Category Archives: CKRM Agriculture

Farm equipment sales have been strong in Canada following a good year for crop production and prices in 2020. The Coronavirus helped to boost worldwide demand for grain. The CEO of the Western Equipme...

  Closing grain prices Friday May 28 Durum 290.27 Feed barley 282.68 Canola 685.77 Flax 712.63 Lentils 770.50 Oats 209.53 Yellow peas 374.52 Feed wheat 238.84 1 Red Spring Wheat 303.47

Grain markets were on the rise again this past week. Commodity futures advisor with P.I. Financial, Adam Pukalo, says wheat gained 45 cents a bushel this week while November canola was up about 18 dol...

  Opening grain prices Friday May 28 Durum 290.27 Feed barley 282.68 Canola 685.77 Flax 712.63 Lentils 770.50 Oats 209.53 Yellow peas 374.52 Feed wheat 238.84 1 Red Spring Wheat 299.59

Canada is applauding a new international health ruling on Canadian beef exports. Federal agriculture minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says the ruling reduces bse restrictions on Canadian beef shipments. S...

Closing grain prices Thursday May 27 Durum 290.27 Feed barley 282.68 Canola 688.17 Flax 712.63 Lentils 770.50 Oats 209.53 Yellow peas 374.52 Feed wheat 238.84 1 Red Spring Wheat 298.70

Despite rainy weather Saskatchewan farmers completed more seeding during the past week. The latest crop report says seeding is at 86 percent, up from 74 percent last week. Seeding ranges from 91 perce...

  Opening grain prices Thursday May 27 Durum 290.27 Feed barley 282.68 Canola 669.87 Flax 712.63 Lentils 770.50 Oats 209.53 Yellow peas 374.52 Feed wheat 238.84 1 Red Spring Wheat 289.63

StatsCan says realized net income for Canadian farmers rose 84 percent in 2020. Strong growth in sales outpaced slightly higher expenses. The increase follows a 10.5 percent gain in 2019 and a 33 perc...

  Closing grain prices Wednesday May 26 Durum 290.27 Feed barley 282.68 Canola 662.87 Flax 712.63 Lentils 770.50 Oats 209.53 Yellow peas 374.52 Feed wheat 238.84 1 Red Spring Wheat 283.71