Crops
Elevators in northern Alberta are offering higher prices for feed barley than in feedlots around Lethbridge, said an Edmonton-based analyst.
Feed Grain Weekly: Elevators offering higher prices for barley
ICE Canada Weekly: Canola poised to slip below C$600/tonne
Look for November canola to slip below C$600 per tonne by the end of Thanksgiving week, said Phil Speiss, trader with RBC Dominion Securities in Winnipeg.
U.S. grains: Soybeans gain on lackluster harvest sales, lower yield outlook
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose for a second straight day on Wednesday on expectations that U.S. harvest yields will be lower than the latest government forecast and on limited sales by farmers awaiting news from U.S.-China trade talks and details of government aid. Corn followed soybeans higher as an expected yield forecast […] Read more
Manitoba Crop Report: Harvest advances despite heavy rains
Despite heavy rains in much of the province, Manitoba’s harvest advanced to 86 per cent complete as of Oct. 6, 2025.
Mail strike disrupts grain sample delivery
The Canadian Grain Commission has asked farmers to consider delivering harvest samples directly to CGC offices, services centres or approved drop offs as Canada Post strike delays mail.
Pulse Weekly: Good yields for Manitoba peas, beans
Manitoba field peas and dry beans had average to above-average yields in their respective harvests, said the provincial government’s pulse specialist.
‘Nothing bullish’ for sliding oats market
Oats futures at the Chicago Board of Trade have trended steadily lower for the past three months, with cash bids in Western Canada seeing a similar trend.
CP Farms showcases its spud production
Open Farm Days in Alberta continues to showcase importance of agriculture and agritourism to general public
Reading Time: 4 minutes CP Farms opens its doors to showcase potato production during Alberta’s Open Farm Days.
Good weather pushes Alberta harvest along
Thanks to a stretch of good weather, Alberta farmers advanced their harvest 12 points during the week ended Sept. 29 to 89 per cent complete. The Alberta agriculture department said that’s seven points above the five-year average.
Feed barley under pressure, watching to see ‘who blinks first’
Ample supplies and a lack of demand are weighing on Western Canadian feed barley in early October, with both buyers and sellers reluctant to push values one way or the other.
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