Insights and Stories on Crops

Dry, hot Canadian summer expected

Jul. 4, 2023 at 5:58 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Warmer-than-normal temperatures are expected across all of Canada for the next three months, with average precipitation in most of the agricultural areas of the Prairies. That’s according to the latest long-range seasonal forecast from Environment Canada, released Friday. The government department calls for a 50-70 per cent chance […]

Pulse weekly outlook: More U.S. peas, chickpeas expected in 2023

Jul. 4, 2023 at 5:28 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Alberta potatoes chip in $2.9 billion for Canadian economy

Jul. 4, 2023 at 4:45 pm CDT

By Jeff Melchior

EU seen weighing concession to Russian bank over Black Sea deal

Jul. 3, 2023 at 5:42 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans rally on supply worries

Jul. 3, 2023 at 5:28 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Soy soars after USDA slashes plantings estimate

Jun. 30, 2023 at 7:28 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures surged about six per cent on Friday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported much lower-than-expected 2023 soy plantings and June 1 inventories, while corn futures tumbled on larger-than-expected acreage. Wheat futures fell in sympathy with corn, despite a smaller-than-expected quarterly wheat […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Prairie cash wheat: Canadian bids drop with U.S. futures

Jun. 30, 2023 at 4:38 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada dropped sharply during the week ended Thursday, as a selloff in U.S. futures weighed on values. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were down by $23.50-$25.40 per tonne across the Prairies, according to price quotes from […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. farmers plant more corn, less soybeans in 2023

Jun. 30, 2023 at 12:50 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Farmers in the United States seeded more corn and less soybeans than earlier intentions in 2023, according to updated acreage data Friday from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Total corn plantings in the country were estimated by USDA at 94.1 million acres, which was a million acres above […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Canopy Growth sheds California facility amid liquidity worries

Jun. 29, 2023 at 6:42 pm CDT

Reuters — Canadian pot producer Canopy Growth said on Thursday it has completed the sale of its facility at Modesto, California as part of its divestitures to raise funding amid liquidity concerns. The sale, the fifth such deal since April 1, is part of Canopy’s ongoing efforts to improve liquidity […]

By Reuters

Feed weekly outlook: U.S. corn keeps making way into Canadian rations

Jun. 29, 2023 at 6:12 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The size and quality of the 2023 Canadian grain crop is still very much in the air, but domestic feeders intend to keep at least some corn from the U.S. in their rations going forward no matter what is grown on the Prairies. Canadian buyers have already booked […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin