Insights and Stories on Consumer Price Index

Jul. 31, 2018 at 9:59 am CDT

Compared to last week, Western Canadian yearling markets traded $2 to $4 higher on average while calves were relatively unchanged. It appears that yearling supplies could be down 2 per cent to 4 per cent this fall which has feedlots being more aggressive early in the season. Major markets in […]

By Jerry Klassen

Jul. 23, 2018 at 10:03 pm CDT

Western Canadian yearling prices were slightly softer during the second week of July, due to the historical high weekly marketings of feeder cattle south of the border; however, the market fully recovered last week. Feeder cattle prices tend to make a seasonal high in late July and this year is […]

By Jerry Klassen

Jun. 19, 2017 at 6:02 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Canadians will be paying more for meat than earlier thought in 2017, according to a new report from Dalhousie University. Expected price declines for other foods, however, will limit the impact on the total grocery bill in the country. In the mid-year update for Canada’s Food Price […]

By MarketsFarm Team