CKRM Agriculture

Last week was good for the Saskatchewan feeder steer and heifer market. Canfax released the Cattle Market Update for the week ending October 11th, showing prices were available for all weight categories. Prices for the steers ranged from $315.00 per hundred weight in the 900-plus pound category up to $518.88 in the 3-4 hundred pound […]

While tensions rose again between Canada and India, Pulse Canada is confident the trading relationship between the two countries is strong enough to overcome the latest dispute. In an emailed statement, Pulse Canada Chair Greg Cherewyk says “Canada’s pulse industry has developed a strong trading relationship with businesses in India built on mutual respect and […]

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 82% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 9, a slight improvement from the 77% order fulfillment performance seen in week 8.  In supplying 81% of cars ordered by shippers in week 9, CN performance saw a modest decline from the 85% order fulfillment performance seen the prior […]

Durum:                  309.04 Feed Barley:         221.57 Canola:                 550.22 (down 4.40) Chickpeas:            837.75 Flax:                      605.85 Lentils:                  727.55 (up […]

Durum:                     309.04 Feed Barley:         221.57 Canola:                 554.62 (down 10.20) Chickpeas:            837.75 Flax:                      605.85 Lentils:                  […]

A frosty Friday morning for the fourth stop on the 620 CKRM Ranch Roundup – the Insinger Community Pasture. It’s not far from the Garry Community Pasture we visited on Thursday. By the time we showed up to the Insinger Pasture, the ranch hands had the cattle sorted. As a few head were being loaded […]

A grain broker operating in Western Canada has hit a financial squeeze resulting in a number of producers being unpaid for grain deliveries made many months ago. The broker is not licensed to buy grain and therefore unpaid producers have no protection through the Canadian Grain Commission. Grain brokers typically arrange deals between buyers and […]

Two-thirds of the SaskAgToday.com Roundtable panel have put on a lot of kilometres lately. 620 CKRM AgriNews Director Ryan Young has been visiting Community Pastures as part of the 620 CKRM Ranch Roundup and shares how livestock producers have fared this season. Meanwhile, the Chief Agricultural Editor of SaskAgToday.com Kevin Hursh was in Nova Scotia […]

Durum:                     309.04 Feed Barley:         221.57 Canola:                 564.82 (down 9.90) Chickpeas:            837.75 Flax:                      605.85 Lentils:                  […]

Durum:                    309.04 Feed Barley:         221.57 Canola:                 574.72 (up 9.40) Chickpeas:            837.75 Flax:                      605.85 Lentils:                […]