Insights and Stories on FCC

Apr. 18, 2024 at 11:24 am CDT

Rising farmland values and higher interest rates have swung the affordability pendulum in favour of renting, not buying, farmland.

By Gord Gilmour

Apr. 12, 2024 at 11:32 am CDT

Farm Credit Canada is predicting Canadian food and beverage sales will fall slightly this year as consumers manage tight budgets. Gross margins, however, should increase as the effects of falling commodity prices work their way through the supply chain, the farm lender said in an April 9 news release.

By Geralyn Wichers

Mar. 12, 2024 at 9:26 am CDT

Farmland is still getting more expensive, but not quite as quickly as in recent years, according to the latest farmland value report from Canada’s biggest agricultural lender.

By Jeff Melchior

Feb. 13, 2024 at 4:19 pm CST

The dairy sector seems set to stabilize in 2024 amidst high processor demand and leveling-off input costs, Farm Credit Canada says.

By Geralyn Wichers

Jan. 24, 2024 at 10:45 am CST

FCC's top economist is urging farmers to find any way they can to save money, as the ag lender projects a 4.8 per cent decline in farm cash receipts in 2024 on the heels of lower commodity prices.

By Jeff Melchior