Argentine company signs deal with Colorado Wheat Research Foundation to commercialize drought tolerant wheat in the U.S.
GM wheat gets closer to reality in U.S.
Prairie forecast: Looks like summer weather
Highlights: We appear to be in a fairly predictable weather pattern as the overall weather picture has been pretty good. We saw upper-level ridging last week bring average to above average temperatures across the Prairies. The forecasted area of low pressure over the eastern Prairies materialized as forecasted. As often typical with upper-level lows, the […] Read more
Bank of Canada head expresses concern about Trump’s Fed actions
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem on Tuesday expressed concern about President Donald Trump’s attempts to pressure the U.S. Federal Reserve, saying his actions had started to hit financial markets.
Carney expects ‘constructive’ trade talks with China to deepen
Prime Minister Mark Carney said he had “constructive” trade talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang on the sidelines of the U.N. assembly in New York and covered agri-food products like canola as well as seafood and electric vehicles.
U.S. grains: Soy futures set six-week low as China buys Argentine cargoes, snubs U.S.
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures set a six-week low on Tuesday under pressure from a lack of Chinese demand and increased competition for export sales from Argentina, analysts said. The market finished slightly higher in a technical rebound, traders said. Wheat futures also recovered after setting contract lows, with an expected boost to […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hogs rally ahead of USDA report
Chicago lean hog futures rallied on Tuesday ahead of the USDA’s Hogs and Pigs report, due on Thursday. “The report may show a slight increase in total hog population, but analysts are speculating over what other stats may show and mean for futures prices,” the Wall Street Journal reported. The question is if producers expanded […] Read more
Canadian Barley Research Coalition pledges $1.8 million to USask Crop Development Centre
A group of Prairie crop associations have pledged $1.8 million to continue barley variety development at the University of Saskatchewan’s Crop Development Centre.
Pulse Weekly: More peas, lentils in Alberta
As Statistics Canada projected Alberta to see larger harvests of dry peas and lentils in 2025/26, the Alberta Pulse Growers offered their views as to why.
Cassidy Klima named Animal Health Canada executive director
Animal Health Canada has announced Cassidy Klima as its new Executive Director.
More corn, less wheat to be grown in Mexico says USDA attaché
Corn production in Mexico is to improve to 25 million tonnes in 2025/26, while the country’s wheat crop is to recede a little, said the United States Department of Agriculture attaché in Mexico City.