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CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 58% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 31, representing a very modest improvement from the 57% order fulfillment performance seen in week 30.  The railways still have been unable to fulfill more than 58% of shipper orders over the last six weeks.  That’s according to the Ag […]

The canola market appeared to be heavily impacted by tariffs imposed by China. It was the top item of discussion on the SaskAgToday.com Roundtable, as Kevin Hursh provides his thoughts on the ongoing trade issue not only with China, but the on-again, off-again tariffs from the U.S. The tariffs were also mentioned at the SARM […]

Today, the Water Security Agency (WSA) released the Spring Runoff Report for 2025. A normal to above normal runoff is forecast for most of central and southern Saskatchewan due to an above normal snowpack. Runoff across most of the north and parts of the southeast is expected to be below normal due to dry fall […]

The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) plans to work more with the provincial government on the issue of tariffs from the U.S. and China rather than alongside the federal government. That was the main message from President Bill Huber as he gave a speech to delegates Thursday morning on the third and final day […]

Statistics Canada has released a seeding intentions report based on a survey of producers from across the country. While the report shows some interesting trends, the results are being discounted because so much has changed since the survey was conducted. The survey of 8,200 farmers was conducted between December 13 and January 17. Since then, […]

The federal government recently announced financial support for producers to get through the current tariff situation with the United States, and now China. Farm Credit Canada is providing $1 billion in new lending to alleviate financial challenges. “We know that agriculture and food producers across Canada are bracing for uncertainty,” said Justine Hendricks FCC president […]

Canada and the United States exchanged tariffs on various goods, then there was a pause on some of the tariffs. The SaskAgToday.com Roundtable discuss the whirlwind of a week that started with the U.S. first implementing tariffs on Canadian goods and Canada responding with tariffs against American imports. Several farm groups expressed opposition to the […]

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 57% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 30, a notable improvement from the 31% order fulfillment performance seen in week 29.  That’s according to the Ag Transport Coalition.  Despite the improvement, the railways still have been unable to fulfill more than 58% of shipper orders over the […]

Canada is now facing tariffs from China. China announced on Saturday it will place a 100 per cent tariff on Canadian canola meal, canola oil, and peas, and a 25 per cent tariff on seafood and pork on March 20. This after the Chinese announced results of its anti-discriminatory investigation into Canada implementing tariffs last […]

Reaction to the U.S. slapping tariffs on Canadian products going south of the border has been swift from several farm groups. On Tuesday, the wide-ranging 25 per cent tariffs on all Canadian goods and a 10 per cent levy on Canadian energy took effect, so did Canada’s retaliatory 25 per cent tariff on $30 billion […]