Crops

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 99% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 41, an improvement from the previous week’s 96% order fulfillment performance and matching the single best week of performance achieved this year that was set in week 38. On a combined basis, CN and CPKC have now supplied 94% or more […]

Canada and India’s trade representatives will include agriculture in their discussions when they meet later this year. At the end of the sixth Canada-India Ministerial Dialogue on Trade & Investment, Canadian Trade Minister Mary Ng and Indian Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal committed to discussing agriculture in October, when Minister Ng leads a trade mission to […]

Canada’s farmers are getting older, and most don’t have a clear succession plan, leaving a big question over who will take over the agriculture sector as a wave of retirements loom.  But industry insiders say an increased focus on technology and sustainability is helping attract younger generations to agriculture, including those coming to the field […]

The Canadian and Saskatchewan governments announced joint funding to three organizations that they say will help build resiliency and public trust in agriculture. More than $4.1 million is allocated to Farm & Food Care Saskatchewan, Agriculture in the Classroom Saskatchewan, and 4-H Saskatchewan over 5 years. That means Farm & Food Care Saskatchewan is receiving […]

The July Canola contract was down 10 dollars a metric ton, just above 700 dollars for the week, while the July Minneapolis Wheat contract was down 14 cents a bushel to around $8.25. That’s according to Future Commodity Advisor with P.I. Financial Adam Pukalo, who says July Minneapolis Wheat had a nice rally on Wednesday, […]

Three new ships were authorized yesterday to take part in a deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukraine grain. Global wheat prices fell further a day after Russia agreed to extend the pact for 60 more days. Russia had threatened to quit the Black Sea agreement if a list of demands to overcome obstacles to its own grain […]

The International Grains Council has bumped up its forecast for total global grain production for 2023-24 to a record 2.294 billion tonnes, raising outputs for corn and soybeans but reducing its call for wheat. Compared to the IGC’s April report, it added three million tonnes to its May forecast on overall new crop production. That made […]

Canadian farmers are in the early stages of planting the country’s next chickpea crop, with market conditions firm for the time being, ahead of new-crop harvests in other countries. Jake Hansen of Mid-West Grain at Moose Jaw expects the rangebound trend will continue until there’s a better sense of production in Russia and Turkey. Both […]

The Ukraine Black Sea grain deal was extended yesterday for two more months, one day before Russia could have quit the pact over obstacles to its grain and fertilizer exports. The flow of ships through the corridor had been grinding to a halt during the last few days with the deal set to expire today. The United Nations […]

Abnormally hot and dry weather is set to return to Alberta today after a couple of cooler days helped calm wildfires that have forced thousands of evacuations in the province. Record-high temperatures and tinder-dry vegetation have led to an intense, early start to wildfire season in Western Canada this year.  Weather forecasters see no improvement in conditions […]