Rail car limits, climate research and marine planning will determine if the Port of Churchill actually can grow beyond its four-month shipping season into year-round trade.
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Making way for Port of Churchill expansion
Hudson Bay sea lanes could stay open longer, opening the Port of Churchill for more consistent trade, but rail capacity and vessel costs still shape the port’s future plans for expansion
Feed grains weekly: Prices bump up
To Darcy Haley, vice-president of Ag Value Brokers in Lethbridge, there are two main reasons for recent increases for feed barley and wheat. Haley said on March 12 that there’s an ongoing lack of farmer selling, plus stiff competition from the grain companies looking to export barley.
CBOT Weekly: Middle East conflict continues to rattle markets
The conflict in the Middle East is raising crop prices and plenty of price instability in the markets.
Expana cuts EU wheat, barley export outlook due to Middle East war
Consultancy Expana lowered its forecast for European Union soft wheat exports in the 2025/26 season for a fifth consecutive month after reducing projected wheat and barley shipments to the Middle East due to the war in the region, it said on Thursday.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Rising loonie pushes down cash prices
Cash prices for Western Canadian wheat and durum stepped back during the week ended March 11, pushed lower by a stronger Canadian dollar.
World’s winter wheat crops look good for now
Crops look good in Russia, Ukraine and the U.S., although American dryness could eventually become a problem
Winter wheat crops look good in the Black Sea and the U.S., although there is plenty of drought in the U.S. winter wheat region.
USDA makes few changes in domestic figures
Few changes were made to domestic balance sheets in the USDA’s monthly supply/demand estimates released on March 10.
Neutral conditions drive 2026 weather as La Niña subsides
A meandering jet stream and warmer oceans signal a unpredictable growing season with potential spring wheat risks
U.S. government meteorologist expects there will be neutral ENSO conditions for the 2026 farm growing season.
Farmers expected to boost canola area beyond Statistics Canada intentions report
Canadian farmers might plant more canola acres than the 21.8 million that Statistics Canada reported in its seeding intentions report released on Thursday morning, analysts told Reuters.
Canadian farmers intend to plant more canola, less wheat in 2026
Canadian farmers expect to plant more canola and less wheat in 2026 compared to the previous year, according to the first planting intentions report from Statistics Canada released March 5. Barley, soybeans and corn area are also expected to increase, while oats, lentils and dry peas are forecast to decrease.