Seeding starts after cool, late spring

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending April 30

A cool and late spring has delayed field work across the province. However, seeding has just nicely started in the southern areas. Most other areas have some field activity with harrowing, pre seeding herbicide and fertilizer applications. Many producers will be seeding within the week. Field conditions vary greatly across the province. The southern regions […] Read more


(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn hit multimonth highs

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures climbed to multimonth highs Thursday on a mix of short-covering and worries about the size of the hard red winter wheat crop in top producer Kansas, traders said. Soybeans rose, staging a late-session rally that some traders attributed to optimism about the outcome of U.S. trade talks with […] Read more