Closing Grain Prices Tuesday, January 7
Durum: 317.70 Feed Barley: 246.57 Canola: 581.02 (up 1.00) Chickpeas: 837.75 Flax: 605.85 Lentils: […]
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Major Canadian Railways Improve Grain Delivery Service in Week 21: Ag Transport Coalition
CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 76% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 21, a notable improvement from the 64% order fulfillment performance seen in week 20. That’s according to the Ag Transport Coalition. In supplying 67% of cars ordered by shippers in week 21 – CN performance improved significantly from the 39% […]
Opening Grain Prices Tuesday, January 7
Durum: 317.70 Feed Barley: 246.57 Canola: 580.02 (down 6.30) Chickpeas: 837.75 Flax: 605.85 Lentils: […]
Manitoba Agriculture analysis shows few crops having a good return over costs
Manitoba Agriculture has released its 2025 cost of production analysis for crops and the picture isn’t rosy. All 16 crops in the Manitoba analysis show a return over operating costs, but only pinto beans show a return over total costs. That return is small and pinto beans are a minor acreage crop with only 111,000 […]
Farm groups processing Prime Minister Trudeau’s resignation announcement
Farm groups are digesting an announcement made Monday morning from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who said he is resigning as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and Prime Minister, once the party selects its next leader. Speaking in front of Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, Trudeau also announced the Governor General granted his request of […]
Closing Grain Prices Monday, January 6
Durum: 317.70 Feed Barley: 246.57 (up 5.00) Canola: 586.32 (down 2.40) Chickpeas: 837.75 Flax: 605.85 Lentils: […]
Opening Grain Prices Monday, January 6
Durum: 317.70 Feed Barley: 241.57 Canola: 588.72 (up 5.30) Chickpeas: 837.75 Flax: 605.85 Lentils: […]
Reducing methane production the goal of a five-year study
A cross-Canada research project will attempt to reduce methane production by finding rumen efficiencies. Dr. Leluo Guan from the University of British Columbia was recent awarded $7.9 million from the National Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada. She is also the Canada Research Chair in Animal Function Genomics and Microbiome. Other researchers working with Guan […]
SaskAgToday Roundtable: A look ahead to events in the first quarter of 2025
On the first SaskAgToday.com Roundtable of 2025 with Kevin Hursh, Chief Agricultural Editor of SaskAgToday.com, Ryan Young, 620 CKRM AgriNews Director, and Doug Falconer, GX94 Agriculture Director: -Canola and wheat futures are still in a feeling out process in the early days of 2025 as prices trended sideways. -Several agriculture events are coming up in […]
Closing Grain Prices Friday, January 3
Durum: 317.70 Feed Barley: 241.57 Canola: 582.92 (up 3.50) Chickpeas: 837.75 Flax: 605.85 Lentils: […]