Insights and Stories on Manitoba

Klassen: Tighter supplies underpin western Canadian feeder market

Nov. 8, 2022 at 9:10 am CST

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were unchanged to $4 higher. Heavier calves notched a week-over-week gain of $2-$4. Mid-weight and lighter calves traded steady to $5 lower in Alberta but $4-$5 on either side of unchanged in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Yearling numbers were limited and buyers paid […]

Manitoba nets average crops in 2022 after wet spring

Nov. 2, 2022 at 11:59 am CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Klassen: Feeder cattle market experiences weather volatility

Nov. 1, 2022 at 9:16 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Klassen: Alberta feedlot backlog limits demand for feeder cattle

Oct. 25, 2022 at 8:35 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Prairie cash wheat: Bids dip with U.S. futures

Oct. 23, 2022 at 12:48 am CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba’s dry beans, peas show strong yields

Oct. 18, 2022 at 12:21 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — With the return of typical temperatures and healthy amounts of precipitation throughout the growing season, Manitoba had successful pea and dry bean crops during the 2022-23 marketing year, according to the province’s pulse specialist. Dennis Lange of Manitoba Agriculture said both crops showed high yields from their respective […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Klassen: Uncertain fed cattle market weighs on feeder cattle

Oct. 18, 2022 at 4:37 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearlings (900 lbs. and over) appeared to trade $6-$8 lower on average; yearlings weighing 800-900 lbs. off grass were unchanged. Backgrounded yearlings were also $6-$8 lower. Mid-weight calves were unchanged but calves under 600 lbs. were $3 to as much as $10 lower in […]

By Jerry Klassen

Prairie cash wheat: Prices swing higher on U.S. gains

Oct. 15, 2022 at 2:16 am CDT

MarketsFarm — Wheat prices on the Canadian Prairies were higher for the week ended Thursday. As Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheats had modest upticks, Canada Western Amber Durum (CWAD) incurred double-digit increases. Gains in the U.S. wheat complex provided support, with a weaker […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Feed weekly outlook: Freight costs could determine grain availability

Oct. 13, 2022 at 3:54 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — There are very good prices for feed barley and wheat in Alberta, according to Susanne Leclerc of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton — but two factors could limit their availability. Leclerc said there is good demand for feed wheat in the province, “but prices are slightly up because […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Manitoba’s harvest 79 per cent complete, report says

Oct. 12, 2022 at 8:00 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Harvest operations across Manitoba were 79 per cent complete as of Tuesday, according to the latest crop report from the provincial agriculture department. That figure was up from 63 per cent the previous week, but two weeks off the five-year average of 89 per cent. Harvest progress was […]

By MarketsFarm