Reading Time: 4 minutes Scientists are developing hybrid wheat seeds that promise higher, more consistent crop yields as drought becomes more common across the U.S. Plains.
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U.S. researchers bet on hybrid, GMO seeds to make wheat profitable again
Hormuz-driven fertilizer shortage could raise grain prices, Goldman Sachs says
Reading Time: 2 minutes Disruptions to nitrogen fertilizer supply through the Strait of Hormuz could reduce global grain yields and shift planting decisions, potentially lifting grain prices, Goldman Sachs said in a report on Tuesday.
Prairie forecast: Arctic air keeps spring warming at bay
Reading Time: 3 minutes This week’s forecast: Arctic high pressure is expected to drop southward into the Prairies later this week and into the weekend, keeping temperatures below average.
Feed Grain Weekly: Seasonal gains expected this spring
Reading Time: 2 minutes Feed grain prices have not yet been affected by rising fuel costs, but will continue to rise nonetheless, said a Lethbridge-based trader.
Klassen: Stronger barley prices weigh on feeder cattle values
Reading Time: 2 minutes For the week ending March 21, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $10/cwt higher to $10/cwt lower compared to seven days earlier. Backgrounded replacements were quite variable with sharper discounts noted on fleshier groups. The heifer discount to steers appeared to be wider in some cases but it was largely based on quality features. Calves […] Read more
Russia stops ammonium nitrate exports for one month amid global supply crunch
Reading Time: 2 minutes Russia, which controls up to 40 per cent of the global trade in ammonium nitrate, said on Tuesday it will stop exports of the fertilizer for one month until April 21 to ensure sufficient supply during the spring planting season.
Farmland climbs higher in spite of headwinds: Farm Credit Canada report
Reading Time: 3 minutes In a year with trade disruptions, higher input costs and economic uncertainty, agricultural land in Canada continued to climb higher in value
FCC raises inflation forecast on surging commodity prices
Canadian consumers may have little if any cushion remaining against future economic shocks, ag lender warns
Reading Time: 2 minutes Farm Credit Canada has raised its 2026 forecast for overall inflation as commodity prices spike due to war in the Middle East.
U.S. urges WTO members to rethink core tariff rule in face of China threat
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Trump administration on Monday urged World Trade Organization members to rethink the body’s core principle of “Most Favored Nation” bound tariff rates, arguing in a new position paper that this has led to discriminatory practices and imbalanced trade, including with China.
Speculators add to bullish bets in canola
Reading Time: < 1 minute The speculative net long position in canola continues to grow, hitting its largest level in eight months according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released Friday, March 20.