Insights and Stories on Alberta

Klassen: Adverse weather tempers feeder market

Oct. 8, 2019 at 2:37 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $3-$5 lower. Excessive snow in Alberta and ongoing rains across Manitoba and Saskatchewan set a negative tone. The market appeared to incorporate a risk discount, although many auction barns had limited numbers on offer. Buyers once again focused on local […]

Snow, cold grind Alberta harvest to virtual standstill

Oct. 4, 2019 at 7:27 pm CDT

By MarketsFarm Team

Alberta proposes heavier penalties for on-farm trespassing

Oct. 4, 2019 at 2:56 am CDT

By GFM Staff

Feed weekly outlook: Snowfall boosts spot barley bids

Oct. 3, 2019 at 4:59 pm CDT

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

ICE weekly outlook: Upside limited for canola’s snow boost

Oct. 2, 2019 at 6:11 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Late Canadian mustard crop facing quality downgrades

Oct. 1, 2019 at 7:08 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — An early blast of snow and cold across the Prairies has delayed harvest operations for a mustard crop already running behind normal, with quality downgrades expected for any mustard still in the field. “It has to be absolutely flattened,” said mustard buyer Walter Dyck of Olds Products at […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Alberta snow further delays canola harvest, boosts prices

Sep. 30, 2019 at 3:48 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canola futures finished up at Monday’s close, boosted by a weather premium after a low-pressure system brought considerable snowfall to parts of Alberta over the weekend. Snow was mostly concentrated in the southern region of the province. Calgary and surrounding areas received around 30 centimetres of snow, according […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Snow to stall harvests for western Prairies, Montana

Sep. 27, 2019 at 4:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — A weekend storm is poised to bring more than a foot (30.5 cm) of snow to parts of Montana and the Canadian Prairies, putting portions of the region’s spring wheat and canola crops at risk, a meteorologist said. Excessively wet conditions in the region this month […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Alberta to lift residency rule for public grazing lands

Sep. 25, 2019 at 2:55 am CDT

The Alberta government plans to remove a restriction on non-Albertans’ use of public lands for grazing, in a bid to smooth out paths for interprovincial trade. The province on Saturday announced it will do away with eight of its declared exceptions under the interprovincial Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA). Of […]

By GFM Staff

Klassen: Feeder market experiences softer demand

Sep. 18, 2019 at 12:22 pm CDT

Compared to the previous week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $4-$6 lower on average; calves were down $5 to as much as $10 in some cases. U.S. feeder cattle markets were also down $5-$8 from seven days earlier. The extended period of negative feeding margins appears to be taking a […]

By Jerry Klassen