Category Archives: GX94 Agriculture
Harvest well over the halfway point, thanks to warm weather
The lack of moisture last week helped producers get more of the crop off the field and into the bin. The provincial crop report says 61 per cent of harvest is complete, a jump from 42 per cent the pre...
Sep 12, 2024
Weather Stats suggest August was nothing special
August was a fairly average month for weather in Saskatchewan. Environment Canada Meteorologist Terri Lang compiles monthly weather statistics from weather stations around the province. Lang says ther...
Sep 11, 2024
Catching up to rail car demand will "take a lot of work": President of Quorum Corporation
Two of Canada's major railways, Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd (CPKC) and Canadian National Railway (CN), are playing catch-up following a labour disruption last month that stalled operations for ab...
Sep 11, 2024
Varying conditions and yields of wheat around the world
The harvest of spring and winter wheat around the world is either progressing or almost done with conditions and yields being mixed. The spring wheat harvest in Saskatchewan is at 28 per cent complete...
Sep 11, 2024
Manitoba Harvest Now 40% Complete: Crop Report
Harvest continues in winter cereals, spring cereals, and peas. Yield reports range from 40-110 bu/acre for fall rye and winter wheat, 25-90 bu/acre in spring wheat, 80-180 bu/acre in oat, and 90-115 b...
Sep 11, 2024
September 11 Closing Commodity Prices
CANOLA NOV 569.30 down 0.70CANOLA JAN 582.50 down 0.70MINNEAPOLIS WHEAT DEC 6.16 1/2 up 6 1/2KANSAS CITY WHEAT DEC 5.88 1/4 up 4 1/4CHICAGO WHEAT DEC 5.79 1/4 up 5CORN DEC 4.04 3/4 up 1/2 SOYBEANS NOV...
Sep 11, 2024
"All politics": President of APAS wants Canada and China to resolve dispute over product tariffs, Canadian canola
China released more details of its anti-dumping probe into Canadian canola, but a farm leader believes it's all politics and wants to see the Chinese and Canada come to a resolution before it escalate...
Sep 10, 2024
September 10 Closing Commodity Prices
CANOLA NOV 570.00 down 13.60CANOLA JAN 583.20 down 12.60MINNEAPOLIS WHEAT DEC 6.10 up 3 1/4KANSAS CITY WHEAT DEC 5.84 up 8 1/4CHICAGO WHEAT DEC 5.74 1/4 up 5 3/4CORN DEC 4.04 1/4 down 3 SOYBEANS NOV 9...
Sep 10, 2024
Major Canadian Railways Starting to Move Grain Again After Labour Disruption: Ag Transport Coalition
CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 57% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 4, an improvement from the 44% order fulfillment performance seen in week 3. In supplying 77% of cars ordered by shippers ...
Sep 10, 2024
September 9 Closing Commodity Prices
CANOLA NOV 583.60 up 14.40CANOLA JAN 595.80 up 14.90MINNEAPOLIS WHEAT DEC 6.06 3/4 down 7KANSAS CITY WHEAT DEC 5.75 3/4 down 1 3/4CHICAGO WHEAT DEC 5.68 1/2 up 1 1/2CORN DEC 4.07 1/4 up 1 SOYBEANS NOV...
Sep 09, 2024
