canada Weekly: Canola poised to rise or fall
Weather, China could guide oilseed’s trajectory
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canola prices could shift up or down in the coming weeks due to uncertainty, said Jerry Klassen, analyst with Resilient Capital in Winnipeg
CBOT Weekly: External factors raising wheat prices
Weather, geopolitical risk provide support
Reading Time: < 1 minute Numerous factors caused United States wheat prices to sharply rise during the week ended June 18, 2025.
Agronomists share tips for evaluating new crop products and tech: Pt. 2
Summer Series: There is always some new product or technology coming around the corner. How do crop consultants filter out the noise and arrive at a reliable recommendation for their clients?
Reading Time: 3 minutes With new products, new production practices and new technology converging on the agriculture industry at a frenetic pace in recent years, independent agronomists and crop advisors are feeling the pressure to provide clients with recommendations — sort the wheat from the proverbial chaff — about what might or might not work on an individual farm. […] Read more
Varied rains leave parts of Manitoba in need of moisture: report
Planting 100 per cent complete
Reading Time: < 1 minute Varied rainfall across Manitoba left many areas of the province still in need of precipitation, with accumulations at 60 per cent of normal in eastern, Interlake and northwestern regions, reported Manitoba Agriculture in its latest weekly crop report.
U.S. grains: Soybeans end higher, supported by crude oil; wheat rises, corn mixed
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures closed higher on Tuesday, supported by rising crude oil prices and uncertainty about Midwest crop weather in the weeks ahead, while soyoil prices eased following a sharp two-day rally tied to stronger U.S. biofuel blending mandates.
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