Insights and Stories on Alberta

Klassen: Feeder market showing strength in deferred positions

Mar. 29, 2022 at 3:49 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were $3-$5 lower on average while calves traded steady to $4 lower. Outside central Alberta, the steer-heifer spread appeared to widen by $2-$4. Strength in corn futures contributed to the defensive tone. Feedlot operators buying hand-to-mouth have been caught off guard with […]

Prairie cash wheat: Spring wheat nudges higher, durum dips

Mar. 25, 2022 at 6:57 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Feed weekly outlook: Prices likely to hold firm after CP stoppage

Mar. 24, 2022 at 5:24 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Klassen: Deferred live cattle futures underpin feeder cattle prices

Mar. 22, 2022 at 10:33 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Prairie cash wheat: Bids rise in choppy activity

Mar. 21, 2022 at 3:14 am CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Klassen: Feeder cattle market experiences volatility

Mar. 15, 2022 at 1:02 pm CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $2 higher to as much as $5 lower depending on the region. Mid-weight calves weighing 650-800 lbs. were relatively unchanged while lighter weight calves were steady to $3 higher on average. June live cattle are off $9 from their mid-February highs […]

By Jerry Klassen

Spring road bans coming into effect across Prairies

Mar. 15, 2022 at 12:34 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Warming temperatures and melting snow across Western Canada may cause some disruptions to grain and livestock movement over the next few weeks as seasonal spring road restrictions come into effect across the Prairies. Annual spring road restrictions set axle weight limits for vehicles moving on certain roads, in […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Most of Prairies still very dry, but recovery possible

Mar. 11, 2022 at 7:08 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Despite the Prairies receiving above-normal amounts of precipitation during February, the great majority of the region remained highly vulnerable to more dryness going into spring, according to the Canadian Drought Monitor. The monitor’s latest report showed those areas of the Prairies tackling extreme drought to have retracted somewhat. […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Rye in strong position going into 2022

Mar. 11, 2022 at 6:19 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Last summer’s drought sharply reduced yields of many crops across the Prairies, leaving multiple supply challenges and rising prices in the aftermath. Western Canadian rye, however, was largely left unscathed, which may bode well for the crop heading into 2022. Rye production came in at 473,000 tonnes for […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Klassen: Surge in feed grain prices shocks feeder cattle market

Mar. 8, 2022 at 7:00 pm CST

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $3-$5 lower on average. Feeder cattle weighing 650 to 800 lbs. were relatively unchanged to $3 lower. Calves under 650 lbs. were steady to $4-$6 lower in Alberta, unchanged in Saskatchewan and $3-$5 higher in Manitoba. Fleshier yearlings and calves were […]

By Jerry Klassen