Saskatchewan cow-calf producers are hoping 2022 will be a turnaround year for the beef industry. Throughout 2021 the weather brought a widespread drought, water and feed shortages in many areas. Canadian Cattlemen’s Association President Bob Lowe, says there was also the irritation of seeing rising beef prices in the grocery store, while bids during the […]
The latest Saskatchewan cattle market update says feeder steer prices were lower across the board for all weight categories compared to the previous week. Prices ranged from 261 dollars 9 cents per hundredweight for the 300 to 400 pound weight category to 174 dollars 30 cents per hundredweight for the over 900 pound category. Feeder […]
The latest SaskWheat outlook says demand remains strong and prices continue to move upward during the past week. Marlene Boersch of Mercantile Consulting Venture says there is still room for the wheat market price to increase. Global wheat bids continued to rise during the past week. North American values are rising at a faster pace […]
The Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association will hold its annual meeting in a virtual format Tuesday afternoon. General manager Chad McPherson says there will be two key presentations, including a market outlook and a look at the impact on the beef industry from COVID-19. McPherson says resolutions will discuss such issues as orphan oil wells, prairie […]
The latest outlook from SaskWheat says Canadian wheat exports in week 31 were excellent at almost 400 thousand tons. The season total is 11.8 million tons, about 2.7 million tons or 30 percent higher than last year to date. The biggest importers of Canadian wheat this year have been China, Indonesia and Japan. Good railcar […]
The latest market outlook from SaskWheat says Canadian wheat exports are running 29 percent ahead of last year at this date. Total wheat exports are running 2 million tons higher than last year at this time. Compiled by Mercantile Consulting Venture, the outlook says farm deliveries of wheat were high at 600 thousand tons in […]
Federal agriculture minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says Canadian Agri-food exports are expected to post another record year despite challenges from Covid-19. She says there are indications Canada is on track to surpass last year’s record of 67 billion dollars in agriculture and agri-food exports. She says shipments are approaching the government’s goal of 75 billion dollars […]
Canola futures were on the rise again this week while spring wheat had downward pressure. P.I. Financial commodity futures advisor Adam Pukalo says canola was up 15 dollars a ton this week while spring wheat fell 6 cents a bushel. Pukalo says the January canola contract has risen 15 dollars a ton this week. He […]
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 […]
A market analyst says canola prices may show some softening with the approach of harvest. ProMarket Communications president Errol Anderson says there have been some international sales of Canola in recent months, but a large U.S. soybean crop may depress oilseed prices this fall. Anderson says COVID-19 has prompted more people to stay home and […]
