A two month rise in wheat prices has fizzled. Wheat prices have jumped over a dollar a bushel in the past few months due to dry weather in Russia and the U.S. amid strong demand. Pro-Market Communications president Errol Anderson says wheat prices have dropped 20 cents a bushel this week because of recent rain […]
The Saskatchewan farmer who was taken to court by agro- chemical giant Monsanto in the 1990’s over genetically modified Canola, has died. Percy Schmeiser was 89, and had suffered from Parkinson’s disease. Schmeiser insisted that the seeds had blown onto his field in the wind and that he owned them. Monsanto sued him and in […]
The federal agency is forecasting a smaller wheat crop now than in its last report in late August. The September 14th numbers were gathered using satellite technology and vegetative growth index maps. Total wheat production (spring wheat, durum and winter wheat) is projected at 34.1 million metric tonnes. That’s about 1.6 million tonnes lower than last month, […]
Statistics Canada reports canola stocks fell 34 percent in the 2019-2020 crop year. There were 2.7 million tonnes stored in commercial and on-farm positions at the end of July. There was record demand from domestic canola crushers and seed exports rose 10.5 percent. Seed sales to China were lower due to political tensions over the […]
The Canadian Crop Hail Association has released a report showing heavy crop damage from early summer hail storms in some areas. The president of the Canadian Crop Hail Association, Rick Omelchenko, says hail storms struck in late May, early and mid-June. So far, there are over 60 claims in Saskatchewan with mostly light to medium […]
Saskatchewan Pulse Growers welcome federal support of a major new pea and canola protein processing plant in Winnipeg. Prime Minister Trudeau has announced $100-million will be invested in the new Merit Functional Food location. Saskatchewan Pulse Growers past chair Lee Moats supports the investment because it helps diversify sales from high tariff markets like India. […]
The Canadian Grain Commission is asking farmers who harvested canola and flax this spring to send a sample for research. Over 2-million acres of crop were left overwinter in Saskatchewan and farmers have been busy harvesting in recent weeks. The oilseeds manager at the Grain Commission research lab in Winnipeg, Veronique Barthet, wants farmers to […]
According to Statistics Canada preliminary trade data 2019, Saskatchewan exported nearly $30 billion worth of products to international markets in 2019 and continued to provide the food, fuel and fertilizer the world needs. While strong, the numbers are still a three percent drop from 2018 numbers due mainly to trade actions by China which resulted […]
Canola farmers in Canada are concerned about recent rail shipping disruptions and the impact on farm income. Police in Ontario have removed a blockade in eastern Canada and rail disruptions to the West Coast have been removed. The president and CEO of the Canadian Canola Growers Association, Rick White, says it will take months to […]
Agriculture Canada is predicting a slight increase in area seeded to crops and overall higher crop yield this year. Agriculture Canada says wheat and coarse grain seeded area will see a small rise this year, while oilseeds, pulses and special crops area will decline. The forecast says crop yields will rise about 2 percent and […]
