File photo of a combine harvesting a wheat crop in Ukraine. (SergBob/iStock/Getty Images)

APK-Inform issues Ukraine forecast for 2025/26

Cold snap halts spring seeding

As spring planting continues in Ukraine, its agriculture ministry and consultancy APK-Inform issued their respective crop forecasts. The reports were issued just as Ukraine was still in a bitter cold snap that brought snow to most parts of the country.

The U.S. is a key source for imported queen bees (marked here with a green dot to set her apart from the rest of the hive).

Tariff anxiety hits Canadian honey producers

Canadian beekeepers are pushing to keep key imported honey supplies out of trade war crosshairs

Canadian beekeepers are lobbying to keep their products out of the trade war. The U.S. tariffs may cause problems for the industry, but the domestic market may be enough to keep the Canadian honey industry strong.


Canola poised for breakthrough despite tariffs

Canola poised for breakthrough despite tariffs

Soybean tariffs make canola seed a more attractive proposition for China

An erratic start to April for the global trade market saw U.S. tariffs placed on countries around the globe, only to have them paused one week later. But canola prices are on the rise.