Insights and Stories on Manitoba

Prairie Forecast: Quiet, mild start to December

Nov. 29, 2023 at 11:57 am CST

The last forecast played out pretty close to what the weather models were predicting, with one small deviation: temperatures ended up being about 2 to 4 C warmer than forecasted. This will be something to keep in mind as we look at this week’s forecast. The forecast is looking rather […]

Klassen: Strong demand continues to support feeder market

Nov. 28, 2023 at 7:06 am CST

By Jerry Klassen

Manitoba hog yard cleared for U.S. export

Nov. 27, 2023 at 7:04 pm CST

By Geralyn Wichers

Coalition seeks farmers, ranchers to join climate change forum

Nov. 27, 2023 at 8:29 am CST

By Lisa Guenther

Prairie cash wheat: Prices fall back, more so for CWRS, CPSR

Nov. 27, 2023 at 8:15 am CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Feed weekly outlook: Weak demand for barley

Nov. 23, 2023 at 7:00 pm CST

MarketsFarm — As demand for barley remains limp, it has become rather difficult to move the feed grain, according to Darcy Haley of Ag Value Brokers in Lethbridge. “There’s just no demand. We did barley March 10 at $320 per tonne, and in April through to July it traded at […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Manitoba sunflower yields better than anticipated

Nov. 22, 2023 at 8:29 pm CST

MarketsFarm — With most of Manitoba’s sunflower harvest believed to be almost complete for 2023, yields have proven to be better than expected, according to Dennis Lange at Manitoba Agriculture. “I’ve heard good comments from some in the industry that the sunflower crop looks pretty good this year,” Lange said, […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Prairie Forecast: Winter temperatures try to move in

Nov. 22, 2023 at 10:14 am CST

There is a large, deep area of low pressure spinning over the northern half of Hudson Bay along with a building area of high pressure over the Yukon. The counterclockwise rotation around the Hudson Bay low will create a north to northwesterly flow across the Prairies. This will allow the […]

By Daniel Bezte

Klassen: Canadian feeder buyers ignore weaker futures market

Nov. 21, 2023 at 9:01 am CST

For the week ending Nov. 18, western Canadian feeder cattle prices traded $3-$5/cwt on either side of unchanged compared to seven days earlier. Buyers appeared to shrug off the weaker futures market and the defensive tone from a week earlier evaporated. Eastern Prairie markets were firm, with larger packages of […]

By Jerry Klassen

Prairie cash wheat: Bids ease off

Nov. 20, 2023 at 12:45 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Bids for western Canadian wheat were down all around for the week ended Thursday, with Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheat having the largest losses. U.S. wheat futures were lower as export sales continued to be weak. For the week of Nov. 3-9, 176,300 tonnes were sold for […]

By Adam Peleshaty