Intelligence Brief
Geopolitics, Land Rights, and Input Costs Reshape Sector
March 11, 2026
Geopolitical Trade Frictions Input Cost Volatility Export Market Access Land Rights and Infrastructure Environmental Compliance Digital Security Risks
Global trade frictions and tariff reviews threaten market access while input costs remain volatile for producers. Simultaneously, environmental mandates, Indigenous land rights, and digital security challenges complicate infrastructure and production planning.
Why the U.S. is unlikely to curtail China’s critical minerals dominance
The United States government recently hosted a critical minerals summit aimed at reducing China’s predominant role in the global production of smartphones, weapons systems, lithium-ion batteries and electric vehicles (EVs). The meeting, which included representatives from Argentina, Australia, Boliv…
Bayer takes its multi-front battle on pesticide liability to Kansas
Kansas lawmakers were set to take up a bill on Tuesday backed by Bayer that would prevent people from suing pesticide manufacturers for not warning them that their products could cause cancer or other illnesses.
Port of Vancouver moves record wheat volume
The Port of Vancouver moved record volumes of wheat in 2025, but canola seed shipments plummeted.
Forging a Cleaner Future: Steel’s Carbon Problem
You might not notice it, but you’re surrounded by it. From the rebar in your walls to the frame of your car, steel is...Read More The post Forging a Cleaner Future: Steel’s Carbon Problem appeared first on Environmental Defence.
Middle East conflict is pushing oil prices higher — and most Canadians will feel the costs
Since American and Israeli missiles began striking Iran, global oil prices have jumped sharply. The conflict has resulted in the disruption of tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, which carries about one-fifth of the world’s oil shipments. For Canadians, the effects have been immediate, with…
Marchés des fertilisants : RVQ appelle à la planification et au dialogue
Saint-Hyacinthe, le 10 mars 2026 – Réuni en séance extraordinaire le 6 mars dernier, le conseil d’administration de Réseau végétal Québec (RVQ) a examiné les impacts potentiels de la volatilité actuelle des marchés des fertilisants pour les producteurs agricoles et pour l’ensemble de la chaîne d’app…
Canola watches CUSMA talks
Talks to review the Canada U.S. Mexico Agreement are starting to get underway. Continued access to the U.S. market for canola oil and meal, worth $5.7 billion in 2025, will be critical for Canada’s ag sector
Watch out for AI-generated government impersonators
Artificial intelligence (AI) is giving fraudsters powerful new tools to deceive. Scammers are using AI to impersonate government officials, politicians, and other high-profile leaders with a level of realism that’s harder than ever to spot.
Treaty 4 brings up hard questions like how did ‘Crown land’ come to be?
In my recently published book, Walking the Bypass: Notes on Place from the Side of the Road, I describe standing beside the Regina Bypass, a new (and politically controversial) highway around Saskatchewan’s capital, asking myself how settlers came to own the land that stretched to the horizon in all…