Reading Time: 2 minutes Rabobank says it will be two more years before North American grain farmers achieve break-even due to “monster” supplies and “sticky” crop input prices.
Grain farming’s hard times expected to continue
Producers told to expect probably two more crop years of losses before they once again break even in 2027-28
India slaps 30 per cent import duty on yellow peas
India has imposed a 30 per cent duty on yellow pea imports with a bill of lading date on or after Nov. 1, 2025.
Organic sales up but operators down
Canadians spent $9.75 billion on organic products last year, an 8.2 per cent increase over the previous year
Reading Time: 3 minutes Organic consumption is up in Canada, but the number of operators is on the decline.
Rising vegetable oil demand may offset bad biofuel news
Global biodiesel/renewable diesel demand for canola oil to slump, but overall vegetable oil demand seen increasing
Reading Time: 2 minutes Global biodiesel/renewable diesel production is expected to decline for the first time in a decade. Bad timing for a canola industry looking for new markets.
No special crop fireworks expected
Prices are down and carry-in is up for many crops, and farmers are likely to lock the bins for the time being
Reading Time: 2 minutes Farmers should not expect fireworks in the special crops market due to ample supplies.
Strong demand for generics prompts FBN expansion
Farmers Business Network plans to build two new ag chemical product distribution centres on the Prairies
Farmers Business Network is responding to strong demand for generic agricultural chemicals by expanding its Canadian operations.
Agriculture chemical company embraces regenerative farming
Johnstone’s Grain sees the sale of regenerative agriculture products as the future
Johnstone’s Grain sees the sale of regenerative agriculture products as the future
Moe’s outlook on Carney, trade challenges
Concerns about U.S., China trade barriers
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is ready to turn the page and start working with Prime Minister Mark Carney on important shared issues for Saskatchewan and Canada, including agricultural issues, such as providing regulatory certainty in the renewable fuels market.
Big global wheat crop expected to pressure prices
World wheat stocks could climb to 271 million tonnes by the end of 2025-26, up from 264 million tonnes at the end of 2024-25
Reading Time: 3 minutes Analysts say a larger than expected global crop of wheat means there will be plenty to go around in 2025-26.
Mann brothers settle differences
AgraCity financial woes catalyst for ending eight-year legal battle
Glacier FarmMedia — Two brothers embroiled in an eight-year-long bitter legal battle over control of a generic crop input business have “buried the hatchet.” Jim and Jason Mann have agreed to end litigation against one another and the businesses they run, which are Farmers of North America (FNA) and AgraCity Crop & Nutrition Ltd. “The […] Read more
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