With a decline of 19.2 per cent, total canola stocks in Canada dropped from a year ago, while all wheat stocks bumped up 0.9 per cent, Statistics Canada reported on Feb. 7.
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Canola stocks shrink, wheat nudges up
StatCan issues stock report
Facing Trump tariffs on piglets and crops, Canadian farmers revise sales plans
Canadian farmers are renegotiating livestock contracts with U.S. buyers and finding local markets for crops they previously planned to sell south of the border to minimize the economic hit from potential new U.S. tariffs.
Upswings in most December grain deliveries
Declines in rye, flax
Deliveries of major grains increased from December to December, according to data released by Statistics Canada on Jan. 29.
Tariff threat already disrupting ag trade
Glacier FarmMedia — In 2023, Canada shipped $8.6 billion worth of canola products to the United States. The vast majority of that was canola oil and meal, which was valued at $8.3 billion. However, those exports were disrupted in the first couple of weeks of January as canola crushers on the Prairies waited on the
Wheat sector still expecting tariff hit
Trump administration tariffs against Canada probably wouldn’t hit wheat as badly as oats or canola, but sector says less impact is not no impact
U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs probably wouldn’t hit Canadian wheat as badly as oats or canola, but sector says less impact is not no impact
AAFC forecasts more Canadian wheat acres, less canola in 2025
Canadian farmers will plant more wheat and coarse grains in 2025 at the expense of oilseeds, according to the first supply/demand projections for the 2025/26 marketing year from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, released Jan. 20.
Bunge-Viterra deal ‘effectively ends competition’ says NFU
Feds’ conditions not near enough to alleviate concerns
The National Farmers Union denounced the approval of the Bunge-Viterra merger in a statement released on Jan. 17. The NFU said the multi-billion dollar deal “effectively ends competition in Canada’s agricultural commodity sector,” as it creates the world’s largest agricultural commodity trader, and it will control 40 per cent of the Canadian grain market.
Crop Production Show 2025: Oat beers having a moment
Market demand and unique grain traits make oats an increasingly attractive ingredient for craft beers, says Sask. brewer at the 2025 Crop Production Show in Saskatoon
Crop Production Show 2025: U.S. tariffs could impact Canadian oat market as early as next week
Producers shouldn't panic just yet, says oat market analyst at the 2025 Crop Production show
StatCan issues crush, delivery reports
Canola crush, deliveries step back in November
Statistics Canada published its crush and grain deliveries reports on Dec. 24.
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