Canola crops in some spots on the Prairies are currently about a month away from swathing.

Despite bearish pressures, canola remains rangebound

Storms in some areas have built a weather premium into crop values

Canola on the ICE Futures exchange remained locked in a range during the week ended July 23. Canola prices started the week at $485.30 per tonne and were on either side of steady throughout the week. The November contract closed July 23 at $485.40 per tonne. By all accounts, canola prices held up to considerable

Editorial: Trade shenanigans divide and conquer

While many Canadians were enjoying backyard barbecues this summer after months of being isolated from family and friends, the country quietly embarked on a new era of trade with two of its largest trading partners. The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), referred to as the CUSMA in Canadian documents, came into force to replace the North American



Crops advancing quickly across Manitoba, as do the grasshoppers

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for July 28

Southwest Region Producers welcomed some nice warm days during the past week. Several areas received precipitation, with some larger amounts reported in thunderstorms with high winds and hail in the Shilo and Glenboro areas. There is no shortage of moisture in most of the region. Drowned out spots are very visible due to wet weather





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Canola crush edges up, soybean crush falls

MarketsFarm — As the amount of canola crushed in Canada increased slightly in June, the soybean crush was down significantly, according to the latest monthly report from Statistics Canada. The federal agency on Thursday released crushing statistics for major oilseeds, which showed 864,559 tonnes of canola crushed in June, up 1.12 per cent from the

It might look bad, but there’s a pretty good chance those canola 
volunteers aren’t actually doing that much harm.

What to do with those yellow soybean fields?

Now is also the time to scout for Bertha armyworms and diamondback moth

That bright yellow volunteer canola in your soybeans might look worse than it really is — so before trying to control it, consider whether it makes economic sense. That’s the advice Tammy Jones, Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development’s (MARD) weed specialist gave in an interview following a Crop Talk webinar July 15. (Jones’ last day