Despite weaker U.S. futures, Western Canadian wheat prices increased during the week ended Oct. 9, 2025.
Canola
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Prices rise as harvest ends
Seed costs spark new interest in planters for canola
Savings on seed are clear, but zero till and fertilizer logistics remain big questions
High seed costs and low grain prices are renewing debate over planters in canola. Experts weigh seed savings, fertilizer limits and agronomic trade-offs.
ICE Canada Weekly: Canola poised to slip below C$600/tonne
Look for November canola to slip below C$600 per tonne by the end of Thanksgiving week, said Phil Speiss, trader with RBC Dominion Securities in Winnipeg.
Catch up with the Western Producer Markets Desk
The Western Producer Markets Desk provides daily updates on agricultural markets, with recent video commentary including looks into canola, wheat, cattle and feed grains.
Mail strike disrupts grain sample delivery
The Canadian Grain Commission has asked farmers to consider delivering harvest samples directly to CGC offices, services centres or approved drop offs as Canada Post strike delays mail.
China’s canola, soybeans imports to drop one million tonnes each
China is expected to import one million tonnes less of canola in 2025/26 than in the previous marketing year, the United States Department of Agriculture attaché in Beijing projected. China was projected to acquire 3.10 million tonnes of canola this year versus 4.10 million in 2024/25.
ICE Weekly: Canola could relive March lows: analyst
Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange are being pressured by the harvest and a lack of export demand. One analyst said they could fall to their March lows.
More canola among AAFC’s 2025/26 projections
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada made several upward adjustments to its supply and demand estimates, after including the data from the Statistics Canada production update earlier this month.
Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished
Alberta’s provincial harvest as of Sept. 23, 2025 was 78 per cent complete, said the province’s weekly crop report.
August grain deliveries down from 2024: StatCan
Statistics Canada reported on Sept. 25, 2025 that August major grain deliveries were down from a year earlier.
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