Crops
Corn production in Mexico is to improve to 25 million tonnes in 2025/26, while the country’s wheat crop is to recede a little, said the United States Department of Agriculture attaché in Mexico City.
Crops
More corn, less wheat to be grown in Mexico says USDA attaché
Wildfire smoke helped counter extreme heat, benefitting this year’s canola crop
As Canada’s western provinces experience the second-worst wildfire season in decades, driven by hotter and drier conditions due to climate change, some canola farmers say they are seeing an unexpected benefit to the hazy summer skies.
Canadian durum samples show damage from wet weather
Canada’s durum crop has been damaged from rainy, damp conditions, with some farmers holding off on harvesting crops in the hopes of drier weather the Canadian Grain Commission said.
Argentina throws wrench into China-U.S. soybean trade says Cordonnier
In an unexpected move, Argentina has seriously disrupted any possible new crop soybean purchases to be made by China from the United States, said analyst Michael Cordonnier of Soybean and Corn Advisor Inc. in Hinsdale, Ill.
Increased interest-free canola cash advances rolling out
Doubled interest-free advances for canola through the Advance Payments Program are now available says the Canadian Canola Growers Association.
Proposed dicamba restrictions please expert
Spray expert says proposed dicamba rule change would ban ‘over the top’ use of the herbicide
Measuring the components of healthy soil in Alberta
Part 1 of 2: Soil health more than just its chemical properties, according to the Alberta Soil Health Benchmark Report
The data Prairie farmers get from chemical analysis of soils are necessary to develop a field fertility program — but as an Alberta program shows, those data don’t tell the whole story needed to assess soil health.
U.S. grains: Soybean futures fall after Trump-Xi call
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to their lowest in a week on Friday, erasing early gains after a phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping failed to yield news on soybean exports, analysts said. Corn and wheat futures followed soybeans lower. Additional pressure stemmed from the ongoing […] Read more
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Western Canadian bids slightly decline
The ongoing Prairie wheat harvest and a stronger Canadian dollar caused Western Canadian wheat bids to decline during the week ended Sept. 19, 2025.
Louis Dreyfus posts higher volumes, lower profits in first half
Agricultural commodity merchant Louis Dreyfus Company recorded a rise in first-half sales, supported by higher volumes shipped, but weaker prices for most crops pushed down profits, it said on Friday.
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