A potato field in full bloom in Manitoba.

Cut contracts alarm Manitoba potato sector

Manitoba potato growers have been dealt a blow by companies who have cut producer contracts, citing trade strife and lower consumer demand

Manitoba potato growers are seeing companies cut their contracts with trade uncertainties and low demand hurting the once-profitable crop.



Canada is the second largest supplier of beans to Mexico, behind the U.S. that accounted for 75 per cent of 2024-25 imports.  |  File photo

Mexican bean crop rebounds after multi-year drought

Mexico’s production has been hampered by lack of certified seed, inadequate irrigation and adverse weather conditions

Mexico’s bean production was 1.01 million tonnes, a 41 per cent increase over the previous year, according to a new report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS).