Insights and Stories on Manitoba

ICE weekly outlook: Other factors trump seasonal pressure on canola

Jun. 15, 2022 at 7:22 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Despite the losses canola and other crops have incurred during the week of June 13, prices have remained rather high, according to a trader. “Even though we got some big crops brewing in North America, the prices are not falling apart. There are just enough things in there […]

Prairie cash wheat: Spring wheat up, durum pulls back

Jun. 10, 2022 at 6:50 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Drought worsens in Alberta, but eastern Prairies wet

Jun. 10, 2022 at 4:49 am CDT

By MarketsFarm

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentils planted, now it’s wait-and-see

Jun. 7, 2022 at 5:51 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Klassen: Negative feeding margins temper strength in feeder market

Jun. 7, 2022 at 4:42 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Farmer walks toward an air seeder with a blue sky above.

Feed weekly outlook: Rains forecast for southern Alberta

Jun. 2, 2022 at 7:41 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The prospect of rain over drought-stricken southern Alberta, with Calgary and Lethbridge possibly seeing at least 30 millimetres from June 4 to 7, would seem to be a godsend for growers. However, recent history suggests the moisture may not matter in the long term, according to Mike Fleischhauer […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Environment Canada sees cool summer for Manitoba

Jun. 1, 2022 at 6:44 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan could be in for a cooler-than-normal summer, according to the latest long-range outlook from Environment Canada. The latest seasonal forecast from the government agency, released Tuesday, calls for a 40 to 80 per cent chance of below normal temperatures from June through August across […]

By MarketsFarm

Pulse weekly outlook: More rainfall turns into more seeding delays

May. 31, 2022 at 3:07 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — After southern Manitoba had experienced ideal seeding conditions for most of the previous week, another round of rains created another round of headaches for pulse growers on Monday. “Last week, there were a few dry beans planted here in southern Manitoba. (There was) a lot of prep work […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Klassen: Steady demand supports feeder cattle prices

May. 31, 2022 at 2:27 pm CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets were relatively unchanged. Weakness in deferred live cattle futures and uncertainty in the feed grain market tempered the upside for all weight categories of replacement cattle. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle on a dressed basis in the range of $288-$290 […]

By Jerry Klassen

Prairie cash wheat: Talk of Black Sea corridor weighs on week’s bids

May. 27, 2022 at 7:12 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The prospect of Russia allowing food shipments to leave Ukraine — albeit with a few concessions — was the key factor in declining bids for western Canadian wheat during the week ended Thursday. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko on Wednesday said his country is ready to provide […]

By Adam Peleshaty