Insights and Stories on Alberta

Klassen: Tighter fundamentals support feeder complex

Jul. 19, 2022 at 3:08 pm CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were steady to $2 higher on average while calf markets were up $2-$4. There was an increase in activity over the past week, although many auction barns remain in holiday mode. Major feedlot operators in southern Alberta were extremely aggressive on yearlings […]

Prairie cash wheat: Bids trend lower with U.S. futures

Jul. 15, 2022 at 4:11 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Drought conditions remain in Alberta, Saskatchewan

Jul. 12, 2022 at 8:16 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty MarketsFarm

Klassen: Feeder cattle market adjusts for lower barley prices

Jul. 12, 2022 at 3:17 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Prairie cash wheat: Prices take a hard hit

Jul. 8, 2022 at 7:40 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Feed weekly outlook: Grain prices coming down

Jul. 7, 2022 at 6:11 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — As futures prices fall back, those for feed have been following, according to Jenny Redshaw, a trader with Agfinity at Stony Plain, Alta. “There are lots of things going on,” she said, noting demand has been somewhat lacklustre. “The feedlots aren’t breaking down any doors,” she added. With […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Klassen: Feeder cattle trade at 52-week highs

Jul. 5, 2022 at 9:24 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearlings traded steady to $2 higher with exceptional demand noted on steers over 700 pounds. Calf values were mixed in Alberta with markets trading $2-$4 on either side of unchanged; however, prices were steady to $4 higher in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Small groups of […]

By Jerry Klassen

Crop conditions in Alberta see remarkable turnaround

Jun. 30, 2022 at 3:46 pm CDT

MarketsFarm – As the heydays of summer approach, Alberta reported that its crops were in good shape. The crop report placed all crops in the province at 75 per cent good to excellent, slightly above the five-year average. The rains throughout June were credited with the turnaround, but overall growth […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Klassen: Feeder cattle trend higher, favourable beef outlook

Jun. 28, 2022 at 8:31 am CDT

Compared to last week, Western Canadian yearlings traded $8 to as much as $12 higher; mid-weight feeders in the range of 700-800 pounds were also $8-10 higher. Calves under 700 pounds were unchanged to $6 higher. The feeder market took a fortuitous bounce last week. Major feedlots were extremely aggressive […]

By Jerry Klassen

Alberta crops improve with rain

Jun. 24, 2022 at 3:09 pm CDT

MarketsFarm – Drought conditions that devastated crops in Alberta last year and were poised to do the same this year are becoming something in the past, according to the province’s latest crop report. Recent rainfall has been wiping out any notion of drought in 2022 as soil moisture conditions continued […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm