GX94 Agriculture

Prices for feeder steers in Saskatchewan were mostly up while feeder heifers were mixed, according to the Cattle Market Update for the week ending March 22. The 400-500 to 600-700 lb steer categories reported week-over-week increases, while the 700-800 lb categories experienced decreases, the 900+ lb category lacked a price difference, and no data was […]

Pulse Canada is making one more push for chickpea producers to participate in a survey. Director of Sustainability for Pulse Canada Denis Tremorin says at least 25 producers are needed and so far about half have filled it out.  This survey is about assessing the environmental impact chickpea production has in Canada, and Tremorin says […]

Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure’s Hydrologic Forecast Centre has released its March Flood Outlook Report , which indicates a low-to-moderate risk of significant spring flooding across Manitoba basins. With normal- to below-normal soil moisture at freeze-up and well-below-normal to above-normal winter precipitation for most Manitoba basins, the risk of significant spring flooding is low to moderate for most […]

The Canadian Grain Commission has revoked the licenses of Zeghers Seed Inc, also known as Zeghers Canada. The company held a grain dealer license and a primary elevator license at Holland, Manitoba. According to the Canadian Grain Commission, farmers in all three Prairie Provinces may be owed money by this company for grain deliveries.  Any […]

Farmers who have applied for a cash advance through the Advance Payments Program (APP) may be pleased with Monday’s announcement from the federal government. Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Lawrence MacAulay announced the interest-free portion of the APP is going up from $100-thousand to $250-thousand for 2024. The interest-free amount has fluctuated over the […]

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 70% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 33, a notable improvement from the 56% order fulfillment performance seen in week 32.  CN and CPKC are each seeing improved performances as compared to the prior week, although more notably CN which saw performance improve by 21 percentage points.  […]