Combining of spring cereals provincewide was approaching or near the three-quarters done mark, per the latest crop report from the provincial agriculture department on Sept. 10. Photo: File

Manitoba harvest advances with co-operative weather

Reading Time: 2 minutes Harvesting in Manitoba reached 40 per cent complete according to the latest crop report from the provincial agriculture department on Sept. 10. The central region was furthest along a 51 per cent finished, followed by the eastern region at 47 per cent done, the southwest at 38 per cent, the Interlake at 34 per cent and the northwest at 25 per cent.



Average prices for the majority of crops grown in the Prairies were lower this July compared to the year before. Photo: Thinkstock

Most Prairie farm product prices drop: StatCan

Reading Time: 2 minutes Average prices for the majority of crops grown in the Prairies were lower this July compared to the year before, while cattle prices continued to rise, according to Statistics Canada's (StatCan) monthly farm product prices released on Sept. 10.



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Chinese tariffs not expected to stop canola flow 

Anti-dumping investigation announcement had an immediate affect on prices, but market access not seen as major worry 

Reading Time: 3 minutes China's shot across Canada's bow is splashing alarmingly close to U.S. farmers, who also felt the impact of China's announced anti-dumping investigation into Canadian canola as American elevator prices reflected the selloff.