Insights and Stories on Alberta

Fire and floods across Western Canada force evacuations

May. 5, 2023 at 6:28 pm CDT

Reuters — A week of record-hot weather in Western Canada has forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes, as wildfires rage in parts of Alberta and rapid snow melt triggers flooding across interior British Columbia. By Friday, more than 13,000 people were under evacuation orders in Alberta. As of […]

Feed weekly outlook: Futures pressure Canadian prices

May. 4, 2023 at 5:39 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Klassen: Feeder cattle supplies remain snug

May. 2, 2023 at 3:30 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Prairie cash wheat: Bids drop sharply

Apr. 28, 2023 at 8:16 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Avian flu outbreaks climb in Quebec poultry

Apr. 26, 2023 at 9:56 am CDT

By Dave Bedard

Klassen: Positive feeding margins lift feeder complex

Apr. 25, 2023 at 11:40 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearlings traded steady to $5/cwt higher. Feeders in the 650- to 800-lb. category appeared to jump $4/cwt to as much as $8/cwt in some cases. Calves under 650 lbs. were up $5-$10/cwt. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle in southern Alberta on a live […]

By Jerry Klassen

Prairie cash wheat: Red wheats up slightly on week

Apr. 23, 2023 at 2:22 am CDT

MarketsFarm — Despite adverse weather conditions in both Canada and the U.S., as well as poor growing conditions south of the border, western Canadian wheat bids saw slight increases for the week ended Thursday. A spring snowstorm descended on eastern Saskatchewan, western Manitoba and North Dakota on Wednesday and Thursday, […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Feed weekly outlook: Quiet times appear to be ahead

Apr. 20, 2023 at 7:07 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — As feed grain prices on the Canadian Prairies remain relatively stable, the market appear to be “moving to a quiet summer,” according to Brandon Motz of CorNine Commodities at Lacombe, Alta. “Demand remains neutral to weak, and farmers are holding on to their grain that’s left in the […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Pulse weekly outlook: Peas heading in different directions

Apr. 18, 2023 at 5:30 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Prices for green and yellow peas have been starting to move further apart, according to Levon Sargsyan, grain broker with Johnston’s Grain at Welwyn, Sask. Sargsyan pointed out that prices for yellow peas have been slipping back recently. “Export demand has dropped overseas, so that’s been pushing the […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Klassen: Feeder market factors in lower barley prices

Apr. 18, 2023 at 11:00 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearlings over 800 lbs. jumped $4 to as much as $10 in some cases. Steers in the 700- to 800-lb. category appeared to be up $10-$12 while similar-weight heifers were up $8-$10. Calves under 700 lbs. were up $10-$20. The feeder market was hard […]

By Jerry Klassen