Insights and Stories on Canada

French rapeseed farmers destroy 18,000 hectares over GMO risk

Apr. 5, 2019 at 6:33 pm CDT

Paris | Reuters — French farmers destroyed a total of 18,000 hectares of rapeseed, more than double the area initially expected, following the discovery of a non-authorized genetically modified organism (GMO) in seeds, German group Bayer said on Friday. Bayer had announced in February that farmers in France and Germany […]

U.S. grains: Trade hopes spur gains in soy futures

Apr. 4, 2019 at 7:50 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

China has not escalated canola seed dispute with Canada, Ottawa says

Apr. 3, 2019 at 1:27 pm CDT

By Reuters

Canada to set up working group for China canola push

Apr. 1, 2019 at 10:21 pm CDT

By GFM Staff

Malt barley acreage predicted to increase

Apr. 1, 2019 at 8:29 pm CDT

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Canada takes tougher line with China over canola ban, demands evidence

Mar. 28, 2019 at 4:24 pm CDT

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada on Thursday took a notably tougher line with China over its ban on Canadian imports of canola seed, saying Beijing had provided no scientific evidence to justify the move and was hurting its own reputation. China, citing the discovery of pests, expanded its ban on […]

By David Ljunggren

Swine fever in China poses risks, rewards for Canadian pork

Mar. 20, 2019 at 9:16 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Sharp losses in China’s hog herd due to African swine fever (ASF) are underpinning the North American pork market and could create export opportunities for Canada — if this country manages to stay disease-free. ASF does not affect humans, but the highly viral disease is nearly 100 per […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

China’s block on canola seen as blowback from diplomatic spat

Mar. 5, 2019 at 9:59 pm CST

Montreal — Canola industry leaders attending the first Canadian Crops Convention here this week say they don’t know why China has abruptly blocked imports of Canadian canola from Richardson International, Canada’s biggest grain company. But according to a senior Richardson official it’s in retaliation to the diplomatic spat between China […]

By Allan Dawson

Corteva wins final OK for global launch of Enlist E3 soy

Feb. 21, 2019 at 5:22 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — DowDuPont has won the final international regulatory approval needed, from the Philippines, for a global launch of a new line of genetically engineered soybeans, the company said on Thursday. The approval means seed companies can sell the soybeans, named Enlist E3, to farmers for planting as […]

By Tom Polansek

Canada, U.S. to challenge India’s pulse price supports

Feb. 18, 2019 at 1:59 am CST

Canada and the U.S. are set to challenge India’s market price supports for certain pulses including chickpeas and lentils. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Friday announced that “together with Canada” they’ve submitted a “counter notification” on the matter to the World Trade Organization […]