Reading Time: < 1 minute Russia’s seaborne grain exports fell to 5.1 million metric tons in September, 10.1 per cent down on the same month of 2024, according to shipping data.
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Russia’s seaborne grain exports fell 10 per cent year-on-year in September, data shows
India and Canada agree on new roadmap for relations
Reading Time: 2 minutes India and Canada agreed on Monday on a new roadmap for relations after two years of strained ties. India is a key market for Canadian pulses like lentils and yellow peas.
Alberta harvest wrapping up: report
Reading Time: < 1 minute Harvest operations advanced to 96 per cent complete in Alberta as of Oct. 7, with only a few late-seeded cereal and canola fields remaining, according to the latest provincial crop report.
U.S. agricultural trade in a widening deficit, study shows
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. agricultural imports now exceed exports and the deficit is expected to worsen, according to a study from the University of Illinois.
Canadian agriculture minister MacDonald headed to Mexico
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canadian Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Heath MacDonald, will lead a ministerial mission to Mexico next week, Oct. 14-17.
Farmers, traders ‘flying blind’ as U.S. shutdown blocks key crop data
Reading Time: 4 minutes U.S. data vital to global grain and soybean trading has gone dark during the country’s federal government shutdown, leaving commodity traders and farmers without crop production estimates, export sales data and market reports during the peak of the autumn harvest.
Ample supplies and improved livestock sector to boost Canadian feed sector: FCC
Reading Time: 3 minutes Abundant feed grain supplies and improved profitability for the livestock sector should support strong feed demand and sales through the winter, says a new report from Farm Credit Canada.
Saskatchewan harvest nearing completion: Report
Reading Time: 2 minutes Saskatchewan farmers made good harvest progress during the first week of October, only seven per cent of crops still in the field as of Oct. 6, according to the latest provincial report. Dry conditions over the past few weeks allowed harvest to catch up to seasonal averages.
Expana lifts EU cereal forecasts, maize exceeds expectations
Reading Time: < 1 minute Expana has raised its monthly grain production forecast for European Union crops for the 2025/26 season, projecting soft wheat output will hit a record high and barley a 17-year high.
CFIA says regulatory changes will cut agricultural red tape
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is set to make seven regulatory changes to cut red tape around agricultural production.