Two of Canada’s top wheat buyers have agreed to significantly ramp up their purchases from the United States.
Wheat markets are under duress
The U.S. is making deals that undermine Canadian wheat exports to key customers
Sean Pratt
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High pea yields shock farmers
Prices crater as a large harvest and potential problems with demand point to a huge carryout this year
There is going to be a massive pea carryout at the end of this crop year.
Working groups established to address challenges in the containerized and bulk movement of commodities
CN is working with the pulse and special crops sector on resolving challenges in shipping those commodities.
Geopolitics can change trade routes
Geopolitical tensions can lead to massive infrastructure projects that can shift global trade patterns
WHISTLER, B.C. — Today’s geopolitical tensions could have dire long-term consequences, says the director of international policy at the University of Calgary. History has shown that these kinds of tensions lead to massive infrastructure projects around the world that can shift global trade patterns. China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was a response to similar […] Read more
U.S. market can’t easily be replaced
The North American agri-food supply chain is intertwined and would be very difficult to unravel
The deputy chief economist of Farm Credit Canada says 92 per cent of Canada’s total exports to the U.S. went into the country duty-free in June.
VIDEO: 2025 pulse and special crops convention kicks off in Whistler
Western Producer reporter Sean Pratt is in Whistler, B.C., covering the 2025 annual Pulse & Special Crops Convention. Follow along at producer.com in the coming days and weeks as Sean’s coverage of the event is posted. Links to all coverage can be found below the video. Other coverage from the 2025 Pulse and Special Crops […] Read more
Canola support gets mixed response
A series of canola industry support measures announced by the federal government are being met with mixed reviews.
Green lentil market oversupplied
The combined crop of five major lentil-growing nations is expected 40 per cent larger than last year’s
Farmers in Western Canada can expect price pressure on their new crop of green lentils, as the available supplies among the world’s major lentil-growing nations increase significantly.
Yellow pea prices collapse on lack of demand
China’s 100 per cent tariff is seen as a blow to the Canadian industry
China’s tariffs and India’s accumulated stocks from previous imports have curbed those countries’ demand for Canada’s yellow peas just as harvest adds price pressure at the farm gate.
Cargill’s Regina crush plant should help offset loss of China demand
The company will start commissioning the Saskatchewan canola plant in the next couple of months
Cargill’s new Regina crush facility is expected to help raise domestic demand for Canadian canola just as China, usually Prairie growers’ top export buyer, raises a new tariff wall.
