CKRM Agriculture

Opening grain prices Thursday August 8 Durum                         239.51 Feed Barley                182.63 Canola                        407.28 Flax                             479.00 Oats                            169.13 Yellow Peas                223.54 Feed Wheat                127.78 1 Red Spring Wheat   206.25

The two national railways have increased their grain car supply target for the crop year starting August 1st. CP Rail has added 200 grain cars per week and CN Rail has increased its weekly rail target by 150. In winter, CP has added 250 cars and CN 150 cars per week. CN vice president Sean […]

  Closing grain prices Wednesday August 7 Durum                         239.51 Feed Barley                182.63 Canola                        402.78 Flax                             479.00 Oats                            164.05 Yellow Peas                223.54 Feed Wheat                127.78 1 Red Spring Wheat   207.15

The trade war between the U.S. and China is heating up and farmers are caught in the cross-fire. Following the latest 10 percent U.S. tariff on Chinese imports, China says it will stop buying all U.S. farm products. APAS president Todd Lewis says Canadian farmers may face lower grain prices because of the trade war. […]

Opening grain prices Tuesday August 6 Durum                         239.51 Feed Barley                182.63 Canola                        399.88 Flax                             479.00 Oats                            162.48 Yellow Peas                223.54 Feed Wheat                127.78 1 Red Spring Wheat   207.36

A grain market analyst sees limited upward movement for new crop wheat and canola this fall. Neil Townsend with FarmLink Marketing Solutions said wheat is expected to be around $6.50 to $6.75 a bushel, depending on quality. As for canola, he suggested a range from $9.50 to $9.75 a bushel. “There’s two barriers for sustained […]

Here are the latest Viterra grain prices Durum unchanged to 239.51 Feed Barley unchanged to 182.63 canola down 10 cents to 398.18 flax unchanged to 479.00 Oats down 64 cents to 164.90 yellow peas unchanged to 223.54 feed wheat unchanged to 127.78 number 1 red spring wheat, up 41 cents to 206.77

Here are the latest Viterra grain prices Durum unchanged to 239.51 Feed Barley up 5.00 to 182.63 canola up 2.90 to 398.28 flax unchanged to 479.00 Oats up 4.70 to 165.54 yellow peas unchanged to 223.54 feed wheat unchanged to 127.78 number 1 red spring wheat, down a 1.12 to 206.36

CN Rail is reporting record grain movement for the crop year ending July 31st. CN says it moved over 27 million tons of grain for export, one million tons better than the record set 2 years ago and 2 million tons higher than last year. The director of sales and marketing for grain, David Przednowek, […]

  The latest crop report says the majority of fields across Saskatchewan are rated fair to good. Provincial crops analyst Cory Jacob says crop conditions range from poor to excellent but most are in good shape. Jacob says rainfall ranged from a trace to 57 millimeters in the Turtleford area this past week. He expects […]