WINNIPEG, March 21 (CNS) – Sinking prices for crude oil and a softer Canadian dollar have kept diesel prices relatively low for Canadian farmers in 2017, and they could be heading lower, as long as U.S. President Donald Trump’s infrastructure plan doesn’t get in the way. “I would probably say in Canada you’re going to […] Read more
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Diesel prices soften but watching U.S. infrastructure plan
India farms may abandon pulses as prices plunge
LATUR, India/NEW DELHI, March 21 (Reuters) – Millions of Indian farmers look set to switch away from growing pulses and oilseeds after a government campaign to boost output became a victim of its own success by flooding markets with the crops, used in everything from fragrant curries to sticky desserts. Storehouses are overflowing with lentils […] Read more
Sask. farmers still have late chance to change drainage bill
There is still time to make changes to Bill 44, proposed legislation that would make significant amendments to the Water Security Agency Act, according to Saskatchewan Environment Minister Scott Moe. But time is of the essence. Any last minute changes need to received by government quickly and approved by the province, Moe told delegates at […] Read more
Deferred cattle hit contract highs on spreading, fund buying
CHICAGO, March 20 (Reuters) – Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures were mostly higher on Monday, with deferred months for both live and feeder cattle hitting contract highs on spreading and investment fund buying, traders and analysts said. Lean hog futures were largely lower, extending losses to the fourth straight session in a technical selloff. Most-active […] Read more
Canola edges higher but wheat falls on Plains rain forecast
Canola grabbed the coattails of soybean oil, swung onto its back and rode a little higher Monday. A weaker Canadian dollar also supported canola, which closed higher for the first time in a week. Canola and soybean oil were exceptions in a grains market that mostly fell a few pennies per bushel. WHEAT Wheat was […] Read more
Scandal roils Brazil meat sector; China, S. Korea suspend imports
SAO PAULO/BEIJING, March 20 (Reuters) – Fallout from a corruption scandal in Brazil’s massive meat industry spread on Monday, with China and South Korea suspending some imports and the European Union mulling action, hitting shares of the world biggest poultry producer BRF SA. With other suspensions expected to follow, the Brazilian police operation codenamed “Weak […] Read more
Alberta announces solar project for Lethbridge
St. Patrick’s day, with its signature colour of green, is an ideal time to make an announcement about greener energy, quipped Lethbridge Mayor Chris Spearman. He was on hand March 17 to hear Alberta Environment Minister Shannon Phillips announce plans to erect solar panels at the Farm Stewardship Centre, which is a government building. The […] Read more
Sask. to use AgriRecovery for TB quarantine costs
Saskatchewan has signed an agreement with Ottawa to try to recover funds it spent to help producers affected by bovine tuberculosis quarantines. The AgriRecovery initiative was signed earlier this month after the province helped producers with the costs of keeping animals that should have gone to market. Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart had said in January […] Read more
Trade, market access top priorities in Sask. APF survey
Saskatchewan producers say trade and market access are top priorities for the next agriculture policy framework. The provincial government said this morning that 887 people, three quarters of them producers, responded to a recently completed online survey on the non-business risk management components of the framework. Other respondents were consumers, organizations, processors, researchers and business. […] Read more
Calves stolen in southern Sask.
Three calves less than one week old were stolen from a pasture in the Ormiston, Sask., district on March 16. Coronach RCMP report that a rancher saw two people stealing calves from his pasture at about 3:30 a.m. using a “dark coloured Ford extended cab truck,” said the RCMP in a news release. When the […] Read more
