Crops

The European Commission is extending an arrangement, whereby five of Ukraine’s EU neighbours can restrict imports of Ukrainian grain. On May 2nd, the EU allowed the five countries — Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia — to ban domestic sales of Ukrainian wheat, maize, rapeseed and sunflower seeds while allowing transit through them for export elsewhere, including to […]

A global trade analyst says a potential strike for thousands of terminal cargo movers in ports throughout B-C could have dire consequences, not only for the Canadian economy, but globally as well. Beacon Economics international trade adviser Jock O’Connell says the timing of a possible strike at B-C ports coincides with ongoing labour strife at […]

Good emergence is being reported on spring cereals and field peas. Cereals are moving along rapidly with fall rye fields fully headed out. Crops have shown rapid development and remain in good condition except for some laterseeded fields demonstrating uneven emergence due to topsoil dryness. Soybean planting near completion with just a few isolated fields […]

The first quarter of 2023 was good for Saskatchewan agri-food exports. The province says exports were up 75 percent in Q1, to an estimated $6-billion. Canola oil, canola seed, non-durum wheat, and lentils are the leading agri-food exports. The provincial government says high agri-food prices and increased supply are fueling the growth in export volume […]

Those in favour of creating a federal right to repair law say the government should avoid shaping such legislation according to the wishes of special interest lobbyists as Ottawa gets set to launch consultations on the issue. Ottawa signalled in its March budget that it would study the need for legislation to ban the sale […]

Environmental groups in Saskatchewan say they’re concerned over a new drainage policy they believe threatens ecosystems.    The groups say the provincial government’s Agricultural Water Management Policy would allow farms to drain more wetlands and in effect put habitats, people and municipal infrastructure at risk downstream.   Many farmers in Saskatchewan have been illegally draining […]

Spring seeding has basicially wrapped up in Alberta, but most of the province could now use a good rain.  The latest weekly crop report on Friday pegged the seeding of all crops at 97% complete as of Tuesday. However, surface soil moisture is now rated 65% poor to fair, an increase of 18 points on the […]

Landowners in southeastern Saskatchewan are raising concerns about drainage projects they say are flooding people downstream and wrecking roads.  Project documents show farmers in the Moosomin area have dug channels and ditches to move water out of wetlands and into a nearby creek.  Downstream landowners say much of this drainage work was done without permits […]

On World Environment Day, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) unveiled a bold and unprecedented plan to rally people and communities to conserve and care for one of the world’s most endangered and least protected ecosystems: Canada’s iconic Prairie grasslands. The Prairie Grasslands Action Plan will conserve more than 500,000 hectares by 2030 — an […]

Another week has come and gone, and the grain markets were on a downward trend, especially the July Canola contract. Future Commodity Advisor with P.I. Financial Adam Pukalo says the price for July canola declined by about 30 dollars a ton for the week. “The last couple days we’ve see a recovery, but really still […]