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
U.S. grains: Soybean futures end lower for third straight session; corn, wheat fall
Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures ended lower on Tuesday for a third straight session, coming under pressure from hefty South American supplies hitting the global market and uncertainty over how U.S. tariffs will affect domestic demand, traders said.
U.S. grains: Soybean futures fall on weakness in oil market, China deflation worries
Chicago Board of Trade soybeans ended lower on Monday, as prices were weighed down by weakness in the oil market and traders' concern over Chinese deflation, market analysts said.
Pulse Weekly: China includes peas in tariff threat
India extends duty-free period on yellow pea imports
Canadian yellow peas were hit with bad news on March 7, but the pulse received good news on March 10. In the bad news, China announced that Friday it's prepared to impose 100 per cent tariffs on its pea imports from Canada effective March 20, as well as imports of canola oil and canola meal. Plus there are to be 25 per cent levies on imports of Canadian pork and aquatic products.
China hits back at Canada with fresh agriculture tariffs
China announced tariffs on over $2.6 billion worth of Canadian agricultural and food products on Saturday, retaliating against levies Ottawa introduced in October and opening a new front in a trade war largely driven by U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats.
U.S. grains: Corn futures end higher, extending rally on tariff relief
Chicago Board of Trade corn futures rose for a third straight session on Friday as news of exemptions for Mexico and Canada to most U.S. tariffs allowed grain prices to stabilize after a plunge early this week.
Global demand forecasts for US crops to factor in tariffs in effect, USDA says
A monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture WASDE supply and demand report due next week will consider trade policies in place when the forecasts for grains and soybeans are issued, an agency official said on Thursday, as President Donald Trump suspended tariffs he imposed this week on Canada and Mexico.
U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat climb as Mexico earns tariff reprieve
Chicago corn futures surged nearly two per cent on Thursday as trade tensions cooled with Mexico, the top buyer of U.S. corn, after President Donald Trump temporarily suspended steep tariffs that he had imposed on Mexico this week.
Eligible Purely Canada claimants receive full payouts
Not all claims against the Saskatchewan-based company were eligible
The Canadian Grain Commission has announced that producers owed money from Purely Canada Foods have been fully compensated, just days after a lender applied to place the company in receivership.
Tariffs Day 2 | Canadian agriculture remains in crosshairs
Despite respite for the auto sector, agriculture remains on high alert
A wrap of the daily events around U.S. tariffs and the resulting trade war and its effects on Canadian agriculture for Mar. 5, 2025.
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