Pulses in Canada had quite the year in 2024 with prices closing out the calendar year in the middle of their trading ranges. Production was higher on the year for most pulses. Dry pea output in Canada rose to just short of three million tonnes, up from the 2.61 million harvested in 2023, according to the Statistics Canada principal field crop report issued Dec. 5.

Pulse Weekly: Looking at price shifts in 2024
Production up for most Canadian pulses

Canadian honey production down in 2024
Canadian honey production was down by 18 per cent in 2024 despite an increase in the number of beekeepers and colonies.

Canada posts sixth straight monthly trade deficit in August
Farm, fishing and intermediate food product exports rose
Canada recorded a bigger-than-expected trade deficit of C$1.1 billion in August, its sixth consecutive monthly shortfall, as imports rose while exports declined, Statistics Canada data showed on Tuesday.

Most Prairie farm product prices drop: StatCan
Average prices for the majority of crops grown in the Prairies were lower this July compared to the year before, while cattle prices continued to rise, according to Statistics Canada's (StatCan) monthly farm product prices released on Sept. 10.

Canadian canola ending stocks largest since 2020
Canadian canola ending stocks for 2023/24 were up significantly from the carryout the previous year, while revisions to the year-ago data saw wheat stocks tighten, according to the latest data from Statistics Canada released Sept. 9.

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Reds are up, while amber is mixed
Cash wheat prices for Canada Prairie Red Spring Wheat and Canadian Western Red Spring Wheat were higher for the week ended Aug. 29, while those for Canadian Western Amber Durum were mixed.

Canola crush up in July, soybeans down
Statistics Canada released its crush report on Aug. 29, showing an increase in the amount of canola that was processed last month compared to the previous July. As for soybeans, its crush was significantly lower.

ICE Weekly: StatCan report puts a stop to canola’s rally
Canola prices at the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) were on the rise for most of the week ended Aug. 28, until the release of Statistics Canada’s (StatCan) production estimates for the 2024-25 crop year on Aug. 28.

CBOT Weekly: Wheat set to increase, as soybeans, corn to recede
While the general direction for soybeans and corn on the Chicago Board of Trade is to continue moving lower, United States wheat was on the rise and is to remain so in the coming weeks, according to a trader.

StatCan field crops report numbers fairly acceptable says analyst
Statistics Canada’s production estimates in its principal field crops report issued Aug. 28, came in better than expected according to MarketsFarm analyst Mike Jubinville. While Jubinville thought StatCan might peg the 2024/25 canola crop at around 20 million tonnes, the federal agency placed their call at 19.50 million, while a poll by Reuters expected 19.20 million.