Agriculture Minister David Marit is leading a nine day trade mission to South Asia and the Middle East starting Thursday. Marit says his goal is to expand and strengthen trade ties in India, Bangladesh and the United Arab Emirates. He says Bangadesh and the U.A.E. are a half billion dollar market, buying canola, wheat and […]
Closing grain prices Wednesday Feb 5 Durum 266.39 Feed Barley 177.68 Canola 425.28 Flax 535.79 Lentils 482.50 Oats 206.70 Yellow Peas 251.64 Feed Wheat 156.83 1 Red Spring Wheat 228.00
Opening grain prices Wednesday Feb 5 Durum 266.39 Feed Barley 177.68 Canola 423.18 Flax 535.79 Lentils 482.50 Oats 208.57 Yellow Peas 251.64 Feed Wheat 156.83 1 Red Spring Wheat 228.01
Farm leaders are hoping the federal government will give speedy approval to the new Nafta trade deal. The Trudeau government is hoping to focus on the new trade pact this month in parliament. Saskatchewan Agriculture minister David Marit wants to see quick approval of the trade deal. He says the trade deal is extremely important […]
January weather saw wide fluctuations but overall it was warmer than normal in southern Saskatchewan. Environment Canada says most centres, including Regina, were 1 to 1.7 degrees above the monthly mean temperature. Yorkton, La Ronge and Key Lake were about three degrees above normal. Environment Canada meteorologist Terri Lang says the month of January […]
Closing grain prices Tuesday Feb 4 Durum 266.39 Feed Barley 177.68 Canola 418.18 Flax 535.79 Lentils 482.50 Oats 209.12 Yellow Peas 251.64 Feed Wheat 156.83 1 Red Spring Wheat 226.81
Opening grain prices Tuesday Feb 4 Durum 266.39 Feed Barley 177.68 Canola 418.98 Flax 535.79 Lentils 482.50 Oats 206.31 Yellow Peas 251.64 Feed Wheat 156.83 1 Red Spring Wheat 229.07
APAS has released a carbon tax costing review showing farmers will lose eight percent of their income this year to the new tax. APAS vice president Ian Boxall says the costing review considers all major farm expenses not exempt from the carbon tax, including grain drying, rail transportation, power, and trucking hauling of crops to […]
Closing grain prices Monday Feb 3 Durum 266.39 Feed Barley 177.68 Canola 416.08 Flax 535.79 Lentils 482.50 Oats 203.83 Yellow Peas 251.64 Feed Wheat 156.83 1 Red Spring Wheat 227.09
Opening grain prices Monday Feb 3 Durum 266.39 Feed Barley 177.68 Canola 416.18 Flax 525.35 Lentils 482.50 Oats 209.03 Yellow Peas 251.64 Feed Wheat 156.83 1 Red Spring Wheat 226.72
