CKRM Agriculture

Opening grain prices Thursday Jan 2 Durum                         266.39 Feed Barley                157.68 Canola                        435.88 Flax                             521.35 Lentils                         469.50 Oats                            201.45 Yellow Peas                246.89 Feed Wheat                156.83 1 Red Spring Wheat   233.53

The chair of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers has some optimism for farming in Saskatchewan in 2020. Jim Wickett said last year was a memorable year, and one most farmers would like to forget because of weather and market difficulties. For the coming year, he said soil moisture is relatively good, but trade issues will […]

Closing grain prices Tuesday Dec 31 Durum                         266.39 Feed Barley                157.68 Canola                        427.58 Flax                             521.35 Lentils                         469.50 Oats                            193.53 Yellow Peas                244.89 Feed Wheat                156.83 1 Red Spring Wheat   225.48

  The federal Competition Bureau is challenging P and H’s recent acquisition of a grain elevator in Virden, Manitoba from Louis Dreyfus Company. The Bureau has filed an application with the Competition Tribunal for an order requiring P & H sell either its own elevator in Moosomin, Saskatchewan or its newly acquired elevator in Virden. […]

  The two major railways will not face penalties for excess income from grain movement in the crop year ending last August 1st. The Canadian Transportation Agency has ruled that CN Rail and CP Rail received grain rate income well below the maximum revenue entitlement. CN Rail was 371 thousand dollars below its maximum revenue […]

Opening grain prices Tuesday Dec 31 Durum                         266.39 Feed Barley                157.68 Canola                        428.88 Flax                             521.35 Lentils                         419.50 Oats                            193.89 Yellow Peas                244.89 Feed Wheat                156.83 1 Red Spring Wheat   226.19

The CEO of the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association is hoping to see a price boost for the livestock sector in the coming year. In a year end interview, Ryder Lee is surprised cattle prices have not been boosted higher this fall by strong demand for meat protein from China because of a swine fever outbreak. Lee […]

Closing grain prices Monday Dec 30 Durum                         266.39 Feed Barley                157.68 Canola                        432.88 Flax                             521.35 Lentils                         419.50 Oats                            192.94 Yellow Peas                244.89 Feed Wheat                156.83 1 Red Spring Wheat   225.39

Opening grain prices Monday Dec 30 Durum                         266.39 Feed Barley                157.68 Canola                        433.28 Flax                             521.35 Lentils                         419.50 Oats                            194.98 Yellow Peas                244.89 Feed Wheat                156.83 1 Red Spring Wheat   226.60

Agriculture minister David Marit is calling 2019 a very unique year for farming. In a year end interview, Marit said he has never seen such unpredictable weather in his farming career. “I can say it’s probably one of those years that we’ve never experienced before, I know in my 45 plus years of farming I’ve […]