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Negotiations between union and grain terminals resume during second day of strike in Vancouver

Negotiations between union and grain terminals resume during second day of strike in Vancouver

Sep 25, 2024

Labour disputes, including the ongoing strike of workers from grain terminals in Metro Vancouver, are creating challenging times for grain companies. More than six hundred employees walked off the job Tuesday morning as both parties – Grain Workers Union Local…

Manitoba Harvest Now 58% Complete: Crop Report

Manitoba Harvest Now 58% Complete: Crop Report

Sep 25, 2024

Harvest continues in spring cereals and canola. Yield reports range from 25 to 90 bu/acre in spring wheat, 80 to 180 bu/acre in oats, and 90 to 115 bu/acre in barley. Canola harvest continues and is approximately 55% complete. Corn…

Plans in place to build Global Ag Technology Exchange despite some resistance

Plans in place to build Global Ag Technology Exchange despite some resistance

Sep 24, 2024

Four cereal based producer commissions in Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba and Ontario have announced plans to contribute a total of $13.4 million dollars to the proposed Global Agriculture Technology Exchange in Winnipeg. The project, known by the acronym GATE, will contain…

Low cattle marketing numbers limit data in Cattle Market Update

Low cattle marketing numbers limit data in Cattle Market Update

Sep 24, 2024

The Cattle Market Update from Canfax shows available prices for feeder heifers in Saskatchewan were mostly up while two feeder steer weight categories had enough data to record a price, but not enough to compare week-over-week changes. In the update…

Provincial exports to three European countries increased in 2023

Provincial exports to three European countries increased in 2023

Sep 24, 2024

Trade export data from Statistics Canada show Saskatchewan exports to the United Kingdom, France, and the Netherlands increased overall in 2023. Uranium was the main driver of those exports – 87.3 per cent of Saskatchewan uranium went to the Netherlands,…