Crops

If you ask grain farmers about their biggest input costs, they are likely to talk about equipment purchases, fertilizer prices or the cost of various crop protection products. One huge cost, grain freight rates are seldom top of mind because producers pay indirectly. Grain buyers pay the huge cost of grain movement by rail and […]

Durum                         298.01  Feed barley                 206.57  Canola                         534.52 (down 5.60) Chickpeas                     859.80  Flax            […]

Durum                         298.01  Feed barley                 206.57  Canola                         540.12 (up 70 cents) Chickpeas                     859.80  Flax          […]

Two agricultural groups say the uncertainty around a possible a strike of workers from CPKC and CN Rail is negatively affecting Canada’s reputation as a reliable exporter, and if workers walk off the job, it would come at a time when harvest is in the very early stages. Executive Director of the Western Grain Elevator […]

Harvest is officially underway in Saskatchewan. The provincial crop report has harvest at 2 per cent complete, in line with the five and ten year averages. The southwest is leading the way at four per cent done, followed by the southeast and east-central regions at one per cent. Producers in other regions are getting equipment […]

Durum                         298.01  Feed barley                 206.57  Canola                         539.42 (down 1.60) Chickpeas                     859.80  Flax            […]

Durum                         298.01  Feed barley                 206.57  Canola                         541.02 (up 4.00) Chickpeas                     859.80  Flax            […]

Durum                         298.01  Feed barley                 206.57  Canola                         537.02 (up 2.10) Chickpeas                     859.80  Flax            […]

Durum                         298.01  Feed barley                 206.57  Canola                         534.92 (up 4.90) Chickpeas                     859.80  Flax            […]

Disappointed, but not surprised was the feeling Kevin Hursh had as he was combining over the last few days at his Cabri area farm. Hursh was optimistic after a good start to the growing season and some timely rains, but that mood changed after last month’s heatwave. Days into combining maple peas, Hursh expects the […]