Sean Pratt

Sean Pratt

Reporter/Analyst

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Sean Pratt has been working at The Western Producer since 1993 after graduating from the University of Regina’s School of Journalism. Sean also has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Saskatchewan and worked in a bank for a few years before switching careers. Sean primarily writes markets and policy stories about the grain industry and has attended more than 100 conferences over the past three decades. He has received awards from the Canadian Farm Writers Federation, North American Agricultural Journalists and the American Agricultural Editors Association.

Stories by Sean Pratt

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Crops

Pesticides under fire in U.S.

Recent court decisions have threatened farmers' abilities to use some herbicides

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Pesticides are increasingly under attack in the United States and that is keeping farm leaders awake at night.
Ed Usset, grain marketing economist with the University of Minnesota, tells growers attending the 2024 Commodity Classic conference to stick with a strategy of pricing grain pre- and post-harvest because it delivers far better results than marketing it at harvest time.
Crops, News

Corn and soybean prices may be ready to rally

An analyst points to 'strong evidence' for higher old crop prices; booming renewable diesel industry seen as a positive

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 Old crop corn and soybean prices in the United States will likely rally this spring, according to an agricultural economist. That would also be good for Canadian grain and oilseed […] Read more
World stocks of wheat, excluding China, have declined for four straight years, with inventories at their lowest level in 15 years.
Markets

World wheat supplies may recover in 2024

Some analysts expect a rebound but others aren’t as confident

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Glacier FarmMedia – Gro Intelligence is forecasting a rebound in global wheat supplies in 2024 after multi-year declines. World stocks of the crop, excluding China, have declined for four straight […] Read more
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Protein sector faces labour crunch: report

Nearly two thirds of agri-food companies can't hire all the workers they need

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Government, industry and educational institutes must act now to address the labour challenges confronting the emerging plant-based protein industry in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, according to a new report.