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It was back in October when a 100 per cent Canadian tariff was announced on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) along with a 25 per cent tariff on Chinese steel and aluminum. China subsequently proclaimed an anti-dumping investigation into Canadian canola. However, it came as a surprise when China announced 100 per cent tariffs on Canadian …

It wasn’t the usual way for Saskatchewan Crop Insurance to announce its offering for the upcoming year. When it isn’t particularly good news, governments would rather not attract more attention than necessary. It’s become the norm in the last half of February for Saskatchewan’s Minister of Agriculture to be joined by SCIC officials to announce …

Imagine squeezing a ripe tomato in the palm of your hand. Some juice squirts out. More juice runs down your arm with the tomato looking very different from when you started. This is being written just ahead of incoming President Trump’s inauguration and threatened tariffs, but if he follows through on his threats, business will …

Manitoba Agriculture has released its 2025 cost of production analysis for crops and Saskatchewan Agriculture has released its 2025 Crop Planning Guide. Both show limited profit potential in the year ahead. Both documents are available on-line. In the Manitoba analysis, all 16 crops show a return over operating costs, but only pinto beans show a …

Back in early October, I penned a column about a grain broker in a financial squeeze leaving an undetermined number of producers unpaid for grain deliveries made many months prior. At the time, I didn’t name the broker as being Agfinity because the owner, Joseph Billett seemed sincere in his efforts to work his way …

A grain broker operating in Western Canada has hit a financial squeeze and as a result a number of producers are unpaid for grain deliveries made many months ago. The number of unpaid producers and the amounts owing are not public, but the situation raises a number of questions. When I heard about the issue, …