GOOD MORNING…HERE IS YOUR MORNING MARKET NEWS OVERNIGHT GRAIN TRADE ICE canola futures are trading less than $1/tonne higher to start this morning…recovering slightly from Monday s decline, but off the overnight highs. Chicago soybean futures are moving 1 to 5 cents/bu higher this morning, led by the front month contracts. Oilseed market bulls seem […] Read more
Farm business
AM Market Report – December 2, 2025
The Good, Bad & Ugly
The Good: Corn export shipments continue to set new records with exports hitting 18.97 million tonnes for the crop year to date (week 13). The second fastest pace of exports occurred in the 2007-08 crop year when 16.37 million tonnes were shipped by week 13. The weekly shipments of corn dropped to 1.42 million tonnes, […] Read more
Letters to the editor – December 4, 2025
Readers share their thoughts on recent stories in the form of Letters to the Editor from the December 4, 2025 edition of The Western Producer.
AM Market Report – December 1, 2025
GOOD MORNING…HERE IS YOUR MORNING MARKET NEWS OVERNIGHT GRAIN TRADE ICE canola futures are pressing $3 to $4/tonne lower to start this morning, trending downward with the US soy complex. The canola market ended lower on Friday, pressured by a firmer Canadian dollar and weakness across competing world vegetable oils. US Thanksgiving holiday-thinned participation limited […] Read more
Prairie Weather
A series of clipper-like systems will push through the Prairies this week. The first system is forming in northern Alberta bringing light to moderate rain and snow this morning. This system will slide to the southeast over the next two days. The system is expected to exit the Prairies by Wednesday, just in time for […] Read more
Highway project to affect farmland in Manitoba rural municipality
Replacing intersection near Winnipeg with a new interchange would mean expropriating roughly 19 farm properties
Manitoba farmers in the RM of Macdonald are staring down the loss of productive acres to a provincial highway project, sparking worries about the long-term future of their farms.
British Columbia ranches owned by Saskatchewan farm for sale
Monette Farms has listed the B.C. ranches at the heart of an as-yet-unsettled legal case with large auction house Ritchie Bros.
Tax trap lurks for unwary blended farming families
The Canada Revenue Agency has narrowly interpreted the definition of “child” in the context of blended families. Consulting with a succession team can help families find a workable solution.
The Good, Bad & Ugly
The Good: Wheat exports were strong during the seven days ending on November 23 with shipments totaling 597,400 tonnes. This brought the crop year total to date to 7.17 million tonnes which is a new record for Canadian wheat exports. The exports were mostly from West Coast which shipped 485,300 tonnes during the past week. St […] Read more
Prairie Weather
The morning radar image is clear for Western Canada this morning as a high pressure system builds into the central Prairies. The next system is located off the PNW coast but is expected to bring minimal precipitation to the southern Prairies. The next five days will be mostly dry and cold. Total precipitation over the […] Read more
