CKRM Agriculture

Opening grain prices Monday July 15 Durum                         239.51 Feed Barley                187.63 Canola                        401.62 Flax                             472.42 Oats                            180.34 Yellow Peas                237.54 Feed Wheat                196.98 1 Red Spring Wheat   219.77

More than 1,000 crop damage hail claims have been made in Saskatchewan from storms around the July 1st long weekend. The field operations manager with Saskatchewan Municipal Hail Insurance, Darryl Tiefenbach, said the worst storm was in the Rosetown-Elrose area of west central Saskatchewan. “The Rosetown and Elrose area that had a high wind where […]

Closing grain prices Friday July 12 Durum                         239.51 Feed Barley                187.63 Canola                        404.02 Flax                             472.42 Oats                            181.92 Yellow Peas                237.54 Feed Wheat                196.98 1 Red Spring Wheat   225.19

  The Canadian Grain Commission has suspended the licenses of ILTA Grain, effective July 11th. ILTA was granted creditor protection by a BC court earlier this week. That creditor protection order is in effect until August 7th, unless an extension is granted. The pulse crop processor and exporter had been bonded by the Grain Commission […]

Opening grain prices Friday July 12 Durum                         239.51 Feed Barley                187.63 Canola                        400.52 Flax                             472.42 Oats                            182.73 Yellow Peas                237.54 Feed Wheat                196.98 1 Red Spring Wheat   226.40

There’s been a wide range of severe weather conditions for farmers in Southern Saskatchewan so far this growing season. Cherilyn Jolly-Nagel farms near Mossbank, about 140 kilometers southwest of Regina. She says local crops have faced drought, heavy rain, and three or four rounds of hail so far this year. She says the hail devastated […]

  The federal government is providing significant support to help Canadian grain and beef producers find new and alternate markets for their products. The federal government is providing 13 million dollars for 11 grain industry projects to expand exports around the globe. Another 8.3 million dollars will go to the beef industry to support exports […]

Closing grain prices Thursday July 11 Durum                         239.51 Feed Barley                212.63 Canola                        400.52 Flax                             472.42 Oats                            180.00 Yellow Peas                237.54 Feed Wheat                196.98 1 Red Spring Wheat   225.27

  The latest Saskatchewan agriculture crop report says this week’s rainfall is important for continued crop development. Provincial crops analyst Cory Jacob says crop conditions vary widely across the province and are rated poor to good. He says crops have perked up from this week’s rain and there is more optimism about this years crop. […]

Opening grain prices Thursday July 11 Durum                         239.51 Feed Barley                212.63 Canola                        398.22 Flax                             472.42 Oats                            174.57 Yellow Peas                237.54 Feed Wheat                196.98 1 Red Spring Wheat   217.90