Crops
Major crops throughout Alberta remained relatively steady during the week ended July 22. The provincial agriculture department rated the crops at 65 per cent good to excellent, a dip of one point from the previous week.
Crops
Rain brings relief to parts of Alberta
Some regions improve, other slip back
Canadian crop outlook has improved since January says FCC
Canadian farmers' overall new crop outlook has improved since the beginning of the year, says Farm Credit Canada.
Why crops lodge: a crop-by-crop discussion
Practical Research: Stormy summer weather is one thing, but lodging in a moist, calm growing season is something else
Why would we have lodging of seemingly well-growing crops during grain formation in good moist growing seasons, in the absence of significant winds, but little or no lodging in dry or drought conditions?
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Wheat, durum cash prices lower on the week
AAFC reduces 2025/26 wheat crop
Cash prices for spring wheat and durum across the Canadian Prairies pulled back during the week ended July 24.
Saskatchewan Crop Report: Rains benefit some crops
Between two to 83 mm of rain falls on province
Heavy rains fell on parts of Saskatchewan during the week ended July 17, 2025, but they were a mixed blessing for fields and pastures.
Feed Grain Weekly: Buyers holding off from making purchases
Weak demand stems from shortage of replacement cattle
Weak demand continues to hamper prices for feed barley and wheat, said Darcy Haley, vice-president of Ag Value Brokers in Lethbridge.
ICE Weekly: Canola trade choppy, makes weekly gains
Weather, strong loonie fail to prevent canola’s rise
Scattered weather across the Canadian Prairies and a stronger Canadian dollar failed to stop rising canola prices during the week ended July 23, 2025.
Demystifying biological inputs
A new partnership brings science-based field data to ag input listings to help growers sort fact from fiction
Biome Makers’ BeCrop Trials system measures changes in the soil microbiome after a product is applied. While the AgList/Biome Makers badge doesn’t validate efficacy, it signals a product has been through third-party field trials.
CBOT Weekly: ‘It’s a weather game now’ says Lusk
If soybeans fall under $10, corn to slip below $4
As the rest of July plays out, United States soybeans and corn will remain in a weather market, said Sean Lusk, vice-president of Walsh Commodity Hedging Services in Chicago.
Manitoba crops still in good shape
Rain ranges from nothing to 41 mm
Manitoba cereals, oilseeds and pulses continue to develop nicely, the province’s latest crop report said.
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