Crops
Reading Time: 2 minutes Spring wheat prices rose, while other prices were firmer or higher during the week ended June 4, 2025.
CBOT Weekly: Crop conditions raise spring wheat prices
Other crop prices firmer, stronger
Two Chinese researchers accused of smuggling ‘potential agroterrorism weapon’ into U.S.
Fusarium poses threat
Reading Time: < 1 minute U.S. federal prosecutors have accused two Chinese nationals of smuggling a dangerous biological pathogen that had the potential to be used as an agricultural terrorism weapon into the United States for research.
Spring planting in Manitoba close to finished
Province gets very little rain over the week
Reading Time: 2 minutes Dry conditions continued to spur quick seeding progress in Manitoba, as the provincial agriculture department reported spring planting reached 95 per cent complete as of June 3.
Ukraine corn exports seen falling sharply in June, producers union says
Reading Time: < 1 minute Kyiv | Reuters – Ukrainian corn exports are set to fall to one million metric tons in June from two million tons in May, as Ukraine-origin corn is uncompetitive compared to its American equivalent, producers’ union UAC said on Wednesday. Ukraine is a traditional corn grower and exporter and exports are expected at around 22 […] Read more
Pulse Weekly: India grants 10-month extension on duty-free yellow peas
‘Important news for our industry’ says Pulse Canada president
Reading Time: 2 minutes There is some good news for the Canadian pulse industry after months of doldrums as the Indian government extended its duty-free period on its imports of yellow peas by 10 months. The Indian government made the announcement late in the day on May 30.
U.S. grains: Soybeans buoyed by higher crude oil; wheat sags
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Tuesday, rallying from a seven-week low struck a day earlier, as strong crude oil prices lifted soyoil futures and traders weighed expectations that the leaders of United States and top global soy buyer China will speak this week. Corn futures bounced after dipping to multi-month lows […] Read more
What we know about how wildfire smoke affects Prairie crops
Impacts depend on smoke quantity, plant progress, surrounding weather conditions
Reading Time: 2 minutes Prairie farmers don't have to go far right now to see and feel the effects of smoke in the atmosphere — but what their crops will experience this year is a more complicated matter.
USDA’s spring and winter wheat ratings exceed expectations
Recent rains helping crops
Reading Time: < 1 minute The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s weekly crop progress report showed on Monday 50 per cent of U.S. spring wheat and 52 per cent of winter wheat in good to excellent condition, exceeding analyst expectations.
U.S. grains: Soybeans fall to seven-week low; corn eases, wheat climbs
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean and soyoil futures fell to their lowest levels in seven weeks on Monday on worries about demand for U.S. oilseed supplies and generally favorable crop weather, analysts said. Corn futures followed soybeans lower. But wheat futures rose on short-covering as a Ukrainian drone attack in Russia […] Read more
As seeding nears end in Alberta, moisture becoming an issue
Planting advances 10 points at 90 per cent complete
Reading Time: 2 minutes Spring planting in Alberta entered the home stretch with overall progress at 90 per cent seeded as of May 27, the province's agriculture department reported. Provincewide, the pace put Alberta farmers nine points above the five-year average.
A message from April Stewart, Country Guide's Associate Editor
