Reading Time: < 1 minute Spring planting in Manitoba registered at three per cent complete in the provincial agriculture department’s first crop report of 2025. Manitoba Agriculture released the report on April 29, noting planting progress was two points ahead of the five-year average.
First Manitoba crop report says seeding slightly ahead of pace
Soil moisture conditions very from region to region
Smaller Australian wheat crop in 2025/26
Dry conditions cut into production says USDA attaché
Reading Time: < 1 minute Australian wheat production has been projected to drop in 2025/26 by 3.11 million tonnes, according to the United States Department of Agriculture attaché in Canberra. The attaché projected the country’s wheat output at 31 million tonnes for the coming marketing year.
Speculative net long position grows in canola
Bullish bets rise
Reading Time: < 1 minute Speculative fund traders continue to add to their net long position in canola futures, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
Higher deliveries in most grains; Canola drops back March to March
Canola drops back March to March
Reading Time: < 1 minute There were several increases in the producer deliveries major grains report for March compared to a year ago, according to Statistics Canada on April 28. However, there were notable decreases in canola and rye from March to March.
Advancing regenerative farming practices
One company is helping Ontario farmers adopt sustainable practices to reduce risk
Reading Time: 3 minutes Last year, Griffith Foods launched a pilot program to promote regenerative agriculture in Ontario wheat in partnership with Parrish & Heimbecker, Limited (P&H), Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association and the Sustainable Food Lab. Through the Advancing Regenerative Agriculture Farming Practices program, the global food company set out to support and incentivize the adoption of […] Read more
CWRS bids dip with U.S. futures, CPSR firm
Spring wheat prices for week ended April 24
Reading Time: 2 minutes Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada moved lower during the week ended April 24, but other wheat varieties held firm despite losses in the United States futures.
Feed Grain Weekly: Prices rise on seasonality
C$3 to C$5/tonne weekly increases reported
Reading Time: < 1 minute Feed prices in the Lethbridge area during the week ended April 24 were slightly higher as growers get deeper into springtime.
CBOT Weekly: Planting pace outweighs Trump comments
Reading Time: 2 minutes Rapid planting paces for major U.S. crops outweighed President Donald Trump's comments on trade with China at the Chicago Board of Trade during the week ended April 23.
Feed Grain Weekly: More grain purchased before seeding starts
Reading Time: 2 minutes A tariff reprieve has allowed for more cattle to move freely across the Canada/U.S. border and has necessitated the need for more grain at feedlots.
CBOT Weekly: Easter rains could spring delays on planting progress
Trump a wildcard
Reading Time: 2 minutes With the United States weather forecast calling for rain on April 18 and 21, planting progress could come to a quick stop, said broker Scott Capinegro of AgMarket.net in Chicago.
A message from April Stewart, Country Guide's Associate Editor
