Crops

According to a Kyiv-based research centre, Ukraine’s agricultural sector could take 20 years or more in parts, to recover from the ravages of Russia’s full-scale invasion. Ukraine is a major global grower and exporter of wheat, corn, sunflower and sunflower oil, but its production has fallen sharply since the war started in February 2022. According […]

Bunge’s planned acquisition of Viterra would make the world’s biggest oilseed crusher even more dominant and secure a larger role in the expanding renewable diesel industry, although it may face competition hurdles. Under the deal to create an agricultural giant worth about $34 billion US including debt, Bunge’s crushing capacity will increase by nearly one-third, to 75 […]

Most producers have completed seeding operations, with 99 per cent of the crop seeded to date. Last-minute fields were seeded as they dried up over recent weeks. Overall, seeding went very well provincially despite the delay from a late spring storm, heavy rains and cool weather. Producers were able to get all their fields seeded […]

A day after Bunge Limited and Viterra announced a deal that will see them merge into one agri-business company, reaction has been coming in. Jim Smolik, a stakeholder relations person with Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association, says the deal shows the reality of businesses having to increase in size in order to meet demand. “One […]

Starting on August 1st, a laboratory review of the end-use quality of sprouted wheat will lead to changes in how wheat is graded. That’s according to the Canadian Grain Commission. The CGC will update its Official Grain Grading Guide’s definition of “severely sprouted” as a grading factor for western classes of wheat, following research on how […]

Canadian farm groups are urging senators to pass an important piece of legislation before Parliament rises for the summer. The Alberta Federation of Agriculture, Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan and Manitoba’s Keystone Agricultural Producers, are urging senators to pass Bill C-234 before the end of the month. This bill, introduced by a Conservative MP in the […]

Seeding is complete in Manitoba except in regions where reseeding may occur due to recent storms. Crops in the southwest region are being assessed due to a recent storm that moved through the region last week. Damage to the crops is still uncertain as cereals are looking reasonable, but other crops like canola, soybean, and […]

Lengthy delays last year to unload container ships at the Port of Vancouver has resulted in a drastically low grade on the latest global ranking of efficiently run harbours. The World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence ranking of 348 ports shoves the Port of Vancouver to second-to-last spot — just ahead of Savannah, Georgia, […]

More than seven-thousand workers who load and unload cargo at ports along B-C’s coast have voted overwhelmingly in favour of job action. Members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union voted Friday and Saturday — and their union says the result is a 99.2 per cent strike mandate. Talks are continuing and both the union […]

According to the latest Drought Monitor report from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, warm and dry conditions across much of the Prairies in May caused drought conditions to worsen, especially in Alberta. As of May 31st, an estimated 79 per cent of the Prairie region was classified as abnormally dry or in moderate to extreme drought, including […]