Insights and Stories on Canada

U.S. grains: Wheat plunges to three-month low on export competition

Dec. 2, 2022 at 5:37 pm CST

Winnipeg | Reuters — Chicago wheat extended losses on Friday to a fresh three-month low as modest weekly U.S. exports kept traders’ focus on competition from cheaper Black Sea supplies. Corn also fell, while soybeans rebounded, consolidating after a selloff in the previous session over disappointing U.S. biofuels levels. The […]

U.S. judge dismisses indictment against Huawei executive

Dec. 2, 2022 at 5:13 pm CST

By jonathan-stempel Karen Freifeld

Huawei executive’s U.S. bank fraud charges to be dismissed

Dec. 1, 2022 at 8:16 pm CST

By Karen Freifeld

Environment Canada sees ‘average’ Prairie winter ahead

Dec. 1, 2022 at 6:44 pm CST

By MarketsFarm

Opinions divided ahead of StatCan production report

Nov. 30, 2022 at 5:59 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Pulse weekly outlook: Yellow peas under pressure from large volumes

Nov. 29, 2022 at 4:27 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Large volumes of yellow peas being delivered into commercial hands have put some pressure on values, although prices remain reasonably solid. Green and maple pea bids are stronger, but movement is more limited in those markets. End users were active buyers of yellow peas in recent months, but […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Canada to boost defence, cyber security in Indo-Pacific policy

Nov. 28, 2022 at 1:50 am CST

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada launched its long-awaited Indo-Pacific strategy on Sunday, outlining $2.3 billion in spending to boost military and cyber security in the region and vowed to deal with a “disruptive” China while working with it on climate change and trade issues. The plan detailed in a 26-page […]

By David Ljunggren Ismail Shakil

ICE weekly outlook: Canola’s sideways market nears low end of range

Nov. 23, 2022 at 5:48 pm CST

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts slid lower during the week ended Wednesday but remain stuck in a sideways trading range overall. The January contract has held within a range from $800 to $900 per tonne for the past five months, with the market still well within that range despite […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Bird flu pressure bears down on B.C. farms

Nov. 23, 2022 at 12:02 pm CST

Commercial poultry farmers in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley have come out the worst so far this month in Canada’s year-long fight with highly pathogenic avian influenza. Since Wednesday last week, that region alone has seen outbreaks on 13 commercial poultry farms: nine at Abbotsford, three at Chillwack and one in […]

By Dave Bedard

Feds pledge agriculture office for Indo-Pacific export support

Nov. 21, 2022 at 5:03 pm CST

Updated Nov. 23 — Canada’s latest round of federal efforts to boost economic ties with the Indo-Pacific region will include its first dedicated agriculture and agri-food office in the region. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s tour through the region last week included a pledge of $31.8 million over five years for […]