Insights and Stories on Canada

Feed weekly outlook: Canada’s barley exports show no signs of slowing

May. 28, 2021 at 8:14 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Tight Canadian barley supplies, due in part to surging export demand, have kept feed grain bids well supported in the Prairies over the past few months. The cupboards, however, are not quite bare, with weekly Canadian barley exports hitting their second-highest level of the crop-year-to-date. Canada exported 175,500 […]

StatsCan shows 2020 farm income up significantly

May. 27, 2021 at 10:22 pm CDT

By Allan Dawson

OIE ruling turns page on BSE in Canada

May. 27, 2021 at 6:56 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

Canada/U.S. border signage in downtown Detroit.

U.S. requests CUSMA dispute panel on Canadian dairy quotas

May. 25, 2021 at 7:33 pm CDT

By David Lawder

Dry weather may cut into Canadian crop prospects, AAFC says

May. 21, 2021 at 9:25 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

La Nina done, U.S. CPC says

May. 13, 2021 at 3:32 pm CDT

Reuters — A U.S. government weather forecaster said on Thursday La Nina has ended and El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) neutral conditions are likely to continue through the Northern Hemisphere summer. “ENSO neutral” refers to periods in which neither El Nino nor La Nina is present, often coinciding with the transition […]

By Reuters

JBS able to pass on higher grain costs in North America

May. 13, 2021 at 3:14 pm CDT

Sao Paulo | Reuters — JBS SA, the world’s largest meatpacker, has been able to pass higher grain costs on to consumer prices because food demand is strong in markets such as the U.S. and Canada, executives said in an earnings call Thursday. In Brazil, where higher feed prices have […]

By Reuters

Pulse weekly outlook: Chickpea acres ‘sharply’ down

May. 12, 2021 at 5:34 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Despite prices higher than last year’s, Canada’s chickpea acres are expected to decline this year and, in turn, will result in less production in the 2021-22 crop year. High-delivered bids for Kabuli chickpeas, the type most commonly grown in Canada, run from 25 to 35 cents/lb., three to […]

By Adam Peleshaty

USDA expects record world wheat crop in 2021-22

May. 12, 2021 at 5:01 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The latest U.S. forecast puts world wheat production at a new record in 2021-22, with bigger crops in a number of countries more than offsetting expected decreases in Canada and Australia. According to the first outlook for the marketing year from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, total world […]

By MarketsFarm

Walmart locks in CRSB claim for in-store beef brand

May. 11, 2021 at 4:32 am CDT

The Canadian arm of Walmart has locked in enough of a supply of certified-sustainable beef to label its entire Your Fresh Market burger patty line accordingly. The retail giant announced Monday it’s now sourcing beef from “certified sustainable” farms and ranches according to standards set by the Canadian Roundtable for […]