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Canadian wheat and canola production in 2025/26 (Aug/Jul) surpassed early expectations to hit new record highs, according to updated survey-based estimates from Statistics Canada released Dec. 4.
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Cancer agency reclassifies another herbicide ‘probably carcinogenic’
The WHO’s cancer research agency has now put atrazine, a herbicide well known to corn growers, in the same potential-hazard…
New soil treatment targets saline patches in fields
Crop Aid SS is a Saskatchewan-made spray that’s intended to help farmers manage saline soils by leaching salts away from…
Conagra considers selling its share in Ardent Mills
Conagra is open to selling its 44 per cent share in Ardent Mills, North America’s largest milling company.
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Mustard processor expands in southern Alberta
A $30 million expansion for a southern Alberta mustard facility adds significant milling capacity, improving Prairie mustard growers’ proximity to…
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BASF donates seed, inputs to community growing projects
Growers or retailers interested in nominating a community project for the Fields of Purpose program in 2026 can contact their…
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New high-performance forage training program to launch in 2026
A new Canadian Forage and Grasslands Asssociation high-performance forage program will be a resource for farmers, agronomists and others in…
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How much nitrogen can farmers really cut?
Manitoba fertilizer trials seek a sweet spot where farmers can cut nitrogen rates, with a nitrification inhibitor, without hurting yield…
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Made-in-Manitoba sunflower hybrid headed to market
Manitoba’s confection sunflower growers will have a new seed option next spring developed specifically for performance in the province. The…
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FMC rolls out new burnoff herbicide combo for cereal growers
FMC Canada has launched Avireo, a unique co-pack combination in the pre-seeding and pre-emergence burnoff market for use by wheat,…
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Record large Canadian wheat and canola crops: Statistics Canada
CBOT Weekly: Watching for Chinese soybean purchases
As activity at the Chicago Board of Trade shifts into holiday mode through the New Year, independent analyst Terry Reilly pointed to three things to watch over the next few weeks.
ICE Weekly: Trade expects larger StatCan canola estimate
Canola’s sharp drop on Dec. 3 could be the beginning as the trade anticipates a larger canola production estimate from Statistics Canada on Dec. 4.
Calling for bigger crops ahead of StatCan report
Statistics Canada will release its first survey-based production estimates for the 2025/26 crop year on Dec. 4, with general expectations for upward revisions to most major crops from the model-based estimates in September. However, as StatCan has shown a tendency to underestimate production in its December reports, many analysts expect actual production may be revised upward in subsequent reports.
U.S. grains: Corn, wheat futures climb on Black Sea tensions
Chicago corn and wheat futures rose on Tuesday, lifted by worries about tensions in the Black Sea grain export region as well as cold weather slowing grain movement in the U.S. Midwest, analysts said. Soybeans were lower.
Pulse weekly: Record Australian pulse crop expected
Australian pulse production is expected to set a record for the second year in a row in 2025/26, with a slight decline in the chickpea crop countered by increased lentil production, said the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARES) in its December crop report.
Seeds Canada announces Dan Wright as new CEO
Seeds Canada has announced Dan Wright as its new chief executive officer.
Australia raises wheat harvest estimate by nearly two million tonnes
Australia’s ABARES raised its forecast for national wheat production this season by around 1.8 million tonnes to 35.6 million tonnes, cementing expectations for a bumper harvest that will add to abundant global supply and pressure prices.
California researchers create nitrogen-fixing wheat
U.S. crop breeders have created a wheat variety capable of creating its own nitrogen fertilizer.
India-Canada trade deal could guarantee some Canadian pulse sales, envoy says
India’s government is considering guaranteeing Canada ongoing pulse crop sales so its farmers keep growing the vital protein source, Indian High Commissioner to Canada Dinesh Patnaik said during a visit to Saskatchewan.
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