by Breanne Baker | Feb 28, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
The Contract Price Option should allow producers to increase their crop insurance coverage on some crops. Under this option offered by Saskatchewan Crop Insurance, the contracted price and quantity can be used for insurance purposes. Take the example of yellow...
by Breanne Baker | Feb 25, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Strong grain prices are making the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance program more attractive. Under the just-announced program details, coverage is going from an average of $131 an acre in 2010 to $173 an acre this year. You only need to look at the crop insurance base...
by Breanne Baker | Feb 24, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
In recent weeks, I’ve spent a lot of time on the road, eating in hotel restaurants. If you’re staying in a nice hotel in a big city in this country, the price tag for meals can be a shocker. Some places automatically add a 15 per cent gratuity to the over-inflated...
by Breanne Baker | Feb 23, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Tuesday was an ugly day in the grain markets. Everything dropped sharply, mostly limit down. Canola futures were down $30 a tonne. From the peak just a short time ago, canola is down $50 or $60 a tonne. The drop yesterday was counterintuitive, because crude oil prices...
by Breanne Baker | Feb 22, 2011 | Articles, Farm Management, Grain Prices
The price of yellow peas has risen steadily since harvest. The Alberta Pulse Growers publish a bi-weekly newsletter called The Pulse Market Insight. The most recent edition is by Chuck Penner of LeftField Commodity Research. Penner acknowledges that pea prices were...
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