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Increase rail competition and lowering costs of hauling farm commodities are the goals of provisions included in a federal bill to extend interswitching on railways. Ian Boxall, president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) noted some provisions to Bill C-47 include ensuring the rates are fair for interswitching and making sure it’s done […]

FCC chief economist JP Gervais says it’s an interesting time in the ag markets right now. He points out that a key factor overall right now is the high-interest rates, something he doesn’t expect to see change anytime soon.  If you look at cattle right now, producers have seen a pretty good run in prices. Gervais says […]

Retail sales of combines in both Canada and the U.S. showed a marked increase in April this year while the market for sub-compact tractors continues to soften. The count for April 2023 from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers puts self-propelled combine sales in Canada at 166, up 50.9 per cent from April 2022, and at 572 […]

Producer deliveries of major grains last month were up nearly 40 per cent when compared to April 2022, according to Statistics Canada. In April 2023, more than 3.44 million tonnes of grain were delivered, versus 2.46 million a year ago. The uptick in deliveries continued to demonstrate the sizeable harvest farmers reaped in 2022. Canola […]

The governments of Canada and Manitoba are providing up to $65 million in grant funding under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) to support the development of agricultural knowledge and skills and improve the competitiveness and sustainability of Manitoba’s agriculture and agri-food sectors, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, and Manitoba […]

Saskatchewan Trade and Export Development Minister Jeremy Harrison is leading a delegation on a trade trip to Germany this week. Harrison’s visit is to officially open the province’s latest trade office in Berlin, as well as explore further trade opportunities. “Germany is a manufacturing powerhouse and the fourth largest economy in the world,” Harrison said […]

Taiwan is fully embracing Canadian beef again. The nation announced it will lift the last set of restrictions on beef from Canada over the coming weeks. President of the Canadian Cattle Association Nathan Phinney (Finney) says it’s great news. “The removal of them is a clear signal that we have a desired product and they’re […]

There is relief for now as a deal to increase the U.S. Debt Ceiling was struck between U.S. President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Sunday. Ranulf Glanville, a Chief Market Analyst with GrainFox, says the deal prevents the United States from defaulting, meaning they wouldn’t be able to pay its bills. However, […]

Grain markets this week were trending downward. Future Commodity Advisor with P.I. Financial Adam Pukalo says the trend with the July Canola contract is lower overall, while the November contract is sitting around the $650 per metric ton level. “Definitely talking to producers about the new crop and ways of protecting their price for what […]

The Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) is taking rare earth mineral processing to the next level. The organization is manufacturing 140 commercial-scale solvent extraction cells at it’s Saskatoon fabrication facility, which should be done by this fall. The cells separate the ores by taking a liquid called rare earth chloride through a process that then separates […]