As Canadians prepare for the return of autumn, farmers are in the midst of harvest season and while the rate of growth varies across the country, many are keeping close eyes on the market amid trade uncertainty.

Saskatchewan, for example, saw slow progress last week due to a mix of scattered rain and humid mornings that made for short harvest days, according to the province’s crop report.

In Alberta, it was sunny on Tuesday, giving farmer John McKee the perfect conditions to spend hours harvesting after he said good rainfall provided a good growing season.

“Mother Nature cooperated and we have a good crop here in southern Alberta,” he told Global News. “Harvest is always an exciting, very rewarding time.”

But as farmers work with varying conditions to take their crops to harvest, the

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