CKRM Agriculture

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.

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.

Durum 293.43 (down 3.67) Feed barley 201.57 Canola 523.02 (up 2.60) Chickpeas 837.75 Flax 605.85 Lentils 615.43 Oats 218.00 Yellow Peas 346.75 Feed Wheat 208.15 1 Red Spring Wheat 247.59 (down 2.

Durum 297.10 (down 91 cents) Feed barley 201.57 (down 5.00) Canola 520.42 (down 9.90) Chickpeas 837.75 Flax 605.85 (down 40.00) Lentils 615.43 Oats 218.00 (down 10.00) Yellow Peas 346.75 Feed Wheat 208.15 1 Red Spring Wheat 249.89 (down 3.

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.

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 Thurs

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.

Durum 298.01 Feed barley 206.57 Canola 510.52 (down 1.20) Chickpeas 837.75 Flax 645.85 Lentils 615.43 Oats 228.00 Yellow Peas 346.75 Feed Wheat 208.15 1 Red Spring Wheat 253.

Durum 298.01 Feed barley 206.57 Canola 511.72 (down 4.20) Chickpeas 837.75 Flax 645.85 Lentils 615.43 Oats 228.00 Yellow Peas 346.75 Feed Wheat 208.15 1 Red Spring Wheat 252.61 (up 38 cents)

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 72% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 1, a notable decline from the 81% order fulfillment performance seen in week 53.