Insights and Stories on Alberta

Klassen: Feeder market lacks buying interest

Apr. 7, 2020 at 4:49 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $5-$8 lower on average, with yearlings dropping as much as $10-$12 in certain areas. It appears buyers are incorporating a risk discount due to uncertainty in beef demand longer-term. Rising unemployment levels, sluggish consumer confidence and a sharp drop in […]

Feed weekly outlook: Barley, wheat remain firm

Apr. 2, 2020 at 6:46 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Alberta’s provincial meat inspectors to train for federal duty

Apr. 2, 2020 at 7:57 am CDT

By GFM Staff

Klassen: Feeder market experiences fortuitous bounce

Mar. 31, 2020 at 11:34 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Alberta’s Harmony Beef halts slaughter on positive COVID-19 test

Mar. 27, 2020 at 5:58 pm CDT

By Kelsey Johnson Rod Nickel

Klassen: Feeder market remains vulnerable

Mar. 24, 2020 at 10:37 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle prices were quite variable. Compared to seven days earlier, Alberta feeder prices were unchanged to $5 lower; however, the markets in northern Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba were down $5 to as much as $10 in some cases. Weakness in the yearling markets […]

By Jerry Klassen

Prairie cash wheat: Spring wheat drops, durum steady

Feb. 28, 2020 at 4:10 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Prairie wheat bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheat were lower for the week ended Thursday, following losses in U.S. futures. Canada Western Amber Durum (CWAD) largely held steady, buoyed by a weaker Canadian dollar, which lost about six-10ths of a […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

More tax deferral zones announced for ranchers

Feb. 18, 2020 at 5:27 pm CST

CORRECTED, Feb. 18 — More ranchers who were up against a dry 2019 may now be eligible to defer some income from their livestock sales for the income tax year. The federal government on Tuesday released the “final list” of designated regions where income tax deferral on sales of breeding […]

By GFM Staff

Average Prairie heat, more rain in summer forecast

Feb. 16, 2020 at 12:39 am CST

MarketsFarm — Canada’s Prairies should see higher-than-normal precipitation and generally average temperatures during the 2020 growing season, according to a forecast from Scott Kehler of Weatherlogics. Speaking Thursday at CropConnect in Winnipeg, Kehler said “there’s not really a strong pattern one way or the other” when it comes to the […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Subsidy for grain dryer upgrades in Alberta draws critics

Feb. 14, 2020 at 3:16 pm CST

Concerns are being raised over a new program for grain drying being offered to Alberta residents. The federal and Alberta governments recently announced Alberta farmers seeking to make grain dryer improvements will have access to funding through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership. The Efficient Grain Dryer Program aims to cover costs […]

By D.C. Fraser