Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada’s finance minister and his Chinese counterpart discussed supply chain integrity and other trade matters including tariffs on Canadian pork during talks in Beijing on Friday.
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Canadian finance minister talks supply chain integrity, pork tariffs with Chinese vice premier
New strategies needed for Canadian agriculture to stand out in global trade
Reading Time: 4 minutes Canada may need new strategies to stand out as issues like tariffs, conflict in the Middle East and loss of faith in the World Trade Organization changing the face of global trade.
Feed Grains Weekly: Cash prices for wheat, barley largely flat
Reading Time: < 1 minute Cash prices for feed barley and wheat continued to remain largely flat, said Susanne Leclerc of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton.
The Canadian GMO mustard wars: Dijon vs canola
Reading Time: 5 minutes GMO mustard plant pits canola innovation against Canada's condiment exports.
Australian farmers shift to less fertilizer-intensive crops as Iran war costs surge
Reading Time: 2 minutes Australian farmers are expected to favour less nitrogen-intensive crops such as barley over wheat and canola in the upcoming season due to rising fertilizer and fuel costs.
India, Japan canola crops to be steady in 2026/27 – USDA
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canola supplies for India and Japan are expected to remain relatively stable in the 2026/27 crop year, the United States Department of Agriculture said.
ICE Weekly: Trade waits for canola to break out
Reading Time: 2 minutes Phil Speiss of RBC Dominion Securities in Winnipeg believes canola could enter a bearish downturn, but the war in Iran and volatile oil prices are complicating matters.
Advance Payments Program interest free limit set at $250,000 for 2026
Reading Time: < 1 minute The interest-free limit for non-canola advances under the federally-funded Advance Payments Program in 2026 is set at $250,000.
McCormick bets on flavor in $65 billion Unilever merger
Reading Time: 2 minutes McCormick’s merger with Unilever’s food business to create a US$65 billion sauce-and-spice giant is a bet that access to rising global demand for flavor-rich, healthier food can help counter a maturing U.S. market.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Good increases for wheat, while durum nudges up
Reading Time: 2 minutes Cash prices for Western Canadian wheat and durum were stronger during the week ended March 31, pushed higher by large gains in the United States wheat complex.