CKRM Agriculture

The Bank of Canada's decision to cut its interest rate provides a chance to review what opportunities are out there for investing, says Adam Pukalo with Ventum Financial.

Feed millers in Vietnam are taking advantage of bargain prices with rare purchases of Canadian canola meal after China, its traditional buyer, curbed imports by imposing hefty anti-dumping duties earlier this year.

Canadian grain and oilseed production in 2025/26 was likely larger than earlier expectations, as warm temperatures and increased precipitation across the Prairies in August helped crop development.

Manitoba Agriculture's weekly crop report suggests the harvest province-wide, is 50 percent complete. However, the northwest and southwest regions each stand at 42 percent complete.

Closing cash prices from Bunge.

Opening cash prices from Bunge with futures prices from Adam Pukalo of Ventum Financial.

Flour millers in Asia have ramped up imports of U.S. wheat in recent weeks, driven by competitive prices from American suppliers and delays in shipments from the Black Sea.

The CWRC wants a critical eye on Canada’s wheat breeding innovation system. They have engaged a third party to review the system and how well it can meet the needs of Canadian farmers.

Manitoba farmers are facing a perfect storm of low grain prices and soaring fertilizer costs that are threatening profitability for both the current harvest and next year’s crop.

Closing cash prices from Bunge with futures prices from Adam Pukalo of Ventum Financial.