AgPulse Analytica thinks India could import one to two million tonnes of the pulse in 2025-26. | Photo: File

India extends exemption on pea duty

Canadian pea growers face 100 per cent import tariff into China so continued access to Indian market is welcome news

Canadian pea growers face 100 per cent import tariff into China so continued access to Indian market is welcome news.

Steve Rooke of Shark Farms Ltd. near Nanton, Alta., climbs onto to his tractor pulling a Morris Quantum 60 drill and tank during a recent demonstration of Morris seeding equipment organized by Viterra near High River, Alta. Seeding was 90 per cent complete in Alberta as of May 27, ahead of the five-year average of 81 per cent. Photo: Mike Sturk

Most crops off to good start

Some parts of the Prairies are very dry, but provincial crop specialists say it’s still early in the season

Some parts of the Prairies are very dry, but provincial crop specialists say it's still early in the season



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Industry believes green pea supplies are over-reported

Analysts say crop insurance data and high prices indicate that stocks of the crop are higher than Statistics Canada is reporting

Canada has far fewer green peas than the government is reporting, says an analyst. “Purely from a price perspective, markets believe the Canadian harvest was smaller than estimated by Statistics Canada,” Stat Publishing noted in a recent article.


Chinese tariffs could mess with U.S. soybean plans

Chinese tariffs could mess with U.S. soybean plans

The fate of canola prices hangs in the balance as American growers decide how to react to 125 per cent tariffs imposed by China

Soybeans could be headed for a wild ride this growing season, says an analyst. Rich Nelson, chief strategist at Allendale Inc., said the outlook ranges from “terribly bearish” to mildly bullish depending on tariffs and weather



Canola crops have been targetted by tariffs from both the U.S. and China, and one expert believes growers could replace up to one million acres of canola with cereals.

Canola could lose out as farmers’ plan for tariff

Farmers have already made most of their seeding decisions but could still fine-tune them if tariffs are reinstated in April

Reading Time: 3 minutes Protectionist trade actions in two key export markets will likely influence farmers’ seeding plans, says an analyst.

“Producers are facing higher costs and market uncertainty, and the Trump administration is ensuring they get the support they need without delay,” U.S. agriculture secretary Brooke Rollins said in a press release.

Canadian farmers watch as U.S. aid announced

U.S. crop farmers will soon receive huge injection of government cash, and that isn’t sitting well with Canadian growers

Reading Time: 3 minutes Crop farmers in the United States will soon be receiving a huge injection of government cash, and that isn’t sitting well with Canadian growers.



Spring wheat plans remain unclear

Spring wheat plans remain unclear

North Dakota farm group expects durum to take acres from spring wheat, while Canadian intentions are difficult to read

Reading Time: 2 minutes While some experts believe durum could steal acres away from spring wheat in the U.S. this year, the seeding plans for Canadian growers still seems unclear.