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By Alice McFarlane

Agriculture Roundup

Agriculture Roundup for Monday September 30, 2019

Sep 30, 2019 | 10:53 AM

Harvest has ground to a halt again as rain and snow moves through the Prairies.

The southern part of Saskatchewan significant snowfall over the weekend with central Saskatchewan receiving snow this morning.

MarketsFarm weather and market analyst Bruce Burnett said cool August weather slowed crop development but September rain has delayed harvest.

He said this could be considered one of the top five wettest Septembers on record.

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The commodity markets are reacting to the tough harvest weather.

In his daily report, Exceed Grain Marketing senior analyst Wayne Palmer indicated canola was trading up $2 a metric tonne due to the deplorable harvest weather.

There have been five days where there was rain and or snow in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Alberta.

Palmer said there is still over 50 per cent of the wheat crop yet to be harvested and 30 per cent of the canola crop is still in the field.

He said the only reason canola is not trading up $5 to $10 higher is because of the $4 million metric tonne carry over that resulted from China refusing to buy Canadian product.

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A total of 14 rabies cases have been confirmed in Saskatchewan this year.

Of 209 samples submitted, the majority of cases were found in bats and skunks.

There were a total of 14 cases reported in all of 2018.

Rabies is a reportable disease under the Health of Animals Act and is a viral disease that attacks the central nervous system of mammals, including humans.

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