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Canada’s Two Major Railways Still Struggling to Keep Up With Grain Deliveries in Week 25: Ag Transport Coalition

Canada’s Two Major Railways Still Struggling to Keep Up With Grain Deliveries in Week 25: Ag Transport Coalition

Feb 3, 2025

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 65% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 25, a modest improvement from the 64% order fulfillment performance seen in week 24, and now not having supplied 70% of shipper orders for three…

American tariffs will hit oats from Yorkton processor

American tariffs will hit oats from Yorkton processor

Feb 3, 2025

YORKTON – On Saturday United States president Donald Trump on Saturday signed an order to impose stiff tariffs – 25 per cent — on imports from Mexico, Canada, and to a lesser rate on China. Trump declared an economic emergency in…

SaskAgToday Roundtable: Trade dispute between Canada and U.S., Peavy Mart closing all locations

SaskAgToday Roundtable: Trade dispute between Canada and U.S., Peavy Mart closing all locations

Feb 3, 2025

The SaskAgToday.com Roundtable panel discusses the incoming U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods and how that may impact the ag sector. Canada is prepared with counter-tariffs of its own. Other ag news from the past week included Peavy Mart closing all…

Canadian and American flags waving under a cloudy sky in Harbor Beach, MI.

Canadian ag community preparing for incoming U.S. tariffs

Jan 31, 2025

The entire agriculture community is anxiously waiting for the 25 per cent U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods. U.S. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says President Donald Trump will impose the 25 per cent tariffs on Canada and Mexico on Saturday and…

Saskatchewan cattle prices maintain record highs, but mixed compared to the prior week

Saskatchewan cattle prices maintain record highs, but mixed compared to the prior week

Jan 30, 2025

Reported feeder steer and heifer prices in Saskatchewan for the week ending January 24th show steer prices were down but heifer prices were up. Only the 300-400 pound steers and the 300-400 and 400-500 pound heifer categories didn’t report a…