Crops
As China heads into the 2026/27 marketing year, the United States Department of Agriculture attachés in Beijing projected a few minor to moderate changes in the country’s soybean, canola, corn and wheat crops.
USDA attachés forecast some changes in China’s oilseeds, cereals
Middle East conflict sends ammonia prices higher
The Middle East accounts for 23 per cent of global ammonia trade, shipping out 4.2 million tonnes of the product in 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Middle East conflict has taken 4.2 million tonnes of ammonia fertilizer off the market. Two new plants in the U.S. could help offset some of that loss.
CBOT Weekly: Gains in commodities amidst Iran conflict differ from Ukraine war
To analyst Tom Lilja of Progressive Ag in Fargo, N.D., there’s a difference in the commodity markets currently with the Middle East war and four years ago when Russia invaded Ukraine.
Richardson back in the fold at canola council
Richardson International has rejoined the Canola Council of Canada after a nearly nine-year hiatus.
ICE Weekly: Canola to stay elevated as war persists
Canola prices will stay elevated as long as there is conflict in the Middle East, said a Winnipeg-based analyst.
Pulse sales to Mideast markets ‘frozen’
War-related shipping surcharges and port closures shut down trade to region that bought 801,000 tonnes of Canadian pulses in 2025
Reading Time: 3 minutes Middle East conflict is freezing Canadian pulse sales as shippers impose hefty surcharges and reroute cargo, cutting off access to a $769 million market.
100 years of sweet success: Alberta Sugar Beet Growers overcome tough ’25 season
Despite a delayed start and contract hurdles, Southern Alberta sugar beet producers delivered above-average yields and record sugar content for their centennial harvest
Reading Time: 2 minutes From tense contract negotiations in Montreal to a record-breaking "mad rush" planting in May, the Alberta Sugar Beet Growers’ 100th year was anything but predictable. Here's how southern Alberta producers managed to beat the five-year sugar content average and navigate local disease pressures to deliver over 726,000 tonnes.
BASF announces $27M Saskatoon canola breeding facility expansion
BASF is investing $27 million to expand its Canola Breeding Centre of Innovation in Saskatoon with the hopes of refining and accelerating the development of hybrid canola.
Canadian trade tribunal to examine imports of frozen, canned vegetables
Canadian officials will look into whether global imports of frozen and canned vegetables are threatening Canadian growers and processors.
Pay more attention to South American corn
Brazil’s massive soybean crop may be grabbing the headlines, but there should be more attention on the difficulties with the country’s corn crop, said analyst Michael Cordonnier of Soybean and Corn Advisor Inc.