Insights and Stories on Canada

Brazil in talks with Canada to revive Mercosur trade deal

Aug. 15, 2025 at 10:53 am CDT

Brazil is engaged in a "constructive dialogue" with Canada to resume negotiations for a free trade agreement between South America's Mercosur bloc and Ottawa, the Brazilian Foreign Trade Secretary said.

ICE Weekly: Trade talks, weather lifting canola prices

Jul. 2, 2025 at 3:41 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

China seeks improved ties with Canada amid rising trade tensions

Jun. 6, 2025 at 8:51 am CDT

By Reuters

Heath MacDonald, left, is sworn in as federal agriculture minister at Rideau Hall in Ottawa May

New agriculture minister hopes to engage farmers

May. 15, 2025 at 1:39 pm CDT

By Jonah Grignon

a man cooking beef brisket on a barbecue in a restaurant in Beijing, China

US beef off the menu as the trade war hits Beijing’s American-style restaurants

Apr. 21, 2025 at 10:35 am CDT

By Ella Cao Josh Arslan

Trump triggers trade war with tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico

Mar. 4, 2025 at 9:44 am CST

U.S. President Donald Trump's new 25 per cent tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada took effect on Tuesday, along with a doubling of duties on Chinese goods to 20 per cent, sparking trade wars that could slam economic growth and lift prices for Americans still smarting from years of high inflation.

By Andrea Shalal David Lawder Reuters

Pulse Weekly: Yellow peas slip as India pauses levy cut

Oct. 8, 2024 at 3:02 pm CDT

Yellow pea bids in Western Canada are coming under pressure, while green pea prices hold steady.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

ICE weekly outlook: Canola likely to keep sliding back

Dec. 7, 2023 at 9:15 am CST

There is a rather significant bearish outlook for canola for the rest of December, according to Jerry Klassen of Resilient Commodity Analysis. He said a large part of this was generated by the Statistics Canada production report released on Dec. 4.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Weather Network predicts mild winter, with caveats

Nov. 30, 2023 at 6:43 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Strong El Niño conditions that have developed in the Pacific Ocean would typically lead to a milder winter across Canada — but other factors this year could challenge that outlook, according to the winter forecast from The Weather Network, released Wednesday. The winter forecast features a mild start […]

By MarketsFarm

ICE weekly outlook: Canola prices could rebound

Nov. 29, 2023 at 5:32 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Winnipeg-based trader Ken Ball from PI Financial is cautiously optimistic that canola prices can rebound in the short term. The January canola contract closed at $702.30 per tonne on Wednesday a weekly loss of $7.40. The contract fell below the $700 level on U.S. Thanksgiving on Nov. 23, […]