Insights and Stories on Manitoba

Pulse weekly outlook: Seeding to start in Manitoba, Saskatchewan

May. 2, 2023 at 1:35 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — With the calendar turning to May and temperatures expected to surpass 20 C this week, pulse seedings are set to begin for parts of Manitoba and Saskatchewan. “Right now, we’re still in a bit of a holding pattern,” said Manitoba provincial pulse specialist Dennis Lange. “We haven’t really […]

Prairie cash wheat: Bids drop sharply

Apr. 28, 2023 at 8:16 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Klassen: Positive feeding margins lift feeder complex

Apr. 25, 2023 at 11:40 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Prairie cash wheat: Red wheats up slightly on week

Apr. 23, 2023 at 2:22 am CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Feed weekly outlook: Quiet times appear to be ahead

Apr. 20, 2023 at 7:07 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Pulse weekly outlook: Peas heading in different directions

Apr. 18, 2023 at 5:30 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Prices for green and yellow peas have been starting to move further apart, according to Levon Sargsyan, grain broker with Johnston’s Grain at Welwyn, Sask. Sargsyan pointed out that prices for yellow peas have been slipping back recently. “Export demand has dropped overseas, so that’s been pushing the […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Klassen: Feeder market factors in lower barley prices

Apr. 18, 2023 at 11:00 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearlings over 800 lbs. jumped $4 to as much as $10 in some cases. Steers in the 700- to 800-lb. category appeared to be up $10-$12 while similar-weight heifers were up $8-$10. Calves under 700 lbs. were up $10-$20. The feeder market was hard […]

By Jerry Klassen

Prairie soil moisture picture growing clearer

Apr. 17, 2023 at 8:24 pm CDT

It’s a variable soil moisture picture on the Prairies as seeding season draws nearer. The east has enough moisture — and in some cases too much. And it gets progressively drier toward the west, with portions of Alberta nearing critical condition, according to one weather watcher. Bruce Burnett, weather and […]

By Gord Gilmour

Prairie cash wheat: Stronger loonie sends bids down

Apr. 14, 2023 at 8:12 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — A rising Canadian dollar helped lower western Canadian wheat bids for the week ended Thursday despite an array of supportive factors. As the central and southern U.S. Plains deal with severe drought in winter wheat-growing areas, a large snowpack in the northern Plains threatens to delay spring wheat […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Feed weekly outlook: Barley demand, prices rise

Apr. 13, 2023 at 3:05 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — After months of declining prices, one trader is now seeing a “pop” in the feed barley market. Evan Peterson of JGL Commodities at Saskatoon explained that logistics issues caused transportation delays for barley and resulted in feedlots ordering more than they needed last fall — but by the […]

By Adam Peleshaty