Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
In the lead up to International Women’s Day 2024, the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced up to $476,742 in funding over the next two years to York University’s YSpace, an innovation...
Source: Government of Alberta
“Fertilizers are essential inputs for agricultural production,” says Azam Nikzad, market analyst/coordinating researcher with the Alberta government. “In Alberta, fertilizer and lime accounted for approximately $2.5 billion of total farm operating expenses in 2022. Domestic demand...
Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
This week, the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, visited Malaysia and the Philippines to strengthen regional partnerships and create new opportunities for our hardworking Canadian producers.
Minister MacAulay’s trade mission highlighted and built...
Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Canada has strong business and people-to-people ties across the Indo-Pacific region, and the Government of Canada will continue working to create new opportunities for Canadian farmers, producers, and the agri-food sector with key trading partners.
While...
Source: Government of Alberta
“Stored crops are important to monitor,” says Neil Blue, provincial crops market analyst with the Alberta government. “Several cases of spoiling crops have showed up lately, leading to marketing difficulty and large price discounts. Perhaps the...
Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada news release
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has completed its farm income forecast for 2023 and 2024, with results showing that overall Canadian farm income is expected to have reached a new record in 2023.
The agriculture...
Source: Beef Farmers of Ontario
Prices are reported on a "per one hundred pound" basis, unless otherwise stated.
ONTARIO AUCTION SALES WEIGHTED AVERAGE PRICES
Ontario auction sales on Wednesday saw weighted average prices for:
Livestock
Range
Avg
Top Price
Large & medium frame fed heifers
217.09-243.94
228.49
253.00
Cows
108.47-154.28
127.15
198.99
Bulls under 1600...
Source: Canadian Cattle Association
The Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) and Maritime Beef Council (MBC) were encouraged by the outcomes of this week’s meeting between Atlantic Ministers of Agriculture, particularly the meaningful progress made towards expanding Livestock Price Insurance (LPI) for...
Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Canada is the largest exporter of pulses in the world, shipping a significant amount of dry peas, lentils, beans and chickpeas to over 120 countries every year—making the pulse industry a key driver of the...
Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing more than $13 million through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) to help free-standing meat processors and abattoirs in the province make upgrades to increase their...
