Official figures

Canola prices paid to Saskatchewan and Manitoba farmers fell in September, Statistics Canada says

Statistics Canada said on November 10 that canola prices received by farmers in the western provinces dropped in September from August, with Manitoba down 6.6% and Saskatchewan down 6.1%. The agency said a larger supply from the new harvest pushed prices lower, while Prairie prices stayed above a year earlier on stronger biofuel demand. Wheat other than durum rose on the Prairies for a fourth month in a row, but more slowly, and the agency said a bigger domestic harvest and higher stocks may have held back the gains. Slaughter cattle prices fell from August in every province, with Quebec down 13.8% and Saskatchewan down 4.6%, the smallest drop.

Farming. Added November 10, 8:12 am Saskatchewan time.References 1