GX94 Agriculture

Canola harvest is nearing completion and is estimated to be 98% complete across the province. Soybean harvest progressed rapidly throughout the week, with 93% estimated as complete across the province.

This year's harvest is virtually complete in Saskatchewan, sitting at 99 per cent complete. Little to no rainfall last week allowed farmers to wrap up combining.

September was warmer than normal and not a lot of rain fell except in the west-central and southwest areas of Saskatchewan. The monthly weather stats from Environment Canada show much of September was above average for temperatures.

Last week was good for the Saskatchewan feeder steer and heifer market. Canfax released the Cattle Market Update for the week ending October 11th, showing prices were available for all weight categories. Prices for the steers ranged from $315.

While tensions rose again between Canada and India, Pulse Canada is confident the trading relationship between the two countries is strong enough to overcome the latest dispute.

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 82% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 9, a slight improvement from the 77% order fulfillment performance seen in week 8.

A grain broker operating in Western Canada has hit a financial squeeze resulting in a number of producers being unpaid for grain deliveries made many months ago.

Two-thirds of the SaskAgToday.com Roundtable panel have put on a lot of kilometres lately.

Harvest is basically done in Saskatchewan, as progress is at 97 per cent complete.

Cattle prices in the province were mostly down last week. The cattle market update from Canfax for the week ending October 4th shows prices were down in the 6-to-7, 7-8, and 8-9 hundred pound feeder steer categories.