Buying farmland became more costly in 2024, according to Farm Credit Canada.
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Farmland becoming less affordable: FCC
CBOT Weekly: USDA plantings, stocks reports out March 31
Corn should be the winner in both reports
March 31 will be a busy day in the commodities market with the United States Department of Agriculture scheduled to release two major reports. At 11 am CDT on that Monday, the USDA will issue its grain stocks as of March 1 report along with its prospective plantings estimates for this spring.
Modest corn production increases for Mexico, South Africa
Both countries face challenges to greater output
Corn production in Mexico and South Africa are expected to increase in 2025/26, according to the United States Department of Agriculture attachés in Mexico City and Pretoria.
Brazil continuing to expand its soybeans
Attache calls for record output, exports
With Brazil's planted and harvest soybean area to expand by 900,000 hectares in 2026, the United States Department of Agriculture attaché; in Brasilia forecast production to increase 3.50 million tonnes at record 173 million.
Analysts search for signal on grain market fortunes
Tariff news, new planting data and more are coming down the pipe, all of which might lean on grain markets in the coming month
Tariff news, new planting data and more are coming down the pipe, all of which might lean on grain markets for Canadian farmers in the coming month.
Trade war underpins 2025 Manitoba budget for farmers
Manitoba Budget 2025 includes financial support and programs to bolster agriculture, farms and other local businesses in the face of U.S. and Chinese tariffs
Agriculture to get financial support and programs in the face of U.S. and Chinese tariffs, according to 2025 Manitoba budget
Put the success in farm succession planning
Transitioning farm ownership to the next generation starts with sharing ideas and visions for the future of the farm: panellists
Farm succession planning starts with sharing ideas and visions for the future when the next generation of farmers takes over operation, holistic management panelists say.
Farm planning seems daunting but should not be overlooked
Communication can underpin farm sucess when it comes to things like transition and sucession planing
Farm succession planning requires clear communication among family members or employer and employees.
U.S. wheat sees most notable changes in March S/D report
No change was the central theme to the March supply and demand report from the United States Department of Agriculture issued on March 11. In most categories of the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE), the USDA kept the same data as in its February report.
Pulse Weekly: China includes peas in tariff threat
India extends duty-free period on yellow pea imports
Canadian yellow peas were hit with bad news on March 7, but the pulse received good news on March 10. In the bad news, China announced that Friday it's prepared to impose 100 per cent tariffs on its pea imports from Canada effective March 20, as well as imports of canola oil and canola meal. Plus there are to be 25 per cent levies on imports of Canadian pork and aquatic products.
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