Insights and Stories on Alberta

Prairies’ warmer spell to be usurped by arctic front

Jan. 24, 2023 at 2:03 pm CST

MarketsFarm — While the Prairies have so far this month experienced rather non-January-like temperatures, a cold front coming south from the Arctic will soon descend on the region, according to Scott Kehler, president and chief scientist of Weatherlogics in Winnipeg. “What we are seeing is a big change in the […]

Klassen: Feeder market’s upward trend continues

Jan. 24, 2023 at 5:06 am CST

By Jerry Klassen

Prairie cash wheat: Prices step back

Jan. 23, 2023 at 5:00 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Feed weekly outlook: Prices slip during quiet January

Jan. 19, 2023 at 7:14 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Klassen: Feeder market price discovery continues

Jan. 16, 2023 at 9:00 pm CST

By Jerry Klassen

Prairie cash wheat: Bids dip as loonie soars

Jan. 15, 2023 at 7:53 am CST

MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada moved lower during the week ended Thursday as a sharp gain in the Canadian dollar relative to its U.S. counterpart cut into basis levels. The currency was up by roughly a penny on the week, settling Thursday at its highest level in […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Rabobank to offer Canadian farm-level lending

Jan. 13, 2023 at 5:50 am CST

Updated — A global financing firm operating at higher altitudes in Canada’s food and agrifood sector now plans to expand its business down to the farm and ranch level. The Canadian arm of Rabobank — an Amsterdam-based farmer co-operative lender, providing banking, leasing and real estate services in more than […]

By Dave Bedard

Oats face an uncertain year

Jan. 13, 2023 at 4:09 am CST

MarketsFarm — When comparing oat prices at the start of 2023 compared to one year ago, they appear to be night and day. Despite modest price increases over the past month, some western Canadian oat bids are less than half of what they were last year. In Alberta, the high-delivered […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Feed weekly outlook: Corn imports still weigh on domestic feed market

Jan. 11, 2023 at 2:14 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Ample corn imports from the U.S. continue to keep the western Canadian feed grain market under pressure, with barley bids in Lethbridge trending lower through the early days of 2023. “We started the year with cash barley trading at roughly $450 (per tonne) in Lethbridge, it’s since declined […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Klassen: Feeder market looks upward

Jan. 10, 2023 at 2:24 am CST

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were quite variable. Compared to three weeks ago, Alberta prices were steady to $2/cwt higher while in Saskatchewan, prices were $8-$10/cwt higher on average with lighter-weight cattle jumping as much as $15. For example, in central Alberta, higher-quality 800-lb. steers were trading from $230 to […]

By Jerry Klassen