Insights and Stories on Alberta

Prairie cash wheat: Weather, rising futures lift bids

Jul. 10, 2023 at 3:35 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Dry weather for most of the Prairies, as well as rising wheat prices in the U.S., lifted western Canadian wheat bids, some to more than $400 per tonne, for the week ended July 6. With the exception of thunderstorms and sporadic precipitation in Alberta, dryness persisted across much […]

Feed weekly outlook: Falling corn prices not spurring new demand

Jul. 6, 2023 at 4:36 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Prairie Forecast: Big change in weather pattern

Jul. 5, 2023 at 6:29 pm CDT

By Daniel Bezte

Alberta potatoes chip in $2.9 billion for Canadian economy

Jul. 4, 2023 at 4:45 pm CDT

By Jeff Melchior

Klassen: U.S. feeder markets pull Canadian values higher

Jul. 3, 2023 at 7:42 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Prairie Forecast Update: Low lingers in Manitoba

Jul. 3, 2023 at 1:15 am CDT

The overall forecast remains on track across both Alberta and Saskatchewan, so only a small update is needed for Manitoba. Across Manitoba, the area of low pressure that has been tracking across the northern half of the Prairie provinces is now forecasted to take a little longer to exit this […]

By Daniel Bezte

Prairie cash wheat: Canadian bids drop with U.S. futures

Jun. 30, 2023 at 4:38 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada dropped sharply during the week ended Thursday, as a selloff in U.S. futures weighed on values. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were down by $23.50-$25.40 per tonne across the Prairies, according to price quotes from […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Prairie Forecast: Alberta low to bring bit of a cooldown

Jun. 29, 2023 at 5:46 pm CDT

After a fairly active weather pattern over the last few days, at least across the eastern half of the Prairies, it looks like most regions will see much quieter few days to start off this forecast period. Weak upper-level ridging combine with a broad but weak area of surface high […]

By Daniel Bezte

Rail interswitching expansion pilot clears Parliament

Jun. 29, 2023 at 3:32 am CDT

Last week’s passage of the 2023 federal budget starts a 90-day countdown toward an 18-month test of expanded interswitching on railways in the three Prairie provinces. Bill C-47, the government’s budget implementation bill — which was first read April 20 in the House of Commons and got third reading in […]

By Dave Bedard

Klassen: Fed market supports feeder complex

Jun. 27, 2023 at 6:53 am CDT

For the week ending Saturday, western Canadian yearlings over 800 lbs. were relatively unchanged. Feeder cattle in the range of 600-700 lbs. were up $4-$8/cwt. The market was hard to define for feeder cattle under 600 lbs. due to limited numbers. Prices for quality calves were unchanged from seven days […]

By Jerry Klassen