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On Wednesday, the Bank of Canada announced its decision to reduce its key interest rate by half a percentage point to 3.75 per cent. It’s down from 4.25 per cent and the fourth rate cut this year. The inflation rate dropping to 1.6 per cent in September, due to excess supply decreasing inflation in goods […]

A new event will make its debut January 14th and 15th at the Western Development Museum in Saskatoon. The Sask Crops Forum is being organized by SaskOilseeds, Sask Pulse Growers, SaskWheat and SaskBarley. Each organization will hold its annual general meeting, plus there will be keynote speakers, panels and the taping of well-known political podcast. […]

Harvest progress as of October 22 sits at 95% complete across the province. In the northwest region, a good start to the season with field peas and spring wheat getting in the ground early to mid-May. The exception was in the Dauphin region where soil conditions were saturated. May was characterized by higher than average […]

Saskatchewan cattle prices were up again last week. In the Canfax Cattle Market Update for the week ending October 18th, prices for feeder steers were up in every category except for the 900-plus pound steers, where it decreased $1.67 to an average price of $313.33 per hundred weight. The largest week-over-week price increase for the […]

Producers who were not paid for grain delivered to Global Food and Ingredients Inc. will not receive full compensation from the Canadian Grain Commission’s payment protection program. The company’s security was not adequate to cover all of the unpaid grain. Following a review of individual producer claims by the Canadian Grain Commission, 29 eligible claims […]

Tisdale-based Bruce Schapansky Auctioneers has been acquired by Fargo, North Dakota-based Steffes Auctioneers. The announcement was made Friday morning. Both Schapansky Auctioneers and Steffes deal with farmland, farm equipment, and farm real estate. Starting in 1960, Steffes has locations in North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Colorado, Kansas, and now in Canada. Schapansky Auctioneers primarily […]

The Canadian Grain Commission has decided to not increase fees for the next three years. David Hunt, the Commissioner of the CGC, says their decision follows a review of their fee structure, conducted every three years. “We found that the current fee levels will not cover our operating costs going forward and that’s due to […]

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 79% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 10, a slight deterioration from the 80% order fulfillment performance seen in week 9.  In supplying 85% of cars ordered by shippers in week 10, CN performance saw a slight improvement from the 79% order fulfillment performance seen the prior […]

Regina-based Protein Industries Canada is looking for companies that can blend pulses and cereals to create new food products and ingredients. Lisa Campbell, Senior Director of Programs at Protein Industries Canada, says the purpose of the call for Expression of Interests (EOI) is to meet consumer demand for more innovative ways to incorporate protein and […]

On the SaskAgToday.com Roundtable with Chief Agricultural Editor Kevin Hursh, 620 CKRM AgriNews Director Ryan Young, and GX94 Agriculture Director Doug Falconer: -Harvest is virtually complete in Saskatchewan. The panel shared their observations from recent travels. -Tensions between Canada and India rose following Canada’s expulsion of six Indian diplomats and there are concerns over pulse […]