Insights and Stories on Crops

Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba growers not worried about Merit situation

Mar. 7, 2023 at 12:42 pm CST

MarketsFarm — After Manitoba-based plant protein processor Merit Functional Foods went into receivership last Wednesday, Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers (MPSG) executive director Daryl Domitruk said it is not a microcosm of the province’s pulse industry. Domitruk said MPSG learned about Merit’s financial situation through the media. He also added […]

U.S. demands formal trade talks with Mexico over GMO corn dispute

Mar. 7, 2023 at 12:28 pm CST

By Cassandra Garrison David Lawder

CN’s mechanics vote in favour of strike action

Mar. 6, 2023 at 10:01 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

U.S. grains: Wheat below US$7 on hopes for Ukraine export extension

Mar. 6, 2023 at 7:44 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

Record winter crop production expected for Australia

Mar. 6, 2023 at 5:02 pm CST

By MarketsFarm

Merit Foods stakeholder looking to buy company

Mar. 4, 2023 at 12:22 pm CST

One of the joint-venture owners of Winnipeg pea and canola protein processor Merit Functional Foods says it’s in talks to buy full control of the cash-strapped company. Two days after Merit entered a court-ordered receivership, Vancouver-based Burcon NutraScience announced Friday it “intends to submit a formal proposal to acquire the […]

By Dave Bedard

Prairie cash wheat: Bids dip with U.S. futures

Mar. 4, 2023 at 12:38 am CST

MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada posted losses during the week ended Thursday, underpinned as losses in U.S. futures weighed on values. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were down by $3.50-$8.10 per tonne across the Prairies, according to price quotes from […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soybean, corn futures end week strong

Mar. 3, 2023 at 8:38 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose for the third consecutive day on Friday, supported by expectations that the soy crop in global supplier Argentina is smaller than estimated because of damage from drought conditions. “Behind the support in the market is the simple fact that this is horrible […]

By Mark Weinraub

Ranching family teaches cattle to forage through snow

Mar. 3, 2023 at 9:25 am CST

A panel of three producers sits at the front of a room filled to bursting with farmers and professionals in the industry. It’s a chilly day in December in Edmonton, Alta., at the Western Canada Soil Health and Grazing Conference, but these producers don’t mind the cold — in fact, they often […]

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan

Feed weekly outlook: Barley exports slowing down, local prices steady

Mar. 2, 2023 at 6:18 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Canadian barley exports slowed down in January, but out-of-country movement is still running ahead of the year-ago pace, according to updated export data from the Canadian Grain Commission. Canada exported 131,100 tonnes of barley from licensed facilities in January, with China the top customer taking 100,500 tonnes. Total […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin