Insights and Stories on Alberta

Prairie cash wheat: Bids fall sharply lower

Aug. 19, 2022 at 5:28 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada dropped sharply lower during the week ended Thursday, as losses in U.S. futures weighed on values. Increased grain movement out of Ukraine, as more vessels were finally shipping corn and wheat out of Black Sea ports, contributed to the selling pressure in […]

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie markets hold firm ahead of harvest

Aug. 18, 2022 at 5:18 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Klassen: Hot demand sustains yearling market

Aug. 16, 2022 at 6:43 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Prairie cash wheat: Bids show some strength

Aug. 12, 2022 at 7:15 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Feed weekly outlook: Prices lower despite mixed growing conditions

Aug. 11, 2022 at 4:34 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Klassen: Alberta yearling market makes fresh 52-week high

Aug. 8, 2022 at 10:03 pm CDT

The western Canadian feeder cattle market is in price discovery mode. There was a light test of yearlings and calves this past week, with prices setting fresh 52-week highs. New-crop supplies of grass cattle are coming on the market from drier pockets of Alberta. At the same time, regular feedlot […]

By Jerry Klassen

Alberta crops improve tremendously over last year

Jul. 29, 2022 at 3:29 pm CDT

Crops in Alberta remain in good shape as the latest crop report noted all crops across the province are 72 per cent good to excellent. That’s a huge improvement compared to this time last year when drought pushed crops down to 20 per cent good to excellent. Rain, especially in […]

By MarketsFarm

Klassen: Feeder market experiences calm before upcoming storm

Jul. 26, 2022 at 7:00 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $2-$4 on either side of unchanged. Once again, overall volumes were limited, with small strings and singles moving through auction barns. The quality was quite variable and offbeat stragglers were quite common. Buyers incorporate a risk discount on these cattle; […]

By Jerry Klassen

Prairie cash wheat: Bids mixed to lower

Jul. 23, 2022 at 10:48 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — While wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) were higher after hitting low points, bids for Western Canadian wheat were mixed to lower for the week ended Thursday. The Canadian dollar gained ground against a weakening U.S. greenback, moving up by more than one U.S. cent. […]

By MarketsFarm

Feed weekly outlook: New-crop supply outlook ‘significantly better’ as prices drop

Jul. 21, 2022 at 2:12 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Prices for feed barley and wheat in Western Canada are still higher than this time last year, but if large declines in those prices are any indication, the 2022 harvest is set to be more typical than that of 2021. The high-delivered bid for Saskatchewan feed barley is […]

By Adam Peleshaty