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Canola’s changing climes

Trends in the Prairies’ climate should generally be net good for canola crops, even as pest pressures here adjust accordingly

By Bruce Burnett September 3, 2024

Canola cropping patterns in the Prairies may have to adapt to climate change in the coming years — but the changes should be relatively positive for production. Canola area continues to be the leader in Western Canada, with a total of 21.9 million acres sown this year according to Statistics Canada. This is over 3.2 […] Read more

BY 6219TF, shown here at right in a display plot at Ag in Motion in July, is billed as a medium-maturity canola suitable for all growing season zones.

Canola, Canola Production Guide, Guides

New canola hybrids for 2025

Nineteen more options are on deck for Prairie canola producers

By Mark Halsall September 3, 2024

Looking for a new canola hybrid to plant? Nineteen are hitting the market next year, many of them featuring strong disease protection packages and improved pod shatter tolerance. Please note: the following list includes only brand-new hybrid releases for 2025. BASF InVigor L330PC is an early-maturing hybrid that comes with high yield potential and BASF’s […] Read more

Detail from the front of the CBOT building in Chicago. (Vito Palmisano/iStock/Getty Images)

Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat rises on European supply issues, corn and soy on greater demand

By Renee Hickman, Reuters August 30, 2024

Chicago wheat rose on Friday, and registered its biggest weekly gain in more than three months on concerns over lower production in Europe.

Crops

Alberta’s harvest ahead of average pace

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm August 30, 2024

Combining in Alberta reached 20 per cent complete as of Aug. 27, according to the latest provincial crop report issued Aug. 30. The harvest was eight points ahead of the five-year average. Also, nine per cent of Alberta’s crops have been swathed and 70 per cent remain standing.

News

EV tariffs raise Chinese retaliation worries

By Sean Pratt August 30, 2024

The Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance is closely monitoring China’s response to a new round of Canadian tariffs. The fear is that China may respond with retaliatory tariffs or other trade-restricting measures applied to some Canadian agri-food exports.

Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn rebound on renewed US export demand

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters August 29, 2024

Chicago soybean and corn futures rose on Thursday on short-covering and an uptick in export demand, though expectations for strong U.S. crop production limited gains, traders said.

Markets

Canola crush up in July, soybeans down

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm August 29, 2024

Statistics Canada released its crush report on Aug. 29, showing an increase in the amount of canola that was processed last month compared to the previous July. As for soybeans, its crush was significantly lower.

Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures fall on consumer demand questions

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters August 28, 2024

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures fell on Wednesday as boxed beef cutout values turned lower ahead of the U.S. Labor Day holiday on September 2, when many Americans light up their grills, traders said.

Markets

ICE Weekly: StatCan report puts a stop to canola’s rally

By Adam Peleshaty August 28, 2024

Canola prices at the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) were on the rise for most of the week ended Aug. 28, until the release of Statistics Canada’s (StatCan) production estimates for the 2024-25 crop year on Aug. 28.

The Chicago Board of Trade building on May 28, 2018. (Harmantasdc/iStock Editorial/Getty Images)

Markets

CBOT Weekly: Wheat set to increase, as soybeans, corn to recede

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm August 28, 2024

While the general direction for soybeans and corn on the Chicago Board of Trade is to continue moving lower, United States wheat was on the rise and is to remain so in the coming weeks, according to a trader.

Daily Network News

B.C. agrochemical startup gets $1.2M in federal funding

Prairie forecast: Another Alberta clipper?

OPINION: Understanding how plants pause and restart growth can help develop climate-resilient crops

Oilseeds

Canola’s changing climes

New canola hybrids for 2025

U.S. grains: Wheat rises on European supply issues, corn and soy on greater demand

Alberta’s harvest ahead of average pace

EV tariffs raise Chinese retaliation worries

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn rebound on renewed US export demand

Canola crush up in July, soybeans down

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures fall on consumer demand questions

ICE Weekly: StatCan report puts a stop to canola’s rally

CBOT Weekly: Wheat set to increase, as soybeans, corn to recede

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AgCanadaTV Special Feature: Crop pest insects to watch out for in 2026

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