Crops
Reading Time: < 1 minute Feed prices for barley and wheat have pulled back a little following an upward swing that started in November and ended in early December, said Travis Ebens of CorNine Commodities in Lacombe, Alta.
Feed Grains Weekly: Quieter demand pulls prices down
Riding the tariff roller-coaster
What are producers doing to minimize the risk created by ongoing trade uncertainty?
Reading Time: 3 minutes What producers are doing to minimize the risk created by ongoing trade uncertainty.
‘A little bit of a resurgence for flax’
Reading Time: 2 minutes Flax is sitting in a good position following this year’s harvest, said Scott Shiels of Grain Millers Canada in Yorkton, Sask.
Pulse Weekly: No upside for peas until after New Year
Reading Time: < 1 minute Prices for green and yellow peas have dropped back across the Prairies over the last week. One of the major downward drivers was the Statistics Canada production report released earlier this month, said Levon Sargsyan of Johnston’s Grain in Calgary.
How Canada’s farmers are producing record crops despite droughts and floods
Reading Time: 5 minutes Western Canadian farmers are using minimum and zero-till farming, tile drainage, slow-release fertilizer, and better crop breeding to produce record crops despite drought conditions.
Feed Grain Weekly: Quiet trade to close the year
Reading Time: 2 minutes Feed grain prices are not expected to change drastically in the coming months, said a Saskatchewan-based trader.
ICE Canada Weekly: Canola a “tough market”
Reading Time: < 1 minute There are grim prospects for canola prices as the New Year approaches said Winnipeg-based trader and farmer Bill Craddock.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Western Canadian bids, U.S. futures down
Reading Time: 2 minutes Western Canadian wheat futures were down for the week ended Dec. 9, 2025 due to weaker U.S. futures and a stronger loonie.
Sensing the soil: Root cell research finds ‘stress hormone’
Scientists discover how roots sense and respond to soil stressors, cell by cell
Reading Time: 8 minutes Research into how root cells react to soil stressors could help plants better adapt to changes in their climate.
USDA sees tighter U.S. corn stocks, soybeans and wheat unchanged
Reading Time: < 1 minute The USDA is forecasting tighter U.S. corn ending stocks for 2025/26 due to increased exports. The supply/demand balance sheets for soybeans and wheat were unchanged.
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