Crops

Police in Saskatchewan are investigating a situation involving a farm tractor and water. Over the last two weeks, Biggar RCMP say a Case IH 620Q tractor on the Golden View Hutterite Colony, had water purposely put into its diesel tank.

Two more major ag equipment makers have signed onto a framework that would grant farmers and independent repair shops in the United States reasonable access to the means to repair their machines. The Washington, D.C.

Global grain trader Viterra is in talks to merge with U.S. rival Bunge Ltd. The structure of the deal is still yet to be finalized and is being discussed by both parties.

Farm Credit Canada (FCC) is offering support to producers who are facing financial difficulties, including cash flow challenges due to higher-than-average input costs and elevated interest rates.

New-crop canola prices on ICE Futures seem to be destined to remain well below $700 per tonne. That's according to analyst Errol Anderson of ProMarket Communications in Calgary.

While dry conditions persist across the Prairies, the current situation for pulses is not as bad as during the two previous springs. That's according to Pulse Canada’s director of market access and trade policy.

Canadian canola ending stocks in both the current marketing year and upcoming 2023-24 season will be tighter than earlier estimates. That's according to supply and demand projections from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.

Seeding in Saskatchewan is over two-thirds of the way done. The third crop report of the season indicates 68 percent of seeding is complete, a 30 percent increase from the previous week, but behind the 5-year average of 76 percent.

Tracking grain movement across Canada is now easier than ever.

The Ukrainian port of Pivdennyi has halted operations because Russia is not allowing ships to enter it, in effect cutting it out of a deal allowing safe Black Sea grain exports.