Insights and Stories on Cereals

Feed weekly outlook: Good grain yields seen in Saskatchewan, Manitoba

Sep. 22, 2022 at 5:42 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Despite delays in the ongoing barley and wheat harvests across the eastern Prairies, early indications have suggested healthy amounts of grain production. “Eastern Saskatchewan and Manitoba still have a bit of harvest to go, but generally the yields are good,” Glen Loyns, general manager of JGL Commodities at […]

Prairie cash wheat: Bids move higher

Sep. 16, 2022 at 8:11 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie grain bids see surprising harvest strength

Sep. 15, 2022 at 5:54 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Prairie cash wheat: Putin comments raise wheat bids

Sep. 9, 2022 at 7:14 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Feed weekly outlook: No effect seen on Alberta crops from hot, wet weather

Sep. 8, 2022 at 6:09 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Prairie cash wheat: Bids mixed headed into long weekend

Sep. 2, 2022 at 9:43 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Despite projections that Canada will have a large wheat harvest this year, Western Canadian wheat bids were mixed for the week ended Thursday, largely due to a weakening Canadian dollar. Statistics Canada (StatCan) on Monday released its satellite imagery-based July principal field crop production estimates, which projected a […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Feed weekly outlook: Grain prices start moving upward

Sep. 1, 2022 at 3:21 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Hot temperatures and a lack of precipitation in recent days are helping Alberta growers make significant progress, according to Lethbridge-based Market Place Commodities’ president Jim Beusekom. “In southern Alberta, (the harvest) is doing just fine,” he said. “We had some rain last week. Some (had) more, some less. […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Feed weekly outlook: Barley harvest begins in Alberta

Aug. 25, 2022 at 8:14 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The barley harvest has already started in Alberta and prices continue to ease downward, according to one trader. “Around Lethbridge, they seem to have a good portion done,” said Erin Harakal, trade manager for Agfinity Inc. at Stony Plain, Alta. “Some areas in the north are starting, as […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Prairie cash wheat: Bids fall sharply lower

Aug. 19, 2022 at 5:28 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada dropped sharply lower during the week ended Thursday, as losses in U.S. futures weighed on values. Increased grain movement out of Ukraine, as more vessels were finally shipping corn and wheat out of Black Sea ports, contributed to the selling pressure in […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie markets hold firm ahead of harvest

Aug. 18, 2022 at 5:18 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The feed grain market in Western Canada is holding steady for the time being, with both buyers and sellers keeping to the sidelines ahead of the harvest. “So far we haven’t seen the harvest pressure we would normally expect,” said grain trader Matt Beusekom of Market Place Commodities […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin