A market analyst says there is a lot of price uncertainty as farmers prepare to harvest the 2019 crop in Saskatchewan. FarmLink Marketing Solutions senior analyst Neil Townsend advises farmers to be patient when selling wheat because there are a lot of trade concerns. Townsend says a good target price for wheat is 6 dollars […]
The federal government has announced an investment of up to 3.45 million dollars for SaskCanola to research for increased crop yields. The research will study genomic resistance and integrated crop management to control Blackleg in canola and other crop diseases. The research will also try to understand more about the emerging disease Verticillium Stripe […]
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. […]
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 […]
The federal government says the regulations to expand the cash advance payments program have been put in place. Farmers will be able to apply for the new amounts as early as next Monday, June 10th and new advances above 400 thousand dollars will be issued as of June 26th. The amendments increase loan limits […]
