Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian farmers intend to plant more wheat and less canola in 2025, according to the first survey-based estimates for the upcoming growing season from Statistics Canada released March 12. Area seeded to corn, oats and peas is also expected to rise, while soybeans, barley and lentils are forecast to lose acres.
Canada to seed more wheat, less canola in 2025: StatCan
Farmers also seeding more peas, corn and oats
Canada to seed more wheat, less canola in 2025: StatCan
Farmers also seeding more peas, corn and oats
Canadian farmers intend to plant more wheat and less canola in 2025, according to the first survey-based estimates for the upcoming growing season from Statistics Canada released March 12. Area seeded to corn, oats and peas is also expected to rise, while soybeans, barley and lentils are forecast to lose acres.
China tightens trade rules as Canadian tariffs spark price volatility
Zhengzhou Exchange on Tuesday raised the trading margin requirements for some rapeseed (canola) meal futures contracts to 9 per cent from seven per cent after Beijing's 100 per cent tariff on Canadian imports triggered a two-day rally that pushed prices to a five-month high.
Chinese rapeseed meal, oil contracts surge after tariffs on Canadian imports
Zhengzhou rapeseed (canola) meal and oil contracts jumped on Monday, the first day of trade since China decided to impose 100 per cent tariffs on imports of those agricultural products from Canada.
New Chinese tariffs “devastating” to Canadian ag sector
Ag groups decry latest trade action
A new trade war front opened over the weekend as China announced stiff tariffs on Canadian canola oil, meal, peas, pork and other commodities late Friday. Canadian industry groups decried the move and are calling on the federal government to intervene.
Tariffs Day 4 | Combing through the wreckage
What does the landscape look like after the first bomb of the trade war went off?
Daily wrap of tariff situation for March 7, exploring the current state of play for Canadian agriculture.
Tariffs Day 3 – Donald sees the light — for now
Tariffs are on pause until April 2, and some quiet amendments seem to protect U.S. interests
The continuing soap opera of Donald Trump’s tariff war with Canada and Mexico. Currently tariffs have now been delayed until April 2, with both countries receiving a reprive for goods and services covered under the CUSMA trade agreement.
ICE canola weekly outlook: Politics in the forefront
Trade war weighs on canola prices
Canola contracts on the ICE Futures platform fell sharply lower in early March, as broad import tariffs in the United States went into effect and Canada announced its own retaliatory measures.
Tariffs Day 1 | Trade war commences as Canadian agricultural sector braces
Canada and China respond in kind, agriculture groups call for support and strategy
As of March 4, 2025 U.S. president Donald Trump’s threat of imposing a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods has become a reality. Canada has immediately applied retaliatory tariffs, but the true scope of the fallout from this action is yet to be determined.
Canola sector sees tariff pain ahead
Industry groups pledge robust advocacy efforts on both sides of the border
Canada's two main canola sector groups say U.S. tariffs will be felt throughout the value chain, on both sides of the border.
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