Reading Time: 2 minutes Proposed amendments to Canada’s pest control product regulations (PCPR) will provide greater transparency while enhancing environmental protection, according to an announcement from Health Canada on June 17.
Improved Canadian pest control product regulations proposed
AAFC raises canola carryout projections, wheat to tighten
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canadian canola exports in both 2023/24 and the upcoming new crop year are unlikely to live up to earlier expectations, causing ending stocks of the oilseed to rise, according to updated supply/demand estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), released May 21.
Oat prices rise to five-month highs
Reading Time: 2 minutes Oats futures at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) rose to their highest levels in five months in early May as strength in wheat provided support.
ICE Canada Weekly: Almost no chance of bullish path for canola
Reading Time: 2 minutes There are simply too many bearish factors that continue to weigh on canola values, leaving the oilseed unable make any sort of turnaround in early May, according to Tony Tryhuk of RBC Dominion Securities in Winnipeg.
Canadian corn imports expected to slow in 2024/25
Reading Time: 2 minutes Early expectations point to increased Canadian grain production in 2024/25, which should cut into corn imports from the United States, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s attaché in Ottawa.
AAFC makes a few tweaks in Apr S&D report
Reading Time: < 1 minute Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada made a small amount of changes in its April supply and disposition report released on Apr. 19. Of the changes made, nearly all were slight adjustments to its pulse and special crop numbers.
Federal budget promises lower costs, interest relief for farmers
Budget 2024 will see approximately $52 billion spent over five years
Reading Time: 2 minutes The 2024 federal budget, tabled today, promises several benefits for Canadian farmers.
Canary seed growers optimistic for 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutes David Nobbs, chair of the Canary Seed Development Commission of Saskatchewan and pulse merchant for Purely Canada Foods, said exports are on pace for 110,000 to 120,000 tonnes in 2023-24, compared to 150,000 to 160,000 in a typical year. Statistics Canada (StatCan) projected 125,000 tonnes of exports for 2023-24, compared to 147,000 the previous year.
Pulse Weekly: Chickpea prices drop, acres likely to increase
Reading Time: 2 minutes Recent price declines for Western Canadian chickpeas do not seem to be deterring growers from seeding the crop this spring.
Funding cut shouldn’t affect local 4-H clubs
AAFC has cut its funding to 4-H Canada by 30 per cent, but group says it has other irons in the fire
Reading Time: < 1 minute A recent federal funding cut shouldn’t affect local 4-H clubs, at least for now, says 4-H Canada. The national organization said its most recent round of funding from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada totals $1.7 million over three years. In the past, it has received about $1 million per year, said interim CEO Hugh Maynard by email.
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