GX94 Agriculture

Tisdale-based Bruce Schapansky Auctioneers has been acquired by Fargo, North Dakota-based Steffes Auctioneers. The announcement was made Friday morning. Both Schapansky Auctioneers and Steffes deal with farmland, farm equipment, and farm real estate. Starting in 1960, Steffes has locations in North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Colorado, Kansas, and now in Canada. Schapansky Auctioneers primarily […]

The Canadian Grain Commission has decided to not increase fees for the next three years. David Hunt, the Commissioner of the CGC, says their decision follows a review of their fee structure, conducted every three years. “We found that the current fee levels will not cover our operating costs going forward and that’s due to […]

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 79% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 10, a slight deterioration from the 80% order fulfillment performance seen in week 9.  In supplying 85% of cars ordered by shippers in week 10, CN performance saw a slight improvement from the 79% order fulfillment performance seen the prior […]

Regina-based Protein Industries Canada is looking for companies that can blend pulses and cereals to create new food products and ingredients. Lisa Campbell, Senior Director of Programs at Protein Industries Canada, says the purpose of the call for Expression of Interests (EOI) is to meet consumer demand for more innovative ways to incorporate protein and […]

CANOLA NOV  620.10  up 4.00CANOLA JAN  630.90  up 6.40MINNEAPOLIS WHEAT DEC  6.14  down 2 1/2KANSAS CITY WHEAT DEC  5.82 1/4  up 1 1/2CHICAGO WHEAT DEC  5.72 1/4  down 1/2CORN DEC  4.09 1/2  up 4 3/4                              SOYBEANS NOV  9.81  up 11OATS DEC  3.79 […]

On the SaskAgToday.com Roundtable with Chief Agricultural Editor Kevin Hursh, 620 CKRM AgriNews Director Ryan Young, and GX94 Agriculture Director Doug Falconer: -Harvest is virtually complete in Saskatchewan. The panel shared their observations from recent travels. -Tensions between Canada and India rose following Canada’s expulsion of six Indian diplomats and there are concerns over pulse […]

CANOLA NOV  616.10  up 2.80CANOLA JAN  624.50  up 2.10MINNEAPOLIS WHEAT DEC  6.16 1/2  down 12 1/4KANSAS CITY WHEAT DEC  5.80 3/4  down 15 1/4CHICAGO WHEAT DEC  5.72 3/4  down 16 3/4CORN DEC  4.04 3/4  down 2                              SOYBEANS NOV  9.70  down 18 3/4OATS […]

Canola harvest is nearing completion and is estimated to be 98% complete across the province. Soybean harvest progressed rapidly throughout the week, with 93% estimated as complete across the province. Flax harvest is complete in the Central and Eastern regions, with 89% complete across the province. Corn harvest has started in the Central and Eastern […]

CANOLA NOV  613.30  up 13.70CANOLA JAN  622.40  up 11.80MINNEAPOLIS WHEAT DEC  6.28 3/4  up 8KANSAS CITY WHEAT DEC  5.96  up 7 1/4CHICAGO WHEAT DEC  5.89 1/2  up 4 1/2CORN DEC  4.06 3/4  up 2                              SOYBEANS NOV  9.88 3/4  up 8 3/4OATS DEC  […]

This year’s harvest is virtually complete in Saskatchewan, sitting at 99 per cent complete. Little to no rainfall last week allowed farmers to wrap up combining. Producers in the southwest, southeast, and west-central regions are completely done, while producers in the northeast are virtually done at 99 per cent, and farmers in the east-central and […]