Insights and Stories on Manitoba

Manitoba seeding progress made, but behind average pace

May. 8, 2024 at 12:41 pm CDT

Planting progress in Manitoba advanced a little bit during the week ended May 7, with four per cent of the province’s crops in the ground. With the bulk of the seeding in the central region, that’s up two points from the previous week but five behind the five-year average.

Prairie forecast: Mild with a chance of showers

May. 8, 2024 at 7:47 am CDT

By Daniel Bezte

Klassen: Feeder cattle experience weather market

May. 7, 2024 at 9:19 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Feed grain weekly: Seeding well underway in Alberta

May. 2, 2024 at 1:39 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

Prairie forecast: Cool and unsettled weather to continue

May. 1, 2024 at 10:03 am CDT

By Daniel Bezte

Klassen: Stronger fed market underpins feeder complex

Apr. 30, 2024 at 9:24 am CDT

For the week ending April 27, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were relatively unchanged compared to seven days earlier.

By Jerry Klassen

Prairie forecast: Typical spring weather expected; not dry, not wet

Apr. 24, 2024 at 9:47 am CDT

It looks like this will be a good news, bad news forecast. For those of you hoping for rain, it may be good news. For those wanting things to dry out enough to get out working, it's a bit of bad news. The one thing, which is typical for spring forecasts, is that there's a fair bit of uncertainty.

By Daniel Bezte

Klassen: Feeder market recovers from weather discount

Apr. 23, 2024 at 9:34 am CDT

Compared to last week, backgrounded yearlings traded $4-$8/cwt higher on average. Calves were quite variable with prices quoted from unchanged to as much as $10 higher. Overall, there appeared to be stronger buying interest this week across all weight categories.

By Jerry Klassen

Snow and rain fall across the Prairies

Apr. 17, 2024 at 4:42 pm CDT

Farmers took to social media to post pictures of snow and rain as the effects of a Colorado low splashed across the Prairies.

By Geralyn Wichers

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Pulse Weekly: More dry beans for Manitoba

Apr. 17, 2024 at 2:31 pm CDT

Planted dry bean acres in Manitoba are expected to increase for 2024/25. While Statistics Canada projected the Keystone Province to see 201,000 acres, a specialist with Manitoba Agriculture said those acres are likely to be a little bit below the StatCan estimate.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm