Insights and Stories on Crops

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CBOT Weekly: Soybeans, corn set to push lower

Aug. 27, 2025 at 2:24 pm CDT

Prices for the soy complex, and corn pushed lower for the most part during the week ended Aug. 27. Terry Reilly, senior agricultural specialist for Marex, said there were a few factors behind the declines, which he expects the losses to continue.

Ripe wheat near Selkirk, Manitoba in late August, 2024. | Greg Berg photo

Ukraine 2025 wheat crop seen at 21.8 million tons, corn at 28 million-29 million says farm union

Aug. 27, 2025 at 9:57 am CDT

By Reuters

Pulse Weekly: AAFC raise dry pea, lentil production numbers

Aug. 26, 2025 at 9:49 am CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Alberta Crop Report: Two sides of the same weather coin

Aug. 25, 2025 at 2:54 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Spring wheat higher, U.S. futures down

Aug. 22, 2025 at 12:11 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

French maize ratings slip again; wheat harvest complete

Aug. 22, 2025 at 10:21 am CDT

Maize crop conditions in France, the European Union's biggest grain producer, registered a third consecutive weekly decline in the week to August 18, data from farm office FranceAgriMer showed on Friday, as a heatwave gripped most of the country.

By Reuters

Crop tour finds huge Minnesota, Iowa crops, but diseases lurk

Aug. 22, 2025 at 10:14 am CDT

Prospects for corn and soybean crops in Iowa and Minnesota are the strongest in at least 22 years, scouts on Pro Farmer’s annual tour of top grain-producing states said on Thursday, but diseases already lurking in fields could limit yields at harvest.

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

Saskatchewan Crop Report: Rain, humidity delay harvest progress

Aug. 22, 2025 at 9:48 am CDT

Rain, humidity and thunderstorms delayed harvesting and crop progress in Saskatchewan during the week ended Aug. 18, 2025.

By Adam Peleshaty

man kneeling beside lettuce growing in a warehouse

Canada’s first AI-driven greenhouse doubles down on sustainable farming

Aug. 22, 2025 at 9:40 am CDT

Glacier FarmMedia – Haven Greens, Canada’s first fully automated AI-powered greenhouse, tackles food security, sovereignty, sustainability and Canada’s over-reliance on United States produce. Jay Willmot, founder and CEO of Haven Greens, said the United States’ tariff war boosted local demand that Canada’s domestic supply was unable to meet, helping the […]

By Diana Martin