Insights and Stories on Canada

Pulse weekly outlook: Green lentils show strength, reds lag

Nov. 28, 2023 at 7:46 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Green lentil bids in Western Canada are trading at their highest levels of the past year, with solid new-crop pricing opportunities already becoming available. Spot bids for large green lentils can currently be found in the 60 to 72 cents/lb. area, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire data, with […]

Feds plan to ease Underused Housing Tax reporting load

Nov. 24, 2023 at 1:01 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

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

Nov. 24, 2023 at 11:23 am CST

By Reuters

CUSMA panel rejects U.S. complaint on access to Canada dairy market

Nov. 24, 2023 at 11:10 am CST

By Reuters

Pulse weekly outlook: Pea prices beginning to weaken

Nov. 22, 2023 at 10:31 am CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

CMBTC study finds new malting barley lines a fit for Manitoba

Nov. 3, 2023 at 7:31 pm CDT

Manitoba farmers have improved prospects to access the more-lucrative malting barley market, according to a recent study. The report by the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre (CMBTC), in collaboration with the Manitoba Crop Alliance, says new Canadian malting barley varieties can be grown successfully in Manitoba. With yields and quality […]

By GFM Staff

Nutrien misses quarterly profit estimates as potash prices plummet

Nov. 1, 2023 at 6:23 pm CDT

Reuters — Nutrien fell short of analysts’ estimates for third-quarter profit on Wednesday, as lower potash prices weighed on the world’s biggest fertilizer producer. Potash prices have been falling after shipments from Belarus and Russia resumed. These exports had been significantly restricted last year following Western sanctions imposed on Russia […]

By Reuters

ASF compartmentalization moves a step forward

Oct. 31, 2023 at 7:26 pm CDT

Canada is one step closer to a compartmentalizing regime that hog farmers and the rest of the industry hope protects them against market impacts of African swine fever. Practical application can be developed now that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has released its National Standards and National Framework for the […]

By Ed White

Long-range outlook points to warmer winter

Oct. 31, 2023 at 5:30 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Warmer than normal temperatures are expected across nearly all of Canada this winter, with average precipitation for most of the agricultural areas of the Prairies. The latest long-range seasonal forecast from Environment Canada, released Tuesday, calls for a 40 per cent chance of above-normal temperatures from November through […]

By MarketsFarm

Canada to boost carbon tax rebate for rural areas

Oct. 27, 2023 at 7:28 pm CDT

Ottawa | Reuters — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday announced a three-year carbon tax exemption for home heating oil and higher carbon tax rebates for people in rural areas, measures he said were intended to bring relief amid soaring costs of living. Trudeau’s Liberal government has implemented a […]

By Ismail Shakil Nia Williams