February 12, 2025

Tariff threats endanger Canada’s largest canola market

U.S. president Donald Trump’s tariff threats against Canada have potential to be more damaging to the canola industry here than China’s past actions. China is the leading buyer of Canadian canola seed, but the United State...

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February 12, 2025

Aphids require a watchful eye

Aphids may be nearly invisible to the untrained eye, but a research scientist who specializes in crop-destroying insects warns Saskatchewan farmers not to turn their backs on the tiny, pear-shaped pests. Read more on the w...

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February 12, 2025

Researchers scramble to understand verticillium in Canada

Verticillium is a newcomer to the pantheon of Canadian crop diseases and according to Justine Cornelson, agronomic and regulatory services manager with BrettYoung Seeds, researchers still have much to learn about it. Find ...

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February 12, 2025

Slight increase expected for durum acres

Marlene Boersch isn’t buying what Agriculture Canada is selling. In its Outlook for Principal Field Crops, published in January, the department forecast a five per cent drop in durum wheat acres – going from 6.35 million s...

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February 12, 2025

ICE Close: Canola Lower for First Time in Five Sessions

Canola futures ended lower for the first time in five sessions on Wednesday, amid declines in the Chicago soy complex.

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February 12, 2025

Chicago Close: Corn Higher as Wheat, Soys Decline

Corn futures managed gains on Wednesday, while both wheat and soybeans ended in the red.

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February 12, 2025

Map: January Brings Little Improvement in Southern Ontario Dryness

Abnormal dryness or drought was continuing to impact more than half of the agricultural lands in Ontario and Quebec as of the end of January.

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February 12, 2025

Map: Little Change in Prairie Dryness, Drought in January

Abnormal dryness and drought conditions were little changed across Western Canada in January.

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February 11, 2025

ICE Close: Canola Ends Higher Again

Canola futures posted gains for the fourth straight day on Tuesday, as the market remained pointed in the wake of Friday’s Statistics Canada grain stocks report.

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February 11, 2025

Chicago Close: Lower Following USDA

Chicago crop futures all finished lower on Tuesday, following the release of the USDA’s monthly supply-demand update.

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February 11, 2025

US, Global Wheat Ending Stocks Revised Lower

The USDA has tightened its 2024-25 US and world wheat outlooks from last month.

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February 11, 2025

USDA Hacks Argentina Soy Production Estimate; Global Stocks Down

The USDA has hacked its 2024-25 Argentina soybean production estimate more deeply than expected, with global ending stocks tightening this month as well.

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February 11, 2025

US Corn Outlook Unchanged; Global View Tighter

The USDA left its 2024-25 US corn supply-demand outlook unchanged from last month but tightened its global view.

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