Insights and Stories on Alberta

Feed weekly outlook: Crop conditions, barley demand lower

Aug. 10, 2023 at 6:59 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — As combining operations begin, dryness continues to plague crops in many parts of Saskatchewan. But while crop conditions aren’t as bad as they were during the drought of 2021, according to trader Evan Peterson from JGL Commodities in Saskatoon, crops are still very parched. “Southern and western parts […]

Prairie Forecast: Cooler and unsettled

Aug. 9, 2023 at 6:34 pm CDT

By Daniel Bezte

Klassen: Upward momentum in feeder market eases

Aug. 8, 2023 at 7:12 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Feed weekly outlook: Influx of cheaper U.S. corn pushing down prices

Aug. 3, 2023 at 1:46 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Prairie forecast: Warm-hot start then slow cooldown

Aug. 2, 2023 at 11:02 am CDT

By Daniel Bezte

Klassen: U.S. feeder markets lead Canadian prices higher

Aug. 1, 2023 at 8:02 am CDT

Compared to last week, Western Canadian yearling markets once again jumped $3-$5/cwt on average. Higher quality 900-pound steers are reaching up to the range of $310-$315/cwt. Comments from readers suggest that 850-900-pound steers are trading up to $315-$320/cwt. Calves in the 500-550-pound range are reaching just over the $400/cwt level. […]

By Jerry Klassen

UPDATE prairie forecast: unsettled start as sub-arctic high builds in

Jul. 31, 2023 at 9:32 am CDT

Update: A low tracking through central prairies is a little weaker than expected. This will result in less precipitation with showers, thundershowers, and storms being less widespread. Another issue is the smoke which can be difficult to predict. In areas with smoke, we see cooler than expected daytime highs. An […]

By Daniel Bezte

Feed weekly outlook: wheat, barley prices still on the rise

Jul. 27, 2023 at 5:10 pm CDT

Marketsfarm – Variable crop conditions in Alberta and Saskatchewan are contributing to rising feed grain prices on the Prairies just weeks away from harvest. Erin Harakal, trade manager for Agfinity Inc. in Stony Plain, Alta., said while conditions in the northern half of Alberta are good in some places, areas […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Updated prairie forecast: unsettled start as sub-arctic high builds in

Jul. 26, 2023 at 3:24 pm CDT

Update: A low tracking through central prairies is a little weaker than expected. This will result in less precipitation with showers, thundershowers, and storms being less widespread. Another issue is the smoke which can be difficult to predict. Areas with smoke we see cooler than expected daytime highs. An upper […]

By Daniel Bezte

Klassen: tight supplies continue to underpin feeder complex

Jul. 24, 2023 at 8:19 am CDT

Compared to last week, Western Canadian yearling markets traded $2-$5/cwt higher on average while calves were up $5/cwt to as much as $10/cwt in some cases. Feather light calves under 500 pounds reached fresh historical highs with 300-400 pound steers trading from $400-$450/cwt in Southern Alberta. Finishing feedlots continue to […]

By Jerry Klassen