Saskatchewan Agriculture

Closing Grain Prices Friday, December 8

Closing Grain Prices Friday, December 8

Dec 8, 2023 | 1:16pm
Durum                           459.03 Feed barley                  262.58 Canola                          616.82 Chickpeas                     1168.44 Flax                                631.04 Lentils                            797.50 Oats                               296.32 Yellow Peas                  391.05 Feed Wheat                  235.46 1 Red Spring Wheat     322.72 Below are today’s closing future price quotations with Adam Pukalo of P.I. Financial.
Opening Grain Prices Friday, December 8

Opening Grain Prices Friday, December 8

Dec 8, 2023 | 9:33am
Durum                           459.03 Feed barley                  262.58 Canola                          631.02 Chickpeas                     1168.44 Flax                                631.04 Lentils                            797.50 Oats                               296.32 Yellow Peas                  391.05 Feed Wheat                  235.46 1 Red Spring Wheat     326.14 Below are today’s opening future price quotations with Adam Pukalo of P.I. Financial.
Farm groups disappointed in amendment to Bill C-234

Farm groups disappointed in amendment to Bill C-234

Dec 7, 2023 | 5:39pm
Extreme disappointment is the reaction around the agriculture community, as Bill C-234 was amended to remove the carbon tax exemption for natural gas and propane used to heat & cool barns and other farm buildings. It was a tight vote among Senators – 40 to 39 in favour of the amendment – and once it […]
New Attendance Benchmark set at Canadian Western Agribition

New Attendance Benchmark set at Canadian Western Agribition

Dec 7, 2023 | 5:20pm
This year’s Canadian Western Agribition recorded the highest attendance since 2005. There were 142,807 people who came to the 2023 show, a 19 percent increase from 2022, and event CEO Shaun Kindopp is proud of that. “The best part about our crowd is the positivity,” Kindopp said. “There’s times where it takes a bit of […]
Closing Grain Prices Thursday, December 7

Closing Grain Prices Thursday, December 7

Dec 7, 2023 | 1:36pm
Durum                           459.03 Feed barley                  262.58 Canola                          625.02 Chickpeas                     1168.44 Flax                                631.04 Lentils                            797.50 Oats                               296.32 Yellow Peas                  391.05 Feed Wheat                  235.46 1 Red Spring Wheat     326.43 Below are today’s closing future price quotations with Adam Pukalo of P.I. Financial.
Opening Grain Prices Thursday, December 7

Opening Grain Prices Thursday, December 7

Dec 7, 2023 | 9:30am
Durum                           459.03 Feed barley                  262.58 Canola                          620.02 Chickpeas                     1168.44 Flax                                631.04 Lentils                            797.50 Oats                               296.32 Yellow Peas                  391.05 Feed Wheat                  235.46 1 Red Spring Wheat     322.69 Below are today’s opening future price quotations with Adam Pukalo of P.I. Financial.
Farm equipment costs have gone up in recent years

Farm equipment costs have gone up in recent years

Dec 6, 2023 | 2:57pm
There’s more evidence of just how quickly farm equipment costs have escalated.  Manitoba Agriculture updates its Farm Machinery Guide every two years. To come up with custom and rental rates for equipment, they need the new price values of all the various pieces of equipment. A new Farm Machinery Guide has just been generated with much […]
Closing Grain Prices Wednesday, December 6

Closing Grain Prices Wednesday, December 6

Dec 6, 2023 | 2:04pm
Durum                           459.03 Feed barley                  262.58 Canola                          608.62 Chickpeas                     1168.44 Flax                                631.04 Lentils                            797.50 Oats                               296.32 Yellow Peas                  391.05 Feed Wheat                  235.46 1 Red Spring Wheat    322.97 Below are today’s closing future price quotations with Adam Pukalo of P.I. Financial.
Opening Grain Prices Wednesday, December 6

Opening Grain Prices Wednesday, December 6

Dec 6, 2023 | 9:40am
Durum                           459.03 Feed barley                  262.58 Canola                          618.62 Chickpeas                     1168.44 Flax                                631.04 Lentils                            797.50 Oats                               296.32 Yellow Peas                  391.05 Feed Wheat                  235.46 1 Red Spring Wheat    327.65  Below are today’s opening future price quotations with Adam Pukalo of P.I. Financial.
New farm equipment sales expected to be slow in 2024: FCC Report

New farm equipment sales expected to be slow in 2024: FCC Report

Dec 5, 2023 | 9:06pm
Farm Credit Canada is projecting new farm equipment sales in 2024 to slow down, based on a variety of factors. In FCC’s Canadian Farm Equipment Market Outlook, the conclusion is based on high interest rates, increased equipment prices, a decline in commodity prices, drought in Western Canada, and tighter revenues in the livestock sectors. A […]