With grain prices depressed, returns per acre are looking dismal on all the major crops with some significantly worse than others.
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Crop input costs to rise in 2026: FCC
Crop input costs are expected to rise in 2026, while crop prices are expected to come down, according to Farm Credit Canada’s analysis.
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.
Canadian crop outlook has improved since January says FCC
Canadian farmers' overall new crop outlook has improved since the beginning of the year, says Farm Credit Canada.
Mideast war, U.S. biofuel policy and weather stack more uncertainty on an already stressful year
Canola is being supported by drought conditions and expectations that the old-crop carry-in to the new crop year would smaller than normal
War between Israel and Iran forced oil prices higher last week, but had only modest impact on crop prices.
U.S. farmers graze sheep under solar to survive
For the first time in four generations, the Raines family didn’t plant a single cotton seed last year. Chad Raines parked his tractor and rented out most of his Texas farmland to a neighbour.
Tariffs may threaten pricing
An analyst warns that tariffs and subsidies could throw a wrench into the commodity futures market
Tariffs and subsidies could undermine pricing mechanisms for many Canadian agricultural commodities, says an analyst.
Cargill plans overhaul after earnings fall short of targets
An internal company document says less than a third of the firm’s businesses met their earnings goal in fiscal 2024
BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) — Global trading house Cargill will undergo structural changes after missing internal earnings goals, with plans to streamline operations into three units instead of five, according to an internal company document seen by Reuters and two company sources. Agricultural merchants like privately held Cargill face challenges as prices of the commodity crops they […] Read moreFarmers’ grain price prospects continue to erode
If price predictions are correct, the 2024-25 crop year will see significant price declines for most crops. Wheat and flax are the only crops where prices may be a bit better than the crop year that just ended. The Market Analysis Group within Agriculture Canada issues regular outlooks for the principal field crops grown in […] Read more
