CKRM Agriculture

Canada’s Farm Show in Regina wrapped up for another year and from the sounds of it, was an improvement from last year. 620 CKRM Agri-News Director Ryan Young shares his point-of-view from the three-day event. The Roundtable also shared their takeaways from the Provincial Budget and Farm Credit Canada’s Farmland Values report. Note: The federal […]

Durum:                    336.80  Feed Barley:         232.54    Canola:                 536.45 (up 6.10) Chickpeas:            837.75 Flax:                      731.04  Lentils:                  […]

Less than 24 hours prior to Sunday’s election call, the federal government announced changes for Agri-Stability. The changes are being framed as a way to help farmers hit by Chinese duties on canola meal, canola oil, peas and pork, as well as the possibility of U.S. tariffs next month. The tariffs from China took effect […]

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 56% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 32, representing a slight decline from the 58% order fulfillment performance seen in week 31.  The railways still have been unable to fulfill more than 58% of shipper orders over the last seven weeks.  That’s according to the Ag Transport […]

Each month, the Market Analysis Group of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada releases an Outlook for Principal Field Crops. The March report contains some major changes on price predictions. For the current crop year, the biggest price prediction change is on canola, a drop of $25 a tonne on the average price expected for the year. […]

Durum:                    336.80  Feed Barley:         232.54    Canola:                 530.35 (up 4.40) Chickpeas:            837.75 Flax:                      731.04  Lentils:                  […]

Durum:                    336.80  Feed Barley:         232.54    Canola:                 525.95 (up 4.00) Chickpeas:            837.75 Flax:                      731.04  Lentils:                  […]

Durum:                    336.80  Feed Barley:         232.54    Canola:                 521.95 (down 4.07) Chickpeas:            837.75 Flax:                      731.04  Lentils:                  […]

For Canadian farmers facing soft grain prices due to tariff threats from the U.S. and some prohibitive tariffs by China, additional government support has been limited. Meanwhile, American field crop producers are about to receive a $10 billion support payment. The program is called ECAP, the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program. Payments to American farmers are […]

The Agriculture side of the Provincial Budget includes investments to keep producers competitive and profitable, especially in international markets. $37 million has been set aside for agricultural research, including projects, and the crop and livestock research facilities. The Ag Budget is $625 million, up $54.6 million from the previous year. The majority of it, $483.8 […]