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A group lobbying for cattle producers in the province sent a letter to the Saskatchewan Party and the NDP, asking for each political party's stance on various issues affecting the beef industry.

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 84% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 7, a slight improvement from the 83% order fulfillment performance seen in week 6.

A tentative deal was reached Friday evening between the Grain Workers Union Local 333 and the Vancouver Terminal Elevators Asscociation (VTEA), says Federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon in a post on social media site "X".

A little bit of everything was covered on the latest SaskAgToday.com Roundtable.

Saskatchewan’s non-durum wheat exports have reached $1.7 billion for the current year, along with canola seed and canola oil reaching $1.3 billion and $1.1 billion, respectively.

Rain put a damper on harvest progress in Saskatchewan this past week but some progress was still made and is welcomed by producers in drier areas.

The latest field crop market outlook from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has large declines in the expected prices for many pulse and specialty crops.

As more producers are finishing up harvest, an Agronomy Specialist with the Canola Council of Canada is encouraging farmers to look for signs of verticillium stripe in their fields as part of their post-harvest work.

Labour disputes, including the ongoing strike of workers from grain terminals in Metro Vancouver, are creating challenging times for grain companies.

Harvest continues in spring cereals and canola. Yield reports range from 25 to 90 bu/acre in spring wheat, 80 to 180 bu/acre in oats, and 90 to 115 bu/acre in barley. Canola harvest continues and is approximately 55% complete.