Canadian Ag News

The latest field crop market outlook from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has large declines in the expected prices for many pulse and specialty crops. The monthly Outlook for Principal Field Crops report from Ag Canada takes Canadian and international supply and demand into account. Wheat is the only crop expected to have a somewhat better […]

Labour disputes, including the ongoing strike of workers from grain terminals in Metro Vancouver, are creating challenging times for grain companies. More than six hundred employees walked off the job Tuesday morning as both parties – Grain Workers Union Local 333 and the Vancouver Terminal Elevators Association – remain apart over wages, pension, and scheduling. […]

Four cereal based producer commissions in Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba and Ontario have announced plans to contribute a total of $13.4 million dollars to the proposed Global Agriculture Technology Exchange in Winnipeg. The project, known by the acronym GATE, will contain state-of-the-art equipment for milling, baking, pasta and noodle making, malt and brewing as well as […]

The union representing workers at terminals in Metro Vancouver issued 72-hour strike notice on Saturday and will be in a position to strike at 7 a.m. local time Tuesday. In a notice to members posted onto its Facebook Page, the Grain Workers Union Local 333 claimed its bargaining committee made the decision to strike after […]

India is continuing to allow Canadian yellow peas to come into the country restriction-free from October 31st to December 31st this year. India’s Directorate of Foreign Trade published the order on Friday.  The Indian government originally lifted the duties on pea imports in December 2023 until it expired this spring. However, that was extended to […]

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is advising cattle producers to not travel to the United States for upcoming agricultural shows, or participate in them, due to the risk of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) south of the border. Multiple states have reported outbreaks of HPAI among dairy cattle since March of this year. To […]

A few agriculture groups have come together to create an organization dedicated to improving drainage in Saskatchewan. Called the Saskatchewan Drainage Extension Network (SK DEN), the privately-led initiative is comprised of one farming operation, Stone Farms, the University of Saskatchewan, farm groups such as the Saskatchewan Farm Stewardship Association (SaskFSA), Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan […]

The Canadian Grain Commission revoked the licences of Purely Canada Foods on August 27 and has since received claims from unpaid producers against the company. Lonny McKague, Commissioner with the Canadian Grain Commission, says they’ve received a number of inquiries from producers but not a lot of claims yet. He couldn’t provide details of the […]

The Canadian Grain Commission revoked the licences of Purely Canada Foods on August 27 and has since received claims from unpaid producers against the company.  Kevin Hursh, Chief Agricultural Editor of SaskAgToday.com, talked with Canadian Grain Commission commissioner Lonny McKague about the situation starting with the number of claims received:

Two of Canada’s major railways, Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd (CPKC) and Canadian National Railway (CN), are playing catch-up following a labour disruption last month that stalled operations for about four days. Mark Hemmes is the President of Quorum Corporation, which manages the federal government’s grain monitoring program. He says getting caught up is going […]