Crops

A little bit of everything was covered on the latest SaskAgToday.com Roundtable. The ongoing strike of grain terminal workers in Metro Vancouver, delays in harvest around Saskatchewan, and canola & wheat prices were among the items covered on the Roundtable with Chief Agricultural Editor Kevin Hursh, 620 CKRM AgriNews Director Ryan Young, and GX94 Agriculture […]

Durum                        301.96  Feed barley                 211.57       Canola                         554.22 (up 8.80) Chickpeas                    837.75  Flax        […]

Durum                        301.96  Feed barley                 211.57       Canola                         545.42 (down 5.90) Chickpeas                    837.75  Flax        […]

Saskatchewan’s non-durum wheat exports have reached $1.7 billion for the current year, along with canola seed and canola oil reaching $1.3 billion and $1.1 billion, respectively.  Several other agri-food exports are on track to surpass the $1 billion export value mark for this year. “The global marketplace is increasingly recognizing Saskatchewan as not only a […]

Durum                        301.96  Feed barley                 211.57       Canola                         551.32 (down 12.60) Chickpeas                    837.75  Flax        […]

Rain put a damper on harvest progress in Saskatchewan this past week but some progress was still made and is welcomed by producers in drier areas. Harvest is at 79 per cent complete, up from 74 per cent the previous week and ahead of the five year average of 75 per cent and ten year […]

Durum                        301.96  Feed barley                 211.57       Canola                         563.92 (up 2.20) Chickpeas                    837.75  Flax        […]

The latest field crop market outlook from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has large declines in the expected prices for many pulse and specialty crops. The monthly Outlook for Principal Field Crops report from Ag Canada takes Canadian and international supply and demand into account. Wheat is the only crop expected to have a somewhat better […]

As more producers are finishing up harvest, an Agronomy Specialist with the Canola Council of Canada is encouraging farmers to look for signs of verticillium stripe in their fields as part of their post-harvest work. The soil-borne disease that causes yield loss in canola crops was first reported on the Prairies a decade ago, and […]

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 crops continue to develop rapidly with cobs in the dent growth stage and milk lines […]