Insights and Stories on Alberta

Aug. 6, 2025 at 10:25 am CDT

For this forecast period we start with a small but fairly potent area of low pressure lifting northwards through Manitoba. Meanwhile, weak high pressure is covering Alberta and Saskatchewan.

By Daniel Bezte

Aug. 5, 2025 at 10:53 am CDT

For the week ending August 2, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded steady to as much as $10 higher. Quality yearling packages off grass were up as much as $15 in some cases. Prices for similar weight cattle were quite variable across the Prairies, which made the market hard to define.  The market appears to be in price discovery mode for the grass yearling market.

By Jerry Klassen

Aug. 1, 2025 at 4:07 pm CDT

Cooler temperatures and rainfall in Alberta supported projected higher-than-normal crop yields, according to the province's crop report released on Aug. 1, 2025.

By Adam Peleshaty

Jul. 30, 2025 at 10:42 am CDT

This forecast period is looking much more stable and predictable as a large area of high pressure dominates the Prairie region.

By Daniel Bezte, Reuters

Jul. 29, 2025 at 10:04 am CDT

For the week ending July 26, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were relatively unchanged from seven days earlier. Yearlings off grass weighing 900 pounds plus were very strong and may have been up $3 to $5 from the previous week.

By Jerry Klassen