Insights and Stories on Alberta

Feed weekly outlook: Barley exports slowing down, local prices steady

Mar. 2, 2023 at 6:18 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Canadian barley exports slowed down in January, but out-of-country movement is still running ahead of the year-ago pace, according to updated export data from the Canadian Grain Commission. Canada exported 131,100 tonnes of barley from licensed facilities in January, with China the top customer taking 100,500 tonnes. Total […]

Klassen: Calves jump on corn outlook

Feb. 28, 2023 at 6:09 am CST

By Jerry Klassen

Prairie cash wheat: Durum rises, red spring falls back

Feb. 25, 2023 at 7:33 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Feed grain weekly: Prices slip back on good supplies

Feb. 23, 2023 at 5:05 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Klassen: Feeder market stabilizes after recent climb

Feb. 21, 2023 at 4:53 am CST

By Jerry Klassen

Prairie cash wheat: Little change in wheat bids

Feb. 17, 2023 at 6:40 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Despite bullish factors affecting wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), western Canadian wheat bids did not see much change during the week ended Thursday. Futures prices for all three major U.S. varieties increased week-by-week, mostly fuelled by large gains on Feb. 10, as traders shifted […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Feed weekly outlook: Grain bids quietly drift lower

Feb. 16, 2023 at 3:11 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Prices for feed barley and wheat in Western Canada drifted lower during the week ended Wednesday. Erin Harakal, trade manager for Agfinity Inc. at Stony Plain, Alta., said a relatively milder winter across the Prairies has resulted in less consumption of feed grains in feedlots. In turn, feedlots […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Klassen: Canadian feeder market rationing demand

Feb. 14, 2023 at 3:46 am CST

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were up $4-$6 while calf markets traded $6 to as much as $10 above week-ago levels. May feeder cattle futures are trading at a $8 premium to the nearby March contract. The carrying charge in the futures market has encouraged buyers to […]

By Jerry Klassen

Canada’s potato crop edges up in 2022

Feb. 9, 2023 at 4:54 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Statistics Canada (StatCan) issued its potato production report Thursday, which noted a 1.5 per cent increase in the country’s crop in 2022. Across Canada, nearly 122.9 million hundredweight (cwt) of potatoes were harvested last year, with an average national yield of 322.3 cwt/acre on 381,351 acres. Alberta rose […]

Feed weekly outlook: Grain stocks set tone for barley, wheat

Feb. 9, 2023 at 4:31 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Statistics Canada’s (StatCan) grain stocks report issued earlier this week largely met trade expectations, according to Winnipeg-based independent trader Jerry Klassen. The survey-based report, which estimated the country’s grain stocks as of Dec. 31, was neutral for spring wheat, supportive of durum, and pointed toward barley being somewhat […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm