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Canadians called slow to embrace biofuel policy
Agricultural producers encouraged to embrace stronger government biofuel policies for for their commodities
Larger Canadian canola and wheat ending stocks expected
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada raised its 2025/26 carryout forecasts for canola and wheat in its latest supply/demand update released Dec. 17.
ICE canola weekly outlook: Little positive for futures
ICE canola futures fell to their lowest levels in nine months during the week ended Dec. 17, with little supportive news to underpin the market.
How Canada’s farmers are producing record crops despite droughts and floods
Western Canadian farmers are using minimum and zero-till farming, tile drainage, slow-release fertilizer, and better crop breeding to produce record crops despite drought conditions.
GIWA trims Western Australian crop forecasts, still predicts record harvest
The Grain Industry Association of Western Australia (GIWA) slightly lowered its estimates for the state’s 2025/26 production of wheat, barley and canola on Friday but said the harvest of winter crops was still on track to be the biggest ever.
ICE Canada Weekly: Canola a “tough market”
There are grim prospects for canola prices as the New Year approaches said Winnipeg-based trader and farmer Bill Craddock.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Western Canadian bids, U.S. futures down
Western Canadian wheat futures were down for the week ended Dec. 9, 2025 due to weaker U.S. futures and a stronger loonie.
India’s winter crops set for record as soil moisture soars
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Indian farmers have ramped up planting of winter crops including wheat, rapeseed (canola) and chickpea, putting the country on track for record acreage as abundant soil moisture enables cultivation even in typically rainfed areas that often remain fallow.
Ukraine increases rapeseed, soybeans processing as sunflower crop falls, analyst says
A sharp drop in the sunflower seed crop in 2025 combined with the introduction of export duties on oilseeds will lead to a surge in domestic processing of rapeseed and soybeans, the volume of which may exceed exports, said an analyst.
Record large Canadian wheat and canola crops: Statistics Canada
Canadian wheat and canola production in 2025/26 (Aug/Jul) surpassed early expectations to hit new record highs, according to updated survey-based estimates from Statistics Canada released Dec. 4.
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