Insights and Stories on Crops

Delayed by war, Gaza’s olive harvest is too little, too late, say farmers

Nov. 28, 2023 at 8:13 pm CST

Gaza | Reuters — Farmers in Gaza were taking advantage of the truce between Israel and Hamas to harvest what was left of their olives after weeks of fighting during which they dared not go to their lands for fear of getting killed. In a normal year the harvest would […]

Pulse weekly outlook: Green lentils show strength, reds lag

Nov. 28, 2023 at 7:46 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soybeans up on Brazilian heat, export demand

Nov. 28, 2023 at 7:31 pm CST

By Brendan O'Brien

Canadian farm cash receipts rise in 2022, but so do inputs

Nov. 28, 2023 at 12:14 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Speculators buy back bearish canola bets in latest report

Nov. 27, 2023 at 7:12 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat futures hit contract lows

Nov. 27, 2023 at 6:41 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago grain and soybean futures tumbled on Monday after the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, pressured by slow demand and technical selling and as traders liquidated positions ahead of Thursday’s first notice day for deliveries. Chicago Board of Trade March and May corn futures and all wheat contracts […]

By Brendan O'Brien

Prairie cash wheat: Prices fall back, more so for CWRS, CPSR

Nov. 27, 2023 at 8:15 am CST

MarketsFarm — Wheat prices across the Prairies lost ground during the week ended Nov. 23, with Canada Western Red Spring and Canada Prairie Spring Red wheats incurring larger declines than those for durum. Minneapolis and Kansas City wheat futures pulled back during the week, but Chicago nudged up a little. […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as rain benefits top supplier Brazil

Nov. 24, 2023 at 7:41 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures tumbled on Friday under pressure from favourable rains in Brazil, the biggest global supplier, analysts said. The market has pulled back about five per cent since jumping last week to its highest price since August amid concerns over hot, dry […]

By Tom Polansek

China’s COFCO says it imported Canadian durum for first time

Nov. 24, 2023 at 11:23 am CST

Beijing | Reuters — Chinese state-run food group COFCO Group said it had imported Canadian durum wheat for the first time for processing into flour, a departure from China’s usual practice of importing finished durum flour or pasta. “This direct import of durum wheat has enriched the structure of China’s […]

By Reuters

Ottawa lines up with farmers on right-to-repair

Nov. 23, 2023 at 8:32 pm CST

The federal government says it’s siding with Canadian farmers on the right-to-repair debate. An announcement this week from the federal government called for an adjustment to the Competition Act that would prevent manufacturers from refusing to provide the means of device and product repair in an “anti-competitive manner.” That declaration […]

By Jeff Melchior