The data doesn’t lie — winter wheat is in a down cycle on the Prairies.
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SaskWheat showcasing winter cereals Ag In Motion
SaskWheat will feature winter wheat, fall rye and winter triticale in its crop plots at Ag in Motion, from July 15-17
Egyptian purchase helps wheat rally
Major deal partly explains futures price hike despite Ag Canada adding 2.8 million tonnes to the country's wheat supply
SASKATOON — Egypt has set the tone for the 2024-25 wheat market. The world’s largest importer has struck a deal to buy 3.12 million tonnes of Black Sea wheat from November to April, according to Reuters. Related stories: Egypt’s General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) will be importing 510,000 tonnes per month from the region […] Read more
Big durum crop likely to close door on price rally
Production in the major exporting nations will be around 22.7 million tonnes, or three million tonnes more than last year
SASKATOON — Durum prices are unlikely to rally despite strong demand for the product, say a couple of grain industry observers. “It’s going to be a grind in the durum market,” said MarketsFarm analyst Bruce Burnett. Related stories: Canada’s big crop is weighing down the market. Farmers produced an estimated 6.03 million tonnes of durum […] Read more
New variety aims to grab Prairie wheat crown
Developers of AAC Westking are confident the new variety will supplant AAC Brandon as the spring wheat of choice
Glacier FarmMedia – Can a single wheat variety become synonymous with prairie spring wheat production? If so, it would be AAC Brandon. One of the most widely grown Canadian Western Red Spring wheats in Western Canada for the past nine years, Brandon first hit the seed market in 2014 and quickly became a farmer favourite, […] Read more
New website against weeds launched
Farmers will be able to access a library of resources, events, weed distribution maps and other tools to inform their fights against weeds
Producers have a new website to bookmark if they’re looking for weed information on the Prairies. The Western Grains Research Foundation has announced the official launch of their weed monitoring hub, www.prairieweeds.com. The website will be the new digital host for resources, data, weed maps and research under the Prairie Weed Monitoring Network (PWMN)—a joint […] Read more
Reports raise alarm over Bunge-Viterra merger
Competition bureau, ag economists find significantly reduced competition, more costs to farmers if transaction proceeds
REGINA — Bunge and Viterra said last week they still expect the proposed merger of the two companies to proceed, even after a Competition Bureau of Canada review identified major concerns about reduced competition. A report by three University of Saskatchewan agricultural economists for four Prairie farm organizations reached the same conclusion. Richard Gray, James […] Read more
Farmers urged to be ‘pushy’ on grain commission
Industry leaders say sector must identify areas of agreement as the federal government continues its Grain Act review
SASKATOON — Farmers need to get their act together if they want to influence the Canada Grain Act review, says a farm leader. “We need to identify the areas of broad support and what we agree on,” Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission director Brett Halstead said during the Canada Grain Act Summit 2024, an event organized […] Read more
Sawfly map shows insect hot spots in Sask.
Moderate to high levels of cutting from the pest were detected throughout the brown and dark brown soil zones
A free online map that alerts Saskatchewan farmers about the potential threat posed by wheat stem sawflies has been launched in the province. “A hot spot will show up as red, and then it goes into yellow and greens,” said Blair Goldade, executive director of the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat). “And the hotter […] Read more
