Insights and Stories on Crop Prices

Oct. 15, 2024 at 3:09 pm CDT

An ongoing dispute between Canada and India involving the assassination of a Sikh man on Canadian soil has Canada's lentil market fearing that one of its largest trading partners may shut its doors to the pulse.

By Adam Peleshaty

Sep. 10, 2024 at 1:27 pm CDT

Average prices for the majority of crops grown in the Prairies were lower this July compared to the year before, while cattle prices continued to rise, according to Statistics Canada's (StatCan) monthly farm product prices released on Sept. 10.

By Adam Peleshaty

Jul. 9, 2024 at 11:26 am CDT

The global stocks-to-use ratio for the major crops, excluding China, has been trending down since 2018, Jason Newton, Nutrien’s chief economist, told delegates attending the 24th International Farm Management Association Congress in Saskatoon.

By Sean Pratt

Mar. 1, 2024 at 10:32 am CST

Day one of the 2024 Commodity Classic is in the books and a few interesting themes emerged from the annual gathering of U.S. corn, soybean, wheat and sorghum growers.

By Sean Pratt

Feb. 21, 2024 at 3:53 pm CST

Indian farmers demanding higher prices for their produce paused their protest on Wednesday after the government made a new offer to resume talks, hours after police fired tear gas and used water cannons to scatter thousands staging a march to Delhi.

By Adnan Abidi, Reuters, Sunil Kataria