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Locusts gathered on the end of a plant stem.

Locusts spread in Ukraine’s south as war disrupts control measures

Jul. 30, 2025 at 10:17 am CDT

A massive locust invasion is threatening sunflower and other crops in Ukraine's southern regions, largely caused by the war against Russia's invasion that makes it impossible to use traditional pest control methods, officials and producers say.

Facade of Bank of Canada during summer day

Bank of Canada holds rates steady and says global trade war risk has eased

Jul. 30, 2025 at 9:47 am CDT

By David Ljunggren Promit Mukherjee Reuters

An inspector looking at sides of beef, which are hanging in a cooler.

Canada says Australia has re-opened market access for beef and beef products

Jul. 29, 2025 at 1:30 pm CDT

By Reuters

China’s soymeal glut raises demand doubts ahead of US soybean export season

Jul. 29, 2025 at 10:47 am CDT

By Ella Cao Naveen Thukral Reuters

Potash miner K+S reports Q2 core profit miss, confirms 2025 guidance

Jul. 29, 2025 at 10:39 am CDT

By Reuters

closeup view of dairy cows in a row in a milking parlour.

U.S. complaints about protectionist Canadian dairy policy hypocritical, report argues

Jul. 28, 2025 at 3:55 pm CDT

Despite criticisms of Canadian dairy policy, the American dairy industry has many of the same protectionist tendencies Canada does, writes Al Mussell in a new policy paper.

By Jonah Grignon

Dryness reduces Australian wheat output says USDA attaché

Jul. 28, 2025 at 3:19 pm CDT

With dry conditions in Australia’s southern production regions, the United States Department of Agriculture attaché in Canberra projected reduced wheat production for 2025/26. The attaché wrote in their report released on July 28 that Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria had low soil moisture levels going into wheat planting and there was below-average autumn rains.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Heath MacDonald rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.

Federal agriculture minister to visit Indo-Pacific to talk trade

Jul. 28, 2025 at 2:17 pm CDT

Federal agriculture minister Heath MacDonald is headed to Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines to promote Canadian agricultural trade interests.

By Geralyn Wichers

Scenic autumn view of the rural landscape, orchards, vineyards, and wineries of Oliver located in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, Canada.

B.C. farmers to receive increased AgriStability supports

Jul. 28, 2025 at 1:48 pm CDT

B.C. farmers to receive bump in AgriStability compensations due to weather concerns, international trade instability