Some special crop grain prices have shown softening in recent weeks. Allan Johnston operates Johnston’s Grain Marketing at Welwyn. He says pulses have slipped a little. He says red lentils were at 30 cents a pound one month ago but have slipped to 25 or 26 cents. With large green lentils, he says prices were […]
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 farmers are worried the price of peas may be affected by new import restrictions imposed on shipments to India. India is setting a minimum price for imported peas and limiting shipments to only one port in Northeast India. Lee Moats is an outgoing director with the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers. He says there could be […]
A new report from Farm Credit Canada says there is still room to expand and diversify for the top four farm exports from Canada. FCC chief agricultural economist J.P. Gervais says there will be some challenges to diversify beyond the traditional markets but there are opportunities. He says Canadian wheat and pulse crops are already […]
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 […]
A provincial crop specialist says weekend rain will benefit late maturing crops in Saskatchewan. The weather office says Regina had 80 millimeters of rain since Friday, while Moose Jaw, Indian Head and Estevan had over 50 millimeters. Assiniboia had 37 millimeters of rain. The rest of the southern grainbelt from Maple Creek to Broadview had […]
Saskatchewan farmers are hoping India will reduce tariffs and import restrictions on pulse crop imports introduced 18 months ago. The executive director of the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers association, Carl Potts, says drought in parts of India, a shrinking stockpile of domestic pulses and the end of a long election campaign could be positive factors for […]
