Insights and Stories on Cereals

Oct. 3, 2025 at 3:20 pm CDT

Thanks to a stretch of good weather, Alberta farmers advanced their harvest 12 points during the week ended Sept. 29 to 89 per cent complete. The Alberta agriculture department said that’s seven points above the five-year average.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Oct. 3, 2025 at 10:22 am CDT

Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada were weaker during the week ended Oct. 2, as losses in United States futures and seasonal harvest pressure weighed on values.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Oct. 2, 2025 at 2:29 pm CDT

Ample supplies and a lack of demand are weighing on Western Canadian feed barley in early October, with both buyers and sellers reluctant to push values one way or the other.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Oct. 2, 2025 at 1:23 pm CDT

Combining in Saskatchewan is in the home stretch as the province’s agriculture department reported it at 84 per cent complete. Although the harvest advanced 16 points during the week ended Sept. 29, it was eight points behind the five-year average.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Oct. 1, 2025 at 2:51 pm CDT

Emotional trading was guiding activity at the United States commodity markets, said Ryan Ettner, broker with Allendale Inc. The McHenry, Ill.-based Ettner said that particularly held true for Chicago Board of Trade soybeans and corn to a lesser extent.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm