A soybean plantation in Brazil. (MailsonPignata/iStock/Getty Images)

Trump trade war favors Brazil’s agribusiness, grain company SLC says

China looking to Brazil as it seeks to reduce reliance on U.S. agricultural goods

Reading Time: 2 minutes The trade war initiated by U.S. President Donald Trump, which led countries including China to retaliate against tariffs implemented by his administration, is favorable to Brazil, the CEO of agribusiness firm SLC Agricola said on Thursday.






Growers should flax interest amid canola turmoil

Growers show flax interest amid canola turmoil

Statistics Canada forecasts an acreage drop, but a processor says farmers have been phoning since the U.S. trade war erupted

Reading Time: 2 minutes Statistics Canada has projected that flax acres will decline in 2025. That could happen, but with the trade and tariff uncertainty surrounding canola this winter, more growers are contacting Tyson Fehr and asking questions about the crop.