Canola crisis and cattle threat shake global commodity markets

Wet Prairie conditions threaten canola acres, livestock risks rise, markets wobble on currency and tech weakness, and while near-term weather is benign, a hot, dry US summer looms.

10% of the cows, half the beef exported: How Canada punches above its weight

Canada’s beef sector delivers outsized export results, shipping half its production despite having just 10 percent of the national cattle herd.

Seaway grain shipments fall as overall cargo traffic declines through May

Seaway grain shipments dropped sharply through May as overall cargo volumes declined, reflecting weaker demand and slower vessel traffic across the system.

If Farmers go on Strike

Originally Published June 10, 1920

We hear of strife on every hand, We hear of great unrest; We hear of strikes to beat the band, All carried out with zest.

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2025 Haybuster 3106

Robert's Equipment

Walton, ON

Type: Cash Crop

Acres: 102

Location: Forest, Ont.

Seeing considerate cereal leaf beetle larval feeding in some wheat fields

To combat it, Shawn said they are putting a bit of foliar Max Impact in with the insecticide to increase plant P, supply micros & overcome some of the loss of leaf area.

About 82% of Ontario's soybeans and 91% of corn planted as of May 31, 2026.

The full report is available at https://www.cropwalker.ca/the-cropwalker-2026-planting-update-v3/