Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada raised its 2025/26 carryout forecasts for canola and wheat in its latest supply/demand update released Dec. 17.
Canola
Larger Canadian canola and wheat ending stocks expected
ICE canola weekly outlook: Little positive for futures
ICE canola futures fell to their lowest levels in nine months during the week ended Dec. 17, with little supportive news to underpin the market.
How Canada’s farmers are producing record crops despite droughts and floods
Western Canadian farmers are using minimum and zero-till farming, tile drainage, slow-release fertilizer, and better crop breeding to produce record crops despite drought conditions.
Canola suffers chaotic 2025
Actions by China, U.S., StatCan guide the oilseed
Canola had something of a tumultuous 2025, pushed one way or another by a variety of factors. Nearby canola futures traded in a wide range from about C$550 to C$750 per tonne over the last year, but were within a few dollars of where they started by December with the most-active March contract in the middle of that range at nearly C$633 as of Dec. 11.
Canola’s clubroot success story
Canadian canola growers are still on watch for clubroot, but co-ordinated control efforts and advancements have helped keep the disease from exploding as many worried it would in Western Canada
Two decades ago, Canada’s scientists, agronomists and canola growers were extremely worried that clubroot would spread across Prairie farms and devastate Canada’s canola industry.
GIWA trims Western Australian crop forecasts, still predicts record harvest
The Grain Industry Association of Western Australia (GIWA) slightly lowered its estimates for the state’s 2025/26 production of wheat, barley and canola on Friday but said the harvest of winter crops was still on track to be the biggest ever.
Manitoba data in on Maizex canola hybrids
Maizex Seeds has two new canola hybrids for western Canadian farmers to plant for the 2026 crop. The latest Manitoba trial data is in on the new varieties
Maizex Seeds has two new canola hybrids for western Canadian farmers to plant for the 2026 crop. The latest Manitoba trial data is in on the new varieties.
Riding market swings can add farm profit
Regular price trends in the grain market can help farmers pinpoint how and when to sell their grain with more confidence, analyst says
Regular price trends in the grain market can help farmers pinpoint how and when to sell their grain with more confidence, analyst says
ICE Canada Weekly: Canola a “tough market”
There are grim prospects for canola prices as the New Year approaches said Winnipeg-based trader and farmer Bill Craddock.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Western Canadian bids, U.S. futures down
Western Canadian wheat futures were down for the week ended Dec. 9, 2025 due to weaker U.S. futures and a stronger loonie.
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