Reuters — Western Canada spring wheat and durum yields this year look to fall from last year’s high levels, but the still bountiful production should offset some losses from flooded […] Read more
W. Canada spring wheat, durum yields look second-biggest ever: crop tour
Western Canada wheat yields higher than average
Yorkton, Sask.— Spring wheat and durum yields are trending above average in Western Canada, but large pockets had no crop after heavy rain earlier this month, a crop tour observed […] Read more
Rains leave swampy, fallow fields in Manitoba, Saskatchewan -scouts
Spring wheat and canola fields in western Manitoba and southeastern Saskatchewan are dotted by cattails and swamps, while others are unplanted or abandoned, evidence of heavy spring rains that reduced […] Read more
Southern Manitoba canola growth more varied than usual – scouts
Canola crops in southern Manitoba are growing at a wider range of stages than usual, with many behind their normal development stage, scouts touring the fertile western Prairies found on […] Read more
Floods drown Prairie crops, ruin old supplies
Winnipeg | Reuters –– Floods that washed across Saskatchewan and Manitoba last weekend hit farmers twice, drowning newly seeded fields of wheat and canola, while also ruining stockpiles of last […] Read more
Packers slow production citing worker shortage
Winnipeg | Reuters — Canadian meat packers are short hundreds of workers, forcing plants to run at well below full capacity, the Canadian Meat Council said Monday. Plants are operating […] Read more
‘Bully’ U.S. wrong to criticize Canada on trade, Ritz says
Winnipeg | Reuters — Canada’s federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz lashed out at the U.S. for acting like a “schoolyard bully” on trade issues, and said he sees more promise […] Read more
Saputo eyes mergers, acquisitions in U.S., Canada, Australia
Reuters — Canada’s largest dairy producer, Saputo, still digesting a major purchase in Australia, is examining other possible acquisitions there and in the U.S., Canada and Latin America, CEO Lino […] Read more
Russia’s Uralkali plans potash output near maximum capacity
New York | Reuters — The world’s biggest potash producer, Russia’s Uralkali, plans to produce close to its maximum capacity this year but does not rule out idling production to […] Read more
Cold, soggy spring delaying seeding on Prairies
Winnipeg | Reuters — Crop planting in Western Canada has fallen well behind the usual pace as cool, wet weather idles farmers. Just six per cent of the overall crop […] Read more