by Breanne Baker | Dec 21, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
There sure isn’t much snow cover anywhere in Saskatchewan. Since the middle of November, except for a few minor exceptions, precipitation has been well below normal. An area along the Alberta border west of Maple Creek is about normal and there’s a spot south of...
by Breanne Baker | Dec 18, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
The Pool Return Outlooks for wheat and durum have both dropped a bit more. The drop on wheat is as high as $6 a tonne. The drop on durum is $2 to $3 a tonne. The little bit of good news is that the December PRO on malting barley is up by $3 a tonne. The first PRO for...
by Breanne Baker | Dec 17, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has published a statistical overview of the Canadian pulse and specialty crop industries. On a number of commodities, Canada dominates world trade. Based on data from 2008, Canada’s share of world dry pea exports is an impressive 54...
by Breanne Baker | Dec 16, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
Alliance Grain Traders, known by many as Saskcan Pulse, has announced another major acquisition – the second in a week. The latest, announced yesterday, is a deal to purchase the assets of Finora. This comes hot on the heels of Alliance announcing the purchase of...
by Breanne Baker | Dec 15, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
As producers consider their cropping options for next year, two crops are generating the most attention – canola and lentils. Despite the Chinese ban on Canadian canola due to blackleg concerns, prices are quite good. As the two new crushing plants at Yorkton come on...
by Breanne Baker | Dec 14, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
The Canadian Malting Industry Association is saying the top-up payment for the CashPlus program should be $25 a tonne. The Canadian Wheat Board says the returns achieved throughout the crop year averaged $19.15 a tonne higher than the amount paid to producers in...
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