Falling Agri Prices Raise Concerns Among Canadian Producers

10-Sep-2025 08:45 PM

Saskatoon. Although it is not an unusual phenomenon for prices of various agricultural products in Canada to come under pressure during the peak season of harvesting, this year the prices have fallen a lot, which has increased the concern of the farmers.

The price of canola has fallen because a major importing country - China - has a customs duty of 75.8 percent on it. The demand is weak compared to the supply and availability of almost all other crops, due to which the prices have softened.

The production of agricultural commodities in Western Canada during the current year is expected to be more than the estimates of Stats Can and the expectations of market analysts, while Chinese importers are not purchasing it in large quantities from Canada and America this time. In the Canadian markets,

the price of yellow peas fell by about 75 cents per bushel during the month of August alone, while the price of green peas fell by 1 dollar per bushel. Similarly, the price of thick green lentils fell by 10 cents per pound or $6 per bushel and the price of red lentils fell by 4 cents per pound.

Apart from this, the price of other commodities including barley and linseed also fell sharply in the markets of Western Canada during August 2025. On the one hand, due to vigorous harvesting, the supply and availability of new goods in the markets is increasing, while on the other hand,

its demand remains sluggish in major importing countries. As a result, producers are being forced to sell their produce at a lower price, due to which its income is likely to decrease. Farmers of thick green lentils are quite disappointed.

If its per acre yield rate is considered to be 600 pounds, then at the rate of 45 cents per pound, some revenue comes to $27 per acre, but the current price is only 27 cents per pound, due to which only $162 per acre revenue is being obtained.