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Alberta crops 21 points below average but soil moisture improving

Jun. 23, 2025 at 2:13 pm CDT

Prior to Alberta getting rain over the weekend of June 21 and 22, the province's crops were well below the five-year average for ratings. As of June 17, Alberta Agriculture said they were listed as 50 per cent good to excellent overall compared to the average of 71 per cent.

AAFC makes more adjustments to canola numbers

Jun. 23, 2025 at 11:27 am CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Importance placed on cow herd size questioned

Jun. 23, 2025 at 9:56 am CDT

By Karen Briere

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans slip on profit-taking, favourable Midwest weather

Jun. 20, 2025 at 4:17 pm CDT

By Karl Plume Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle fall, hogs made modest gains

Jun. 20, 2025 at 4:13 pm CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

Hands take a package of food off a grocery store shelf.

Demand for organic goods outpacing Canadian farmers’ ability to produce

Jun. 20, 2025 at 1:59 pm CDT

Canada may be falling behind other countries on organic production as demand for goods increases but production stagnates.

By Jonah Grignon

Canadian farm liabilities outpaced equity growth in 2024

Jun. 20, 2025 at 11:39 am CDT

Canadian farmers' total equity growth slowed for the first time in five years in 2024 as liabilities grew faster than assets, Statistics Canada reported. Farmland prices led to most of the growth, while declining farm income led to less ability to service debts.

By Geralyn Wichers

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Western Canadian bids rise on dryness

Jun. 20, 2025 at 11:36 am CDT

Dryness on the Canadian Prairies, as well as worsening U.S. winter wheat crop conditions and a weakening Canadian dollar raised Western Canadian wheat bids for the week ended June 19, 2025.

By Adam Peleshaty

China’s May soybean imports from Brazil jump 37.5 per cent year over year

Jun. 20, 2025 at 10:04 am CDT

China’s soybean imports from Brazil surged 37.5 per cent in May from a year earlier, data showed on Friday, as buyers scooped up South America’s bumper crop, while supplies from the United States also rose 28.3 per cent.

By Reuters

‘Amber waves of grain’ recede in America’s heartland as wheat farmers struggle

Jun. 20, 2025 at 10:00 am CDT

The Great Plains have long been celebrated for the “amber waves of grain” in the popular hymn “America the Beautiful.” The region’s states produce most of the U.S.-grown crop of hard red winter wheat, favored by bakers for bread. But with prices hovering around $5 (C$6.86) per bushel, U.S. wheat farmers have reached an inflection point, with many forced to either lose money, feed wheat to cattle or kill off the crop.

By Emily Schmall Reuters