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India was the top customer for Canadian peas and lentils through the first three months of the 2024/25 marketing year, with total exports of both pulse crops running well ahead of the year ago pace.
India top destination for Canadian peas/lentils through October
Grain Growers of Canada elects new executive
Alberta Grains chair Tara Sawyer has been elected chair of the Grain Growers of Canada. Sawyer, a farmer from Acme, Alberta, is the first woman to hold the role, GGC said.
China, EU account for upswing in Canadian grain, oilseed exports
Total exports through October up more than 18 per cent
Exports of Canadian oilseeds and grains for 2024/25 largely continued to be ahead of those a year ago, monthly data from the Canadian Grain Commission showed. Bulk exports through licensed facilities during the first three months of the current marketing year are more than 12.22 million tonnes, which compares with the approximately 10.33 million the same time last year.
Feed Grain Weekly: Barley, corn the same price
Domestic feed barley and United States corn imports are pretty much the same price in Western Canada, said Darcy Haley, vice-president of Ag Value Brokers in Lethbridge.
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More wheat, less canola in 2024/25 says Statistics Canada
While Statistics Canada reported more wheat was grown in 2024/25, canola production fell back as the agency issued its principal field crops report on Dec. 5.
CBOT Weekly: Trade focuses on tariffs, USDA report next
Proposed tariffs imposed on Canadian and Mexican imports into the U.S. gave the Chicago Board of Trade a lot to think about during the week ended Dec. 4, 2024.
Pulse Weekly: Prices for Kabuli chickpeas softer to sideways for balance of 2024
Prairie heatwave results in more smaller chickpeas
Prices for Kabuli chickpeas are likely to be softer to sideways heading into the new year, said Colin Young of Midwest Grain Ltd. in Moose Jaw, Sask.
Australia’s canola improves but still lower than 2023/24
Bumps up wheat estimate, trims barley outlook
Of Australia's three largest winter crops for 2024/25, canola production was projected to be down from the previous year. Meanwhile, estimates for wheat and barley output were forecast to be higher than a year ago.
Feed Grain Weekly: Corn prices drop, barley favoured
Despite United States corn futures declining as of late, barley is still the preferred feed grain at feedlots in southern Alberta, said a trader.
ICE Canada Weekly: Uncertainty weighs on canola
As the Canadian canola industry remained braced for whatever may come from China in regard to tariffs, a sharp blow to the oilseed arose from a much different source. United States President-elect Donald Trump threatened Canada and Mexico with 25 per cent tariffs on their goods imported by the U.S. effective Jan. 20, the day he’s sworn in.
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