Insights and Stories on Alberta

Prairie forecast: Cooler and wetter in the west, dry and warm in the east

Sep. 11, 2024 at 9:37 am CDT

Our weather pattern looks to be on the brink of a shift as a trough of low pressure begins to develop along the West Coast. For those of you in Alberta, this will mean cooler and wetter conditions. In Manitoba, it looks like summer will continue for at least one more week. If you are in Saskatchewan, well, you will be stuck in the middle of these two features.

Klassen: Feeder cattle markets in price discovery mode

Sep. 10, 2024 at 9:20 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Alberta’s harvest ahead of average pace

Aug. 30, 2024 at 4:41 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Feed Grains Weekly: Rail disruptions push up Alberta prices

Aug. 29, 2024 at 3:19 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Prairie forecast: Summer weather not over yet

Aug. 28, 2024 at 9:24 am CDT

By Daniel Bezte

Klassen: Larger supplies weigh on feeder market

Aug. 28, 2024 at 9:06 am CDT

For the week ending August 24, Western Canadian yearling prices were down $6-$12/cwt from seven days earlier. Calf markets traded $10-$12/cwt below week-ago levels. Larger numbers are coming on stream resulting in the softer tone.

By Jerry Klassen

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest slow going under heat, rains

Aug. 23, 2024 at 4:07 pm CDT

Harvest progress for major crops in Alberta more than tripled during the week ended Aug. 20 while heavy rains hit northern and central parts of the province.

By Adam Peleshaty

Prairie forecast: Warm but unsettled weather

Aug. 21, 2024 at 10:50 am CDT

Last week's forecast got off to a rough start. The area of low pressure that pushed through the eastern Prairies ended up as a large upper level low. Because those are slow to move out, they can affect systems trying to move east by backing them up or forcing them to take a different path. So, while the overall pressure pattern across the Prairies was still slack as forecasted, the details got all messed up.

By Daniel Bezte

Klassen: Yearling market softens on economic uncertainty

Aug. 20, 2024 at 9:45 am CDT

For the week ending August 17, Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were $3-$5 lower on average. Three weeks ago, 1,000 pound steers off grass reached up to $340/cwt. This past week, these same cattle were quoted in the range of $315-$325/cwt.

By Jerry Klassen

Combine harvester working on a wheat crop at sunset

Combines making their rounds in Alberta

Aug. 16, 2024 at 4:02 pm CDT

s the harvesting of fall crops in Alberta exceeded the halfway point, the combining of the province’s spring cereals was just beginning, according to the latest Alberta crop report.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm