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Provincial exports to three European countries increased in 2023

Provincial exports to three European countries increased in 2023

Sep 24, 2024 | 11:20am
Trade export data from Statistics Canada show Saskatchewan exports to the United Kingdom, France, and the Netherlands increased overall in 2023. Uranium was the main driver of those exports – 87.3 per cent of Saskatchewan uranium went to the Netherlands, 70.8 per cent to the U.K., and 47.3 per cent to France. The province says […]
Stats Canada report has stocks of most crops down year-over-year

Stats Canada report has stocks of most crops down year-over-year

Sep 16, 2024 | 1:51pm
Statistics Canada released its report on stocks of major crops as of July 31st, 2024. It shows total stocks of canola and barley were up compared to the same date a year ago, but stocks of wheat, oats, dry peas, and lentils were down compared to a year prior. Total wheat stocks as of the […]
Crop yields up, but prices down

Crop yields up, but prices down

Sep 6, 2024 | 1:27pm
Crop yields in Saskatchewan are better than last year, but the decline in prices will mean lower overall returns. Using Statistics Canada estimated yields and comparing them to the estimated yields from one year ago, all crops are showing a significant increase. It should be noted that the Statistics Canada yields do vary from those […]
Grain farmers made less money in first half of 2024 compared to livestock producers

Grain farmers made less money in first half of 2024 compared to livestock producers

Aug 30, 2024 | 1:31pm
Farm cash receipts from crops decreased in the first six months of the year as compared to 2023 while livestock receipts were higher. According to Statistics Canada, farm cash receipts for Canadian farmers totalled $47.4 billion in the first two quarters of the year, down $1.6 billion from the previous year. Crop receipts fell $3.3 […]
Latest projections expect more production and average yields, but less harvested acres

Latest projections expect more production and average yields, but less harvested acres

Aug 28, 2024 | 4:14pm
Statistics Canada released model-based projections of production of various crops for each province on Wednesday morning. In Saskatchewan, they expect more canola, durum, lentils, oats, dry peas, and flaxseed to be produced, but less spring wheat, barley, and mustard seed. Production for canola is anticipated to be 10.6 million tonnes this year; spring wheat 11 […]
Saskatchewan has highest increase in farm equity according to Stats Canada Report

Saskatchewan has highest increase in farm equity according to Stats Canada Report

Jun 21, 2024 | 8:30pm
Statistics Canada has released a balance sheet for the agricultural sector of the country. The report details assets, liabilities and equity for agriculture in each province. Stats Canada says the value of equity in Canada’s farm sector totalled nearly $785 billion as of December 31, 2023. This is up $55 billion or 7.6 per cent […]
Canadian cattle herd at its lowest in three decades: Stats Canada

Canadian cattle herd at its lowest in three decades: Stats Canada

Feb 27, 2024 | 3:40pm
The Canadian cattle herd has fallen to its lowest level in more than 30 years. Statistics Canada reports on January 1st, there were 11.1 million cattle and calves on farms, down 2.1 percent from the previous year. That is the lowest number since 1989. Drought conditions and tight feed supplies, along with good prices, resulted […]
Stats Canada Releases December Crop Production Estimate Report

Stats Canada Releases December Crop Production Estimate Report

Dec 4, 2023 | 2:30pm
Statistics Canada boosted 2023 canola and wheat production estimates as crops finished better than expected in part of the Prairies. Crop estimates usually tend to increase in the annual December report, but the numbers for wheat surpassed industry expectations. Timely late summer rains helped revive some crops. StatsCan estimated all-wheat production at 32 million metric […]
“Hardly anything” for positive net returns: Hursh on Stats Canada’s Crop Production Estimates for Saskatchewan

“Hardly anything” for positive net returns: Hursh on Stats Canada’s Crop Production Estimates for Saskatchewan

Aug 30, 2023 | 4:18pm
Statistics Canada released its crop production estimates yesterday (Tues). They project Saskatchewan’s production of mustard seed to increase, but canola, spring wheat, durum wheat, barley, lentils, dry field peas, oats, flaxseed and canary seed are anticipated to decrease. Chief Agricultural Editor of SaskAgToday.com Kevin Hursh dove into the numbers and calculated the average net return […]