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Close-up of green barley heads with awns in a field under a blue sky with scattered clouds. Photo: file

Canada regains Colombia as malting barley buyer

Colombia purchased 56,000 tonnes of Canadian barley in 2025 — its first major buy in about a decade — and Bavaria, the country's dominant brewer, has signalled continued interest, with potential to expand into Chile, Peru and Ecuador

Colombia bought 56,000 tonnes of Canadian malting barley in 2025 — its first major purchase in about a decade — and more Latin American demand may follow.












Ramen shop Menya Taisei's owner Taisei Hikage prepares to cook ramen with noodles at his shop in Tokyo, Japan, October 22, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Indo-Pacific seen as potential organics market

A trade expert says organic food sales are possible — if Canada’s exporters pay attention to the rules and regional preferences

Organic producers who want to export Canadian agrifoods should look to the Indo-Pacific region, an expert on trade in the area says.

Under the direction of Heather White, Soils at Guelph, far left, Ontario Senator Rob Black, centre, and Yukon Senator Pat Duncan, right, compare the integrity of two soil samples gently laid in mesh baskets to see which will hold its form and which will crumble in long tubes of still water. Photo: Diana Martin

MFGA praises federal government’s national soil strategy promise

The Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association says Ottawa's pledge to develop a national agricultural soil health strategy validates years of advocacy by farm groups pushing for soil to be treated as a national asset

Ottawa has announced plans to develop a national agricultural soil health strategy, drawing praise from Manitoba farm organizations.