Reading Time: 3 minutes Strait of Hormuz closure halts Gulf fertilizer production, sending urea prices surging as global spring planting season begins.
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Gulf fertilizer plants go dark as Iran war chokes global supply ahead of spring planting
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Canadian trade tribunal to examine imports of frozen, canned vegetables
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian officials will look into whether global imports of frozen and canned vegetables are threatening Canadian growers and processors.
Board appointments hint Richardson Int. may rejoin canola council
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Canola Council of Canada has appointed a Richardson International official to its board.
Split market seen for Prairie farmland ahead of FCC 2025 values report
Reading Time: 3 minutes Realtors have noticed a change in the farmland market, where values in the best regions continue to rise but demand for mediocre land is softer
U.S., China discuss farm goods, managed trade in ‘remarkably stable’ Paris talks, sources say
Reading Time: 2 minutes Top U.S. and Chinese economic officials held “remarkably stable” talks in Paris on Sunday that touched on potential areas of agreement in agriculture, critical minerals and managed trade for U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to consider in Beijing, two sources familiar with the talks said.
Canada’s annual inflation rate eases to 1.8 per cent in February ahead of expected energy shock
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada’s annual inflation rate fell to 1.8 per cent in February, after prices in the same period a year ago had risen sharply when the government’s sales tax relief ended, Statistics Canada said on Monday.
Strong 2025 could mean complications for Canadian grain sector in 2026 says analyst
Reading Time: 3 minutes Carryover supply of many crops in Canada could complicate the market in 2026
Egyptian wheat imports to be firm as domestic output increases
Reading Time: 2 minutes As Egyptian wheat imports in 2026/27 are expected to remain relatively steady from the previous marketing year, the country’s wheat production is projected to bump up, the United States Department of Agriculture attaché in Cairo reported on March 12.
Federal government to ease some restrictions on temporary foreign workers
Reading Time: 2 minutes The federal government will allow more temporary foreign workers in some rural regions to address acute labour shortages it said on Friday.
U.S. farmers rush to sell crops as Iran war fuels rally
Reading Time: 3 minutes U.S. grain prices have surged since the Iran war began, triggering a flurry of corn and soybean sales by farmers who squirreled away last year’s harvests due to weak prices.