Livestock

Harvest is virtually complete in Saskatchewan with 98 per cent of the crop in the bin. Producers were resilient this growing season.

Saskatchewan cattle prices lost a little more momentum this past week, according to the latest Cattle Market Update issued by Canfax.

Farm Credit Canada (FCC) is announcing a new FCC Replacement Heifer Program to help Canadian cattle producers in maintaining or expanding their herds. The Canadian beef cattle inventory was pegged by Statistics Canada at 10.

The commons ag committee will again be discussing bill C-275 early next week, when parliament resumes following the Thanksgiving break.

The latest cattle market update from Canfax, for the week ending October 6, indicates prices are starting to lose steam.

There was pushback this week, as the commons ag committee debates bill 275. The bill was introduced by Alberta tory MP John Barlow.

Harvest is complete for most producers across the Saskatchewan grain belt. Ninety-five per cent of harvest is finished province wide, up from 91 per cent last week and ahead of the five-year average of 84 per cent.

The Senate Ag Committee heard from the president of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM).

Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit is still awaiting word from Ottawa regarding their contribution to AgriRecovery.