Insights and Stories of Ed White

Canadian canola field between two grain bins.

Canada agriculture minister says canola trade prospects are improving after China visit

Nov. 10, 2025 at 4:15 pm CST

Canada’s agriculture minister Heath MacDonald said in an interview on Monday his weeklong trip to China is evidence of bilateral relations beginning to thaw, something desperately needed by Canada’s farmers and canola exporters.

Canadian durum samples show damage from wet weather

Sep. 22, 2025 at 3:34 pm CDT

By Ed White Reuters

Canadian farmers reel as China blocks top canola seed market

Aug. 13, 2025 at 9:22 am CDT

By Ed White Reuters

Nutrien’s potash mine at Allan, Sask., has been operating since 1968.

Nutrien expects more fertilizer use by farmers despite low crop prices

Aug. 8, 2025 at 2:14 pm CDT

By Ed White Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney attend a meeting with G7 leaders and guests, at the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada, June 16, 2025.

Dairy supply management could sour Canada-US trade talks

Jul. 3, 2025 at 9:30 am CDT

By Ed White Reuters

A tractor and air seeder seeding into standing stubble.

Tariffs on canola seen supercharging Canadian farmers’ shift to spring wheat

Jun. 9, 2025 at 10:16 am CDT

The prospect of Chinese and U.S. tariffs on canola have prompted Western Canadian farmers to seed more wheat.

By Ed White Reuters

A view of Nutrien's Allan, Saskatchewan potash mine at sunset.

Nutrien paints bullish fertilizer industry picture despite poor Q1 results

May. 9, 2025 at 1:30 am CDT

Nutrien offered a bullish outlook for the 2025 global fertilizer market in an analyst call on Thursday, despite issuing disappointing first-quarter results on Wednesday night.

By Ed White Reuters

Case IH combine at a farm show with a farmer in the foreground.

Tariffs throw US, Canadian farm machinery manufacturers into turmoil

Apr. 7, 2025 at 9:48 am CDT

All around a recent farm show in Canada, equipment salespeople struggled to swing deals with farmers worried about tariffs. With some combines costing more than $800,000, a surprise price hike from a tariff would be a hit most farm budgets cannot easily take.

By Ed White Reuters

Nutrien sees no major impact from Black Sea deal

Mar. 26, 2025 at 2:25 pm CDT

Nutrien said on Wednesday it doesn't think the proposed Black Sea shipping deal between Ukraine, Russia and the U.S. will significantly affect the North American or global fertilizer market this year.

By Ed White Reuters

Farmer walks toward an air seeder with a blue sky above.

Canadian farmers face two-front trade war as China duties take effect

Mar. 21, 2025 at 9:39 am CDT

Canadian farmers are facing a two-front trade war, with China’s tariffs on Canadian canola oil, canola meal and peas taking effect on Thursday and U.S. tariffs expected on additional Canadian products within two weeks.

By Ed White Reuters

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Insights and Stories of Ed White

Canada agriculture minister says canola trade prospects are improving after China visit

Canadian durum samples show damage from wet weather

Canadian farmers reel as China blocks top canola seed market

Nutrien expects more fertilizer use by farmers despite low crop prices

Dairy supply management could sour Canada-US trade talks

Tariffs on canola seen supercharging Canadian farmers’ shift to spring wheat

Nutrien paints bullish fertilizer industry picture despite poor Q1 results

Tariffs throw US, Canadian farm machinery manufacturers into turmoil

Nutrien sees no major impact from Black Sea deal

Canadian farmers face two-front trade war as China duties take effect

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