A survey conducted by a group that represents Saskatchewan farmers and ranchers shows that most are worried about their income during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Earlier this year, farm exports were hammered by railway strikes and blockades and some producers were unable to get their grain to market, which means there’s no money coming in.
Spring seeding is just around the corner, when farmers need money for things like seed, fertilizer and fuel. “The grain’s still sitting in the bin.
So those are issues that if we don’t have the money it’s hard to spend it and it’s very frustrating. Some producers have pointed out that because of shipping issues and so on they haven’t been able to access that capital at a very important time of year,” said Todd