Insights and Stories on Alberta

Feed weekly outlook: Barley, wheat prices pull back

Dec. 15, 2022 at 3:52 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Prices for feed barley and wheat are coming down on the Prairies, said Susanne Leclerc of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton — and a big part of that trend is the lack of demand for either commodity. “Buyers are fairly well covered. There seems to be a lack […]

Klassen: Stronger deferred live cattle support feeder market

Dec. 13, 2022 at 11:14 am CST

By Jerry Klassen

Prairie cash wheat: U.S. futures drag on bids

Dec. 12, 2022 at 5:26 am CST

By MarketsFarm

Feed weekly outlook: Wheat, barley eschewed for other grains

Dec. 8, 2022 at 7:41 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty

International joint venture buys Prairie layer hatchery

Dec. 8, 2022 at 11:00 am CST

By Dave Bedard

Klassen: Feeder cattle market experiences diverse price behaviour

Dec. 6, 2022 at 7:25 pm CST

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded steady to $2 higher while calf prices were unchanged to $4 lower. Yearling supplies are limited and there appeared to be a surge of buying interest for 850-lb. thin-fleshed replacements. Alberta fed cattle basis levels for the second quarter of 2023 […]

By Jerry Klassen

Prairie cash wheat: Bids drop with U.S. futures

Dec. 2, 2022 at 5:49 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada moved lower during the week ended Thursday, as U.S. wheat futures posted losses — although softness in the Canadian dollar did provide some underlying support. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were down by $3.50-$6.40 per […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Feed weekly outlook: Looming corn imports to keep lid on Prairie barley

Dec. 1, 2022 at 6:36 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Large shipments of corn from the U.S., slated for delivery to Alberta’s feedlot alley, should keep domestic barley prices under pressure going forward, according to an analyst. “The barley price here will gradually decline,” said Errol Anderson of Pro Market Communications in Calgary, adding that up to 30 […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Klassen: Feeder market rations demand

Nov. 28, 2022 at 9:34 pm CST

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were relatively unchanged while calf prices were steady to $6 lower. Demand from Ontario buyers caused markets in Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan to hold value. Alberta prices were under pressure as the market appears to be rationing demand. Calf prices are 25-30 […]

By Jerry Klassen

Police help round up Alberta ostriches on lam

Nov. 25, 2022 at 8:23 pm CST

Most of a flock of farmed ostriches that got free of their pen near the southern Alberta town of Taber have been rounded up, but not before grabbing their proverbial 15 minutes’ fame. Taber-Vauxhall RCMP said in a release Thursday afternoon that they began receiving reports shortly before 8 a.m. […]

By Dave Bedard