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Last year’s Canadian Western Agribition created lots of positive economic activity for the province. Agribition shared stats from an economic impact study conducted by Praxis Consulting. It showed the 2023 event generated $116.5 million of economic activity in Saskatchewan, including $69.6 million to the provincial GDP. The total economic activity represents a nearly 21 per […]

Prices for Saskatchewan Feeder Steers and Heifers were up in the latest Cattle Market Update for the week ending September 27th. Steer prices were available in every category except for the 300-400 pound category. Those prices ranged from $306.88 per hundred weight in the 900-plus category to $455.19 in the 400-500 pound category. The largest […]

CANOLA NOV  561.60, down 7.80 CANOLA JAN  574.80, down 7.70 MINNEAPOLIS WHEAT DEC  6.21-3/4, up 5-14 KANSAS CITY WHEAT DEC  5.86-1/4, down 2 CHICAGO WHEAT DEC  5.78-1/2, down 3/4 CORN DEC  4.06 even, up 1-1/4                  SOYBEANS NOV  10.10-3/4, up 10-1/4 OATS DEC  3.75-1/2, up 7-1/2 LIVE CATTLE […]

CANOLA NOV  617.70, down 17.20 CANOLA JAN  625.00, down 18.30 MINNEAPOLIS WHEAT SEP  584-1/2, down 7 KANSAS CITY WHEAT SEP  550-1/4,down 3-1/4 CHICAGO WHEAT SEP  524 even, down 7 CORN SEP  388-3/4, down 7-1/2 SOYBEANS SEP  1011 even, down 19 OATS SEP  326 even, up 2-3/4 LIVE CATTLE OCT  187.45, up 0.65 LIVE CATTLE DEC  […]

CANOLA NOV  634.90, down 11.60 CANOLA JAN  643.30, down 10.80 MINNEAPOLIS WHEAT SEP  591-1/2, down 3 KANSAS CITY WHEAT SEP  553-1/2, up 8 CHICAGO WHEAT SEP  531 even, up 7-1/2 CORN SEP  396-1/4, up 1-3/4 SOYBEANS SEP  1030 even, down 12 OATS SEP  323-1/4, up 1 LIVE CATTLE OCT  186.80, down 1.75 LIVE CATTLE DEC  […]

One Cargill strike might be over, but another might be waiting in the wings. Workers at the ready made plant in Calgary, that processes beef from the plant in nearby High River, voted Monday on a tentative contract offer. The results should be known sometime Wednesday. Last month, one-hundred per cent of those workers said […]

CANOLA NOV  648.40, down 9.80 CANOLA JAN  658.20, down 10.30 MINNEAPOLIS WHEAT SEP  617-1/2, down 15-3/4 KANSAS CITY WHEAT SEP  577-1/4, down 21-3/4 CHICAGO WHEAT SEP  570-1/2, down 20 CORN SEP  393-1/4, down 17-1/4 SOYBEANS AUG  1149 even, down 17-1/4 OATS SEP  308-1/2, down 5-1/4 LIVE CATTLE AUG  184.35, down 2.07 LIVE CATTLE OCT  185.30, […]

CANOLA NOV  658.20, up 8.30 CANOLA JAN  668.50, up 8.50 MINNEAPOLIS WHEAT SEP  633-1/4, up 10-1/2 KANSAS CITY WHEAT SEP  599 even,up 15-1/2 CHICAGO WHEAT SEP  590-1/2, up 16-1/2 CORN SEP  410-1/2, up 5 SOYBEANS AUG  1166-1/4, up 8-1/2 OATS SEP  313-3/4, up 6 LIVE CATTLE AUG  186.42, up 0.50 LIVE CATTLE OCT  187.17, up […]

CANOLA NOV  649.90, down 2.80 CANOLA JAN  660.00, down 2.50 *** U.S. markets were closed Thursday for the Independence Day holiday. ***

The Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC) has a survey out to ensure their research priorities and extension efforts are in the right place for cattle producers. The beef survey has been open since January and the deadline to participate is this Sunday (March 31). BCRC Science Director Dr. Reynold Bergen says the survey asks producers […]