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AAFC ups canola/pea ending stocks projections amid tariff woes

Geopolical risks and trade uncertainty may alter outlook

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 21, 2025

Canadian canola and pea ending stocks may end up considerably larger at the close of the 2025/26 marketing year than originally thought if recently-imposed Chinese tariffs remain in place through the marketing year, said Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in its latest supply/demand estimates released March 21.

Canola, Crops, Markets, Winter Wheat

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Small declines for wheat bids

Wheat prices show little movement

By Adam Peleshaty March 21, 2025

Most wheat prices in Western Canada during the week ended March 20, 2025 were slightly lower than those from the previous week.

Canola, Markets

ICE Canada Weekly: Canola approaching uncertainty

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm March 19, 2025

As canola futures try to regain the ground lost during the week of March 10, the longer term outlook for the oilseed is very unknown, according to risk advisor and trader John De Pape of The Trading Floor.

Markets

Speculators bail out of canola long positions

Tariff uncertainty tied to liquidation

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 17, 2025

Fund traders were busy liquidating long positions and putting on new bearish bets in canola as tariff uncertainty from both China and the United States weighed on the futures in early March.

AAFC researcher suspects link between drought and aster yellows

Crops, Features

AAFC researcher looks at link between drought and aster yellows

While not as voracious as flea beetles, the aster leafhopper hurts yields by spreading disease

By Don Norman March 16, 2025

One of the most intriguing discoveries in the study of aster yellows is the apparent link between drought in the U.S. Great Plains region — the source region for migratory leafhoppers — and the severity of outbreaks in Canada.

Markets, News

Canadian canola crush hits record in 2024, but soybeans down

Canola crush up 8.1 per cent, soybeans down 11.6 per cent

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 13, 2025

Canadian oilseed processors crushed a record 11.37 million tonnes of canola in 2024, reported Statistics Canada. However, the Canadian soybean crush fell by 11.6 per cent in 2024 to 1.56 million tonnes.

Crush plants on the Prairies are going flat out these days, including the four in Alberta at Lloydminster (ADM), Fort Saskatchewan (Bunge), Camrose (Cargill) and Lethbridge (Richardson). Photo: iStock

Canola, Markets

ICE Weekly: No end in sight for canola’s downfall

U.S., China tariffs sink canola prices

By Adam Peleshaty March 12, 2025

Tariffs on Canadian canola oil and meal imposed by the United States and China have sunk the futures for the oilseed at the Intercontinental Exchange.

Of course it’s important not to choose your canola seed based solely on cost -- but the opposite can also hold true.

Canola, Features

Finding the right fit: Choose your canola varieties carefully

The best one for your farm might be different than your neighbours’

By Don Norman March 11, 2025

When it comes to canola variety selection, short-sighted decisions can harm your long-term success, a panel told farmers attending Manitoba Ag Days. While the cost of seed and the potential returns are factors that influence many producers’ choices, they must also consider weed control, spring soil conditions and disease, agronomists said. Karen Fatteicher, an agronomist […] Read more

News

New Chinese tariffs “devastating” to Canadian ag sector

Ag groups decry latest trade action

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 10, 2025

A new trade war front opened over the weekend as China announced stiff tariffs on Canadian canola oil, meal, peas, pork and other commodities late Friday. Canadian industry groups decried the move and are calling on the federal government to intervene.

Canola plant with verticillium stripe symptoms.

Canola, Features

Researchers scramble to understand verticillium in Canada

While research into verticillium stripe is still in its infancy, agronomists are recommending crop rotation and better field practices

By Don Norman March 7, 2025

Verticillium is a newcomer among Canadian crop diseases, and according to Justine Cornelsen, agronomic and regulatory services manager with BrettYoung Seeds, researchers still have much to learn about it. “It was first identified on a farm south of Winnipeg in 2014, but it has now been identified in many other production regions,” she says. As […] Read more

GFM Network News

U.S. grains: Corn drops to 12-week low on report of massive stocks, record harvest

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise, hogs fall on WASDE

Resignation of Saskatchewan wheat breeder draws concern

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