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An app that speeds up the grain grading process for farmers is gaining momentum, in large part to support from the Canadian Agri-Food Automation and Intelligence Network (CAAIN). It’s called GeoAI and with a snap of a photo it can determine the quality of your grain. The only downside, for now, is it can only […]

Durum                         400.01 (up 3.45) Feed barley                 232.58  Canola                         603.62 (up 2.40) Chickpeas                     992.08 Flax        […]

Today, the Government of Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Trade and Export Partnership (STEP) released the province’s annual State of Trade report. According to the report, the total value of Saskatchewan exports to the world reached $49.3 billion in 2023. Saskatchewan goods reached 163 countries, with 32 of those countries receiving over $100 million in provincial […]

Durum                         396.56 (up 20 cents) Feed barley                 232.58  Canola                         601.22 (up 2.80) Chickpeas                     992.08 Flax      […]

Durum                         396.36 Feed barley                 232.58  Canola                         598.42 (up 4.30) Chickpeas                     992.08 Flax            […]

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 71% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 37, unchanged from the prior week.  CN saw a modest improvement in performance as compared to the prior week.  In supplying 72% of cars ordered by shippers in week 37 CN saw performance increase from the 68% order fulfillment performance […]

Durum                         396.36 Feed barley                 232.58  Canola                         594.12 (up 13.90) Chickpeas                     992.08 Flax            […]

A change in consumer spending habits, lower commodity prices, and inflation all factor into Farm Credit Canada’s outlook for Food & Beverage manufacturers.  In their annual Food & Beverage Report, FCC is forecasting a slight drop of 1.4 percent in manufacturing sales this year to $162.6-million. Desmond Sobool, Director of Economics and Deputy Chief Economist […]

Here is a look at your Closing Grain Prices for April 19th: Durum 396.56 = Feed Barley 232.58 = Canola 580.22 +2.0 Chickpeas 992.08 = Flax 629.54 = Lentils 787.50 = Oats 271.32 = Yellow Peas 474.72 = Feed Wheat 233.45 = One Red Spring Wheat 306.38 +2.82

The Federal Budget, released Tuesday, contained very few commitments for the agriculture sector, which farm groups say is disappointing on several fronts. The Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) said it missed “an extension to the extended rail interswitching pilot, investments in trade-enabling infrastructure, investments in grain-related research and development, initiating a review of the Canada Grains Act, and […]