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CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 57% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 19 – marking the lowest performance seen since week 4 and a further decline from the 67% order fulfillment performance seen in week 18.  That’s according to the Ag Transport Coalition. In supplying 38% of cars ordered by shippers in […]

On the SaskAgToday.com Roundtable: -The Canadian Food Inspection Agency detected a positive case of Bovine Tuberculosis from a cow that came from a herd in Saskatchewan and slaughtered at a federally-regulated abattoir in Alberta. An investigation is underway to determine if there are more cases connected to the animal. -Cattle prices in Saskatchewan dipped last […]

CANOLA JAN  609.10  up 10.60CANOLA MAR  613.80  up 8.50MINNEAPOLIS WHEAT MAR  5.90 1/4  up 3 1/2KANSAS CITY WHEAT MAR  5.44 3/4  up 1 1/2CHICAGO WHEAT MAR  5.33  unchangedCORN MAR  4.46 1/4  up 5 1/2            SOYBEANS JAN  9.74 1/2  up 11 1/2OATS MAR  3.51 1/4  down 4 1/2LIVE CATTLE FEB  188.40  up […]

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has dropped its canola price forecast for the current crop year. This has ramifications for what the canola price will be for the crop insurance program. Every month, the Market Analysis Group of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada releases an Outlook for Principal Field Crops. In the December 19 report, a number […]

Weather and international trade top the list of concerns for grain, oilseed and pulse crop producers heading into 2025. Unfortunately, both issues are out of farmer control making it difficult to develop a risk management plan. Likely the biggest unknown is the United States and incoming President Donald Trump, who is already promising to impose […]

The Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association is keeping a close eye and ear to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s investigation into a positive case of Bovine Tuberculosis found in a cow that originated from a herd in Saskatchewan. The CFIA said the six-year-old cow was slaughtered at a federally-regulated abattoir in Alberta and the CFIA Ottawa Laboratory […]

CANOLA JAN  598.50  up 10.80CANOLA MAR  605.30  up 11.00MINNEAPOLIS WHEAT MAR  5.86 3/4  down 5 1/4KANSAS CITY WHEAT MAR  5.43 1/4  down 5 1/2CHICAGO WHEAT MAR  5.33  down 8 1/4CORN MAR  4.40 3/4  up 3 1/2            SOYBEANS JAN  9.63  up 11 1/4OATS MAR  3.55 3/4  down 3 3/4LIVE CATTLE FEB  186.55  […]

CANOLA (JAN)  587.70, down 6.30 CANOLA (MAR)  594.30, down 8.20 MINNEAPOLIS WHEAT (MAR)  5.92 even, down 3 KANSAS CITY WHEAT (MAR)  5.48 3/4, down 3 3/4 CHICAGO WHEAT (MAR)  5.41 1/4, down 3 3/4 CORN (MAR)  4.37 1/4, down 6 1/4 SOYBEANS (JAN)  9.51 3/4, down 25 OATS (MAR)  3.59 1/2, down 4 1/2 LIVE […]

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency detected a positive case of Bovine Tuberculosis in a cow originating from a herd in Saskatchewan. On November 29th, the CFIA Ottawa Laboratory Fallowfield confirmed the positive case of Bovine TB from tissue collected from a six-year-old cow that was slaughtered at a federally-regulated abattoir in Alberta. The Agency says […]

Bred heifers and young bred cows are selling at record high prices, a response to the record high prices being paid for feeder calves. Brenna Grant, the Executive Director of Canfax, which is a division of the Canadian Cattle Association, told Kevin Hursh of SaskAgToday.com in an interview that feeder calf prices increased dramatically through […]