Insights and Stories on Crops

Alberta RCMP spike grain truck to recover canola

Oct. 5, 2022 at 11:32 am CDT

RCMP in central Alberta say they’ve recovered a “significant amount” of canola and arrested and charged two people after a grain truck suspected in an alleged canola theft was halted by a spike belt. In a release Tuesday, RCMP at Bashaw — about 80 km northeast of Red Deer, in […]

Egypt’s private sector wheat imports stall due to dollar shortage

Oct. 4, 2022 at 7:21 pm CDT

By Sarah El Safty

U.S. barge backlog swells on parched Mississippi River

Oct. 4, 2022 at 7:03 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn, soy rise on broad commodities strength

Oct. 4, 2022 at 6:10 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Pulse weekly outlook: Saskatchewan’s pulse harvest seen as average

Oct. 4, 2022 at 4:03 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Russia says annual grain harvest to grow thanks to ‘new territories’

Oct. 4, 2022 at 2:54 pm CDT

London | Reuters — Russia’s grain harvest is set to grow by about five million tonnes a year thanks to its incorporation of four Ukrainian territories, Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev said Tuesday. “Considering the arable land that exists there, I think at least five million tonnes of grain will be […]

By Reuters

Quebec ag minister cruises to re-election

Oct. 4, 2022 at 2:38 am CDT

Quebec’s incumbent agriculture, food and fisheries minister will be returning to the province’s legislature as part of an even larger government caucus. Preliminary results in Monday’s provincial election put Francois Legault’s Coalition avenir Quebec (CAQ) in a solid majority government position with 90 of 125 seats, followed by Dominique Anglade’s […]

By Dave Bedard

Meatpacker JBS to close U.S. plant-based foods business

Oct. 3, 2022 at 7:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Brazilian meatpacker JBS is closing its U.S. plant-based foods business, Planterra Foods, after about two years, the company said on Monday. The closure signals increasing troubles in the plant-based protein sector, where U.S. sales are flattening. Colorado-based Planterra sold fake meat under the Ozo brand, but […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat retreats after nearing three-month high

Oct. 3, 2022 at 7:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures settled lower on profit-taking on Monday after approaching a three-month high reached during the previous session, traders said. The setback in wheat futures came after a reduced official estimate of the U.S. harvest and heightened tensions in the Ukraine war […]

By Tom Polansek

Pot producer Canopy Growth to shed retail stores

Oct. 3, 2022 at 5:57 pm CDT

In full cost-cutting mode, Canadian cannabis producer Canopy Growth Corp. is set to shed a significant chunk of its vertical integration model by selling off the retail pot shops it owns across the country. Smiths Falls, Ont.-based Canopy announced Sept. 27 it has an agreement in place with OEG Retail […]

By Dave Bedard