Crops
Reading Time: 2 minutes There’s a 760,000-tonne difference in the ending stocks for Canada’s 2025/26 canola crop respectively estimated by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the United States Department of Agriculture. Aside from that, the canola data from AAFC and the USDA remain quite similar.
Large gap in canola ending stocks between AAFC, USDA
Pulse weekly: U.S. pulse production below early expectations
Reading Time: < 1 minute Pulse production in the United States failed to live up to earlier expectations in 2025, according to updated production estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture released Jan. 12, 2026.
Western Grains Research Foundation commits $2.71M to new crop research projects
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Western Grains Research Foundation has committed $2.71 million to fund 15 new crop-related research projects across Western Canada.
Resignation of Saskatchewan wheat breeder draws concern
Reading Time: < 1 minute Stakeholders say they hope the government will replace wheat breeder Richard Cuthbert, who has resigned effective the end of this month.
USDA, attachés differ on South American soybeans
Reading Time: 2 minutes Prior to the January supply and demand report being released by the United States Department of Agriculture, its attachés in Argentina and Brazil issued their respective reports on oilseed production for 2025/26.
The future of crop irrigation
Irrigation networks have long been an integral part of Canada’s agricultural landscape. But things have dramatically shifted over the past 130 years
Reading Time: 9 minutes Sub-surface drip irrigation is starting to be used on the Canadian Prairies and promises higher returns with less water use.
CFIA looks for feedback on proposed seed potato rule changes
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is looking for public and industry input on proposed amendments to regulations around seed potatoes.
Feed Grain Weekly: Higher export prices could push up those for feed
Reading Time: 2 minutes If there’s one bright spot in the Prairie feed grain market that would be export prices for barley and wheat. Susanne Leclerc of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton said the grain elevators have upped their prices in order to meet export demand.
Grain Farmers of Ontario joins Grain Growers of Canada
Reading Time: < 1 minute Grain Farmers of Ontario has officially joined with national group Grain Growers of Canada.
Modest increase for Malaysian palm oil says USDA attaché
Reading Time: < 1 minute Stronger than expected yields in the early going saw Malaysia’s 2025/26 palm oil production get a good start, said the United States Department of Agriculture attaché in Kuala Lumpur.
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