Ag sector facing diverse challenges heading into 2025

FCC highlights tariffs, inflation, exchange rates and more as possible headwinds for ag in new year

Cam Mock, senior relationship manager at Farm Credit Canada, highighted some of the challenges Ontario farmers will face this year in a macroeconomic update and crop sector outlook at the annual Grey County Soil and Crop Winter Meeting in Durham last month.




December a crucial window for soybean, corn sales

December a crucial window for soybean, corn sales

Crop prices in Ontario are currently making seasonal lows as they do during harvest

December is a prime opportunity for Ontario farmers to sell soybeans because U.S. farmer selling slows and the South American harvest hasn’t started. Ontario basis levels are strengthening during December, while the soybean futures are making seasonal highs.

From L to R: Michael Harvey, executive director, Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance (CAFTA), Alanna Koch, board chair, Global Institute for Food Security, Scott Ross, executive director, Canadian Federation of Agriculture, Kate Harrison, vice-chair, Summa Strategies Canada, and Mike Wilson, executive director, Smart Prosperity Institute, speak during a panel session at the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute’s conference in Ottawa Oct. 2.

Diagnosing the sustainability of Canadian agriculture

Productivity and growth is healthy, but defining sustainability is still causing sickness

When it comes to sustainability in agriculture, Canada may be healthier than it realizes. Experts from across the agriculture industry discussed the state of sustainability at the recent Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute annual conference. They set the tone at the Oct. 2 kickoff by "diagnosing" Canadian agriculture sustainability issues.