Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada raised its 2025/26 production calls for dry peas and lentils from its July report. AAFC issued its latest monthly report on Aug. 20, and adjusted exports, domestic usage and ending stocks.

Pulse Weekly: AAFC raise dry pea, lentil production numbers
Ending stocks higher as well

Soil moisture and fall fertilizer loss
Searching for insight to keep fall nitrogen fertilizer in place and available for the next crop
Reading Time: 3 minutes A federal research project is working to identify ways to minimize the loss from fall fertilizer applications.

2025/26 canola production jumps nearly 13 per cent
AAFC issues August S/D report
There were sharp changes in Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s estimates for the 2025/26 canola crop when it came to production and ending stocks. AAFC has now pegged canola output at 20.10 million tonnes, up 12.9 per cent from its July forecast. Also, the oilseed’s carryout was doubled from last month to now 2.20 million tonnes.

Canadian Wheat Research Coalition funds AAFC variety development
The Canadian Wheat Research Coalition has pledged nearly $20 million in funding for wheat variety development over the next three years.