Category Archives: CKRM Agriculture

Closing grain prices Friday May 7 Durum 290.27 Feed barley 282.68 Canola 948.27 Flax 712.63 Lentils 747.50 Oats 209.53 Yellow peas 383.70 Feed wheat 238.84 1 Red Spring Wheat 337.14

  Federal agriculture minister Marie-Claude Bibeau has announced 24 semi-finalists in the 20 million dollar Food Waste Reduction challenge. The Challenge was launched last November to advance div...

Opening grain prices Friday May 7 Durum 290.27 Feed barley 282.68 Canola 919.77 Flax 697.63 Lentils 747.50 Oats 209.53 Yellow peas 383.70 Feed wheat 238.84 1 Red Spring Wheat 333.62

The Agri-Food Innovation Centre in Saskatoon is getting a big boost to expand. Agriculture Minister David Marit says $2.3-million in federal and provincial funding will assist processors to develop ne...

Closing grain prices Thursday May 6 Durum 290.27 Feed barley 282.68 Canola 905.07 Flax 697.63 Lentils 747.50 Oats 209.53 Yellow peas 383.70 Feed wheat 238.84 1 Red Spring Wheat 337.59

The first crop report of the season says seeding is 9 percent complete across Saskatchewan. Seeding is ahead of the five year average of six percent for this time of year. Abnormally cool spring weath...

  Opening grain prices Thursday May 6 Durum 290.27 Feed barley 267.68 Canola 901.97 Flax 697.63 Lentils 747.50 Oats 209.53 Yellow peas 383.70 Feed wheat 238.84 1 Red Spring Wheat 335.08

The president of APAS welcomes a major fertilizer expansion project at Chaplin. Saskatchewan Mining and Minerals Inc. has announced a $220-million upgrade to sulphate of potash fertilizer production. ...

Closing grain prices Wednesday May 5 Durum 290.27 Feed barley 267.68 Canola 875.07 Flax 697.63 Lentils 722.50 Oats 209.53 Yellow peas 383.70 Feed wheat 238.84 1 Red Spring Wheat 338.58

  This week’s SaskWheat market outlook says seeding is 28 percent complete in the U.S. spring wheat area, well ahead of the 19 percent 5 year average. In Russia, spring wheat is only 4 perc...