Insights and Stories on Manitoba

Prairie cash wheat: Prices step back

Jan. 23, 2023 at 5:00 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Wheat prices declined on the Canadian Prairies during the week ended Thursday, as a stronger Canadian dollar and losses in the U.S. wheat complex weighed on values. Pressure came from expanded all-wheat acres to be planted in the United States, 48.84 million expected in 2023 versus the 45.7 […]

Feed weekly outlook: Prices slip during quiet January

Jan. 19, 2023 at 7:14 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Klassen: Feeder market price discovery continues

Jan. 16, 2023 at 9:00 pm CST

By Jerry Klassen

Prairie cash wheat: Bids dip as loonie soars

Jan. 15, 2023 at 7:53 am CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Rabobank to offer Canadian farm-level lending

Jan. 13, 2023 at 5:50 am CST

By Dave Bedard

Oats face an uncertain year

Jan. 13, 2023 at 4:09 am CST

MarketsFarm — When comparing oat prices at the start of 2023 compared to one year ago, they appear to be night and day. Despite modest price increases over the past month, some western Canadian oat bids are less than half of what they were last year. In Alberta, the high-delivered […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Feed weekly outlook: Corn imports still weigh on domestic feed market

Jan. 11, 2023 at 2:14 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Ample corn imports from the U.S. continue to keep the western Canadian feed grain market under pressure, with barley bids in Lethbridge trending lower through the early days of 2023. “We started the year with cash barley trading at roughly $450 (per tonne) in Lethbridge, it’s since declined […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Klassen: Feeder market looks upward

Jan. 10, 2023 at 2:24 am CST

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were quite variable. Compared to three weeks ago, Alberta prices were steady to $2/cwt higher while in Saskatchewan, prices were $8-$10/cwt higher on average with lighter-weight cattle jumping as much as $15. For example, in central Alberta, higher-quality 800-lb. steers were trading from $230 to […]

By Jerry Klassen

Feed weekly outlook: Little price movement for feed grains

Jan. 5, 2023 at 6:05 pm CST

MarketsFarm — With the holiday season come and gone, feed grain buyers were getting back into the swing of things at the start of 2023, according to one trader. “I think January will probably fill up pretty quickly as we’re in the first week of January and we’ve been booked […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Pulse weekly outlook: 2022 a ‘good year’ for Manitoba pulses, soy

Jan. 3, 2023 at 8:07 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Despite a rough start to southern Manitoba’s growing season, Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers executive director Daryl Domitruk was content with how 2022 came to pass. “For pulses and soybeans, it was generally a good year as a result of some very good yields in soybeans and some […]

By Adam Peleshaty