You searched for - Manitoba Co-operator

High pasta prices set to boil over as Canada’s wheat withers

By Gus Trompiz, Rod Nickel September 22, 2023

Reuters – Pasta lovers must brace to pay higher prices for their favourite dish, as drought in Canada and bad weather in Europe damages durum wheat crops and reduces supplies available to flour millers and food companies. Italy’s government called a crisis meeting in May as prices for the staple food jumped by more than double the national inflation[...]

News

Canada’s lentil sales to India slow with diplomatic tensions

By Rajendra Jadhav, Rod Nickel October 7, 2023

Canadian lentil sales to India have slowed since Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in late September that he suspected India of involvement in an assassination on Canadian soil. The drop is linked to the fear that reprisal from New Delhi could limit trade, industry sources in both countries say. Trudeau said that Canada was[...]

News

Recovery from grain production shortfalls could take years

By Karl Plume, Rod Nickel July 12, 2022

Reuters – Eric Broten had planned to sow about 5,000 acres of corn this year on his farm in North Dakota, but persistent springtime rains limited him to just 3,500 in a state where a quarter or more of the planned corn could remain unsown this year. The difficulty planting corn in the northern United[...]

News

Mosaic restarts Canadian potash mine

By Rod Nickel, Sourasis Bose August 11, 2023

Reuters – Mosaic restarted a Canadian potash plant last month after idling it since December due to waning demand for the crop fertilizer. The company says it expects tight supplies through 2023. Mosaic restarted the Colonsay, Sask., mine to offset a short-term drop in potash production that was due to summer maintenance at the larger[...]

Farmit Manitoba

From ashes to fly larvae, new ideas aim to revive farm soil

By Rod Nickel February 15, 2023

Reuters – As extreme weather and human activity degrade the world’s arable land, scientists and developers are looking at new and largely unproven methods to save soil for agriculture. One company is injecting liquid clay into California desert to trap moisture and help fruit to grow, while another in Malaysia boosts soil with droppings from[...]

News

Nutrien may further slow potash expansion

By Rod Nickel May 18, 2023

Reuters – Nutrien may consider further slowing its expansion of potash capacity after falling prices and sales volumes led the world’s biggest fertilizer producer to cut its annual profit guidance. Potash prices have been volatile since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Sanctions against big global producers Russia and Belarus initially drove up prices, causing[...]

Global markets, News

Facing minefields and cash crunch, Ukraine farmers to sow smaller crop

By Pavel Polityuk, Rod Nickel March 24, 2023

Facing fields full of mines and short of cash, many Ukrainian farmers are likely to sow a smaller area this spring than they did following Russia’s invasion, in what could be a further blow to global food supplies after disruptions last year. Ukraine is a major supplier of wheat and corn to world markets. Production[...]

News

The soils of war

By Rod Nickel March 10, 2023

Reuters – When Ukraine recaptured Kherson in November, Andrii Povod returned to find his grain farm in ruins. Two tractors were missing, most of the wheat was gone and all 11 buildings used to store crops and machinery had been bombed and burned. The farm bears the scars of Russian shelling and unexploded ordnance riddles[...]

News

U.S. nitrogen exports jump as Europe scrambles for fertilizer

By Mark Weinraub, Maytaal Angel, Rod Nickel November 8, 2022

Reuters – American exports of nitrogen fertilizers jumped to a multi-year high this summer after surging natural gas prices in Europe drove up costs of producing the crop nutrient there, making U.S. shipments more competitive. The brisk U.S. sales highlight the far-reaching effect of the war in Ukraine on global food and energy supplies. Russia,[...]

News

Cold and hungry

By Rod Nickel August 23, 2022

Reuters – In Canada’s remote north, residents have long paid dearly for food, and rising prices have worsened an already dire situation, exposing the vulnerability of one of the world’s biggest exporters of grains and meat. Communities in Nunavut have no roads to connect them with each other, forcing them to rely on fresh food[...]

Canada’s steel import duties violate WTO rules, says China

U.S. livestock: Cattle prices down, hogs rise again

VIDEO: Cereal drought tolerant ratings hard to compile

Daily Network News

Canada’s steel import duties violate WTO rules, says China

U.S. livestock: Cattle prices down, hogs rise again

VIDEO: Cereal drought tolerant ratings hard to compile

Search Results for:

Search filters

High pasta prices set to boil over as Canada’s wheat withers

Canada’s lentil sales to India slow with diplomatic tensions

Recovery from grain production shortfalls could take years

Mosaic restarts Canadian potash mine

From ashes to fly larvae, new ideas aim to revive farm soil

Nutrien may further slow potash expansion

Facing minefields and cash crunch, Ukraine farmers to sow smaller crop

The soils of war

U.S. nitrogen exports jump as Europe scrambles for fertilizer

Cold and hungry

AgCanadaTV

AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it; your national ag news recap for July 18, 2025

Cyber-Savvy Farmer

Latest Market News