CKRM Agriculture

Durum                         293.43 Feed barley                 201.57     Canola                         510.92 (down 4.50) Chickpeas                    837.75  Flax          […]

Durum                         293.43 Feed barley                 201.57     Canola                         515.42 (up 7.60) Chickpeas                    837.75  Flax          […]

The “Stop the Strike” coalition held a news conference Wednesday morning, calling on CN Rail and CPKC Rail to resolve their labour dispute with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference. However, the deadline of midnight Eastern Time (10:01 p.m. SK time) came and went without a deal in place. Crew scheduling and fatigue management are among […]

Harvest continues in winter cereals, spring cereals, and peas. Over the past week, harvest has started in canola. Yield reports are preliminary at this stage but range from 40-110 bu/acre for fall rye and winter wheat. Pre-harvest herbicide applications and swathing in spring cereals and canola continue as stages are reached. The latest spring wheat […]

Durum                         293.43 (down 3.67) Feed barley                 201.57     Canola                         523.02 (up 2.60) Chickpeas                    837.75  Flax      […]

Durum                         297.10 (down 91 cents) Feed barley                 201.57 (down 5.00)   Canola                         520.42 (down 9.90) Chickpeas                    837.75  Flax  […]

Price prospects for canola, durum, soybeans, corn and flax declined in the just-released August Outlook for Principal Field Crops published by the Market Analysis Group of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Between the July report and this August report of crop prices for 2024-25, the biggest price decline is for canola. The forecasted average price for […]

Three organizations representing rural municipalities in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba are calling on Federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon to use binding arbitration “if the railways and union are unable to reach an agreement prior to Thursday, when labour disruptions would begin.” That’s despite MacKinnon already rejecting CN Rail’s request for binding arbitration and has said […]

Canadian grain exports for the new crop year are off to a good start, but it’s likely aided by anticipation of a rail strike or lockout. Numbers from the SaskWheat Market Outlook for the week of August 19 show Canada exported 528 thousand tonnes of wheat in week one of the 2024-25 crop year and […]

Durum                         298.01  Feed barley                 206.57  Canola                         510.52 (down 1.20) Chickpeas                    837.75  Flax            […]