Reading Time: 3 minutes Canadian canola and pea ending stocks may end up considerably larger at the close of the 2025/26 marketing year than originally thought if recently-imposed Chinese tariffs remain in place through the marketing year, said Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in its latest supply/demand estimates released March 21.
AAFC ups canola/pea ending stocks projections amid tariff woes
Geopolical risks and trade uncertainty may alter outlook
Blois in as agriculture minister
Reading Time: < 1 minute Kody Blois will take over the role of Canadian Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food in Mark Carney’s cabinet.
New initiative to promote farmer mental health launched
Collaborative solutions wanted
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Canadian government is looking for new ways to help the mental health of farmers across the country — and has launched the Producer Mental Wellbeing Initiative (PMWI) to find "collaborative solutions that employ novel strategies" to do just that.
AAFC adjusts grain/oilseed balance sheets slightly
Canola carryout revised higher, wheat down
Reading Time: 2 minutes Updated estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, released Feb. 19, included only minor revisions to the supply and demand projections for the country’s major crop.
Newly funded Canadian beef research aims for sector improvements
Nine beef research projects funded through the Beef Cattle Research Council will tackle stock health issues, feed efficiency and food safety
Reading Time: 2 minutes Nine new projects have received a collective $1.43 million in funding through the Beef Cattle Research Council’s next call for study proposals. The projects are also backed by more than $3.1 million from additional sources, the organization has said.
Pulse weekly: Slight Canadian acreage shifts expected in 2025
More peas and lentils, less chickpeas and beans
Reading Time: 2 minutes Total Canadian pulse plantings are expected to hold relatively steady in 2025, with Canadian farmers seeding more peas and lentils while cutting area to chickpeas and edible beans, according to early estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada released Jan. 20.
AAFC lowers canola ending stocks estimate
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian canola ending stocks for the 2024-25 marketing year are forecast to be tighter than earlier expectations, according to updated supply/demand estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), released Oct. 21.
AAFC ups wheat, canola carryout forecasts
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canadian wheat ending stocks for the 2024-25 marketing year are forecast to be well above earlier expectations, says Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
Little faith in accuracy of August StatCan report
Reading Time: 3 minutes There appears to be very little credibility that will be given to Statistics Canada’s principal field crop report to be issued on Wednesday. The concerns among analysts and brokers include the timing of the report and the use of satellite imagery.
ICE Canada Weekly: Little confidence in AAFC, StatCan reports
Reading Time: 2 minutes There is skepticism in the trade towards the latest numbers from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and those to come from Statistics Canada on Aug. 28, according to broker Ken Ball of Ventum Financial in Winnipeg.
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