A swathed and dried down canola crop lies awaiting the combine near Mariapolis, Man., on Aug. 30, 2025. Photo: Alexis Stockford

ICE Canada Weekly: Pressure on canola is coming

As canola futures find some ground on the Intercontinental Exchange during the week ended Sept. 24, the Canadian oilseed’s path will soon be a steady decline. That’s the assessment from Tony Tryhuk, trader with RBC Dominion Securities in Winnipeg.




green lentils

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.


Scott Moe (left) and Kody Blois (right) during press conference on canola trade discussions. Photo: Janelle Rudolph

Feds promise urgency to address canola tariffs

The federal and Saskatchewan governments meet with industry to find ways to support the canola sector

With Canadian canola growers under new price pressure, federal and Saskatchewan government and industry officials have met to discuss next steps in dealing with China’s canola trade barriers.

Canola in flower in a field near Stockholm, Saskatchewan in late July, 2024. | Greg Berg photo

Avoid bargain-basement canola markets to ease tariff damage

Market Watch: AAFC’s latest forecast is more bearish for Canadian canola, but much also depends on the U.S. oilseed crop

China’s canola tariffs aside, the global oilseed complex has eased to a lower price level and is likely to stay there for now — that is, unless problems develop with crops in the U.S. or South America.



Photograph of fresh pickle chips.

How counter-tariff policy cans Canadian choice

Op-Ed: The cross-border travels of Bick’s pickles turn sour for consumers and producers

The unavailability of the storied Canadian pickle brand Bick’s, now processed and jarred in the U.S., shows how well-intentioned counter-tariff policy can turn sour on Canada’s consumers and cucumber growers.