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China remains Canada’s largest wheat customer, even though purchases are down about 15 percent compared to the same point during the last crop year. In the 2022/23 season, China accounted for three million tonnes or 26 percent of all Canadian wheat exports. At the current pace, the 2023-24 crop year will be have sales around […]

There was very limited information on feeder steer and heifer prices in Saskatchewan due to low volume. There were no heifer prices from the latest Cattle Market Update for the week ending April 5th but there were prices for three steer weight categories. The 500-600 lb weight category reported a week-over-week increase of $8.16 to […]

The Saskatchewan Barley Development Commission (SaskBarley) is committing $856,651 towards barley research over the next five years. Research and Extension Manager with SaskBarley Mitchell Japp says the research will focus on areas of concern for barley growers in the province, such as “managing maturity and uniformity in barley, crop establishment, disease pressure, and marketability” adding […]

Saskatchewan-based company Prairie Clean Energy (PCE) was recently approved by the provincial government for a new investor tax credit through the Saskatchewan Technology Startup Incentive Program (STSI), that would give 45 cents back for every dollar invested into the company. President and CEO of PCE Mark Cooper explains in a news release the company’s use […]

Producers enrolled in the 2023 Canada-Saskatchewan Feed Program will be getting a top-up to help cover extraordinary costs for transportation of feed and help maintain the breeding herd. The federal-provincial program was introduced October 20, 2023 in response to drought conditions felt across the province, especially in the southwest and west-central regions. The provincial government […]

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 74% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 35, a notable improvement from the 60% order fulfillment performance seen in week 34.  CN saw a modest improvement in performance while CPKC saw significant improvement as compared to the prior week.  In supplying 70% of cars ordered by shippers […]

The Saskatchewan Water Security Agency says nearly three-quarters of reservoirs will have enough water supplies.  Out of the 45 major reservoirs in the province, 33 are full or are expected to be filled, another 6 are 70-to-90 percent full and are still filling, and the remaining 6 aren’t expected to be filled — most of […]

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 60% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 34, a notable deterioration from the 70% order fulfillment performance seen in week 33.  CN saw a significant decline in performance while CPKC saw modest deterioration as compared to the prior week.  In supplying 63% of cars ordered by shippers in […]

A $31-million investment is being made towards, what Protein Industries Canada calls, supporting the “commercialization of high-protein canola seed, as well as sunflower meal.”  The organization is investing $13.4-million and the remainder covered by a group of companies involved – Corteva Agriscience, Botaneco, Bunge, Rainfed Foods, and Northeast Nutrition Inc.  The investment will help increase […]

With strong cattle prices, the Livestock Price Insurance Program is offering the highest floor prices in the program’s history. Cow-calf producers can lock in a profitable floor price for the calves that will be hitting the ground this spring.  With calf prices strong and the market looking favorable, some producers may wonder why they should […]