Insights and Stories on Manitoba

Manitoba legislature’s agriculture leaders to return under new management

Oct. 4, 2023 at 3:55 am CDT

Manitoba’s incumbent agriculture minister and lead opposition agriculture critic are headed back to the legislature — but under a new seating plan. Opposition leader Wab Kinew’s New Democrats are expected to form a majority government coming out of Tuesday’s provincial election, unseating incumbent premier Heather Stefanson’s Progressive Conservatives. Just after […]

Pulse weekly outlook: ‘Average’ dry bean crop in Manitoba

Oct. 3, 2023 at 8:12 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Klassen: Feeder market falters at record highs

Oct. 2, 2023 at 9:38 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

lake winnipeg at grand beach provincial park

Prairie Forecast Update: Wet weather for southern Manitoba, southeastern Saskatchewan

Oct. 2, 2023 at 9:15 pm CDT

By Daniel Bezte

Feed weekly outlook: Barley bids near bottom post-harvest

Sep. 28, 2023 at 7:48 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Prairie Forecast: Summer tries to hang on

Sep. 27, 2023 at 2:20 pm CDT

For being this far into fall, the weather models have been surprisingly accurate. Heck, I didn’t even need to send an update for the last issue! Not sure if I can be as optimistic for this forecast period, as we are moving deeper into fall and starting to see the […]

By Daniel Bezte

Klassen: Lower beef production forecasts support feeder complex

Sep. 26, 2023 at 8:18 pm CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $2-$4 on either side of unchanged. Calf markets were steady to $5 higher on average, with stronger buying interest on preconditioned weaned steer calves. Light calves weighing under 500 lbs. appeared to jump $10-$20 in certain regions. This past week, focus […]

By Jerry Klassen

Market uncertainty, election weigh on Manitoba pork sector

Sep. 26, 2023 at 6:57 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Cam Dahl, general manager of Manitoba Pork, has felt the highs and lows of the province’s pork industry over the past few months. While he expects Manitoba’s feed grain harvest to provide some relief to feed prices for pork producers, Dahl also mentioned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Prairie cash wheat: Harvest pressure, falling U.S. futures weigh on bids

Sep. 22, 2023 at 7:22 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada moved lower during the week ended Thursday, as seasonal harvest pressure and losses in U.S. futures weighed on values. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were down $5.30-$8 per tonne across the Prairies, according to price […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Prairie Forecast: Warm fall weather to continue

Sep. 20, 2023 at 1:03 pm CDT

Even with some uncertainty in the last forecast, the weather models did a surprisingly good job. At one point it looked like I was going to have to send out an update as the models started trending toward a cooler pattern, but they quickly reversed back to a warm pattern. […]

By Daniel Bezte