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On Wednesday, the Bank of Canada announced its decision to reduce its key interest rate by half a percentage point to 3.75 per cent. It's down from 4.25 per cent and the fourth rate cut this year. The inflation rate dropping to 1.

A new event will make its debut January 14th and 15th at the Western Development Museum in Saskatoon. The Sask Crops Forum is being organized by SaskOilseeds, Sask Pulse Growers, SaskWheat and SaskBarley.

Harvest progress as of October 22 sits at 95% complete across the province. Corn and sunflower harvest will continue for the next few weeks. Currently, corn is at 55% complete and sunflowers are at 39% complete provincially.

Saskatchewan cattle prices were up again last week. In the Canfax Cattle Market Update for the week ending October 18th, prices for feeder steers were up in every category except for the 900-plus pound steers, where it decreased $1.

Producers who were not paid for grain delivered to Global Food and Ingredients Inc. will not receive full compensation from the Canadian Grain Commission’s payment protection program.

Tisdale-based Bruce Schapansky Auctioneers has been acquired by Fargo, North Dakota-based Steffes Auctioneers. The announcement was made Friday morning. Both Schapansky Auctioneers and Steffes deal with farmland, farm equipment, and farm real estate.

The Canadian Grain Commission has decided to not increase fees for the next three years. David Hunt, the Commissioner of the CGC, says their decision follows a review of their fee structure, conducted every three years.

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 79% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 10, a slight deterioration from the 80% order fulfillment performance seen in week 9.

Regina-based Protein Industries Canada is looking for companies that can blend pulses and cereals to create new food products and ingredients.

On the SaskAgToday.com Roundtable with Chief Agricultural Editor Kevin Hursh, 620 CKRM AgriNews Director Ryan Young, and GX94 Agriculture Director Doug Falconer: -Harvest is virtually complete in Saskatchewan.