Insights and Stories on Manitoba

Prairie cash wheat: Weather, loonie raise wheat bids

Apr. 29, 2022 at 8:32 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Adverse weather on both ends of the U.S. Plains as well as a weaker Canadian dollar were both supportive factors for western Canadian wheat bids for the week ended Thursday. For the second straight weekend, a Colorado low system hit the northern Plains as well as the eastern […]

Flood warnings raised in Manitoba, southeastern Saskatchewan

Apr. 29, 2022 at 8:18 pm CDT

By MarketsFarm

Klassen: Adverse weather tempers feeder cattle market

Apr. 26, 2022 at 11:18 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Prairie cash wheat: Red spring falls back, durum rises

Apr. 22, 2022 at 8:29 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

High-path bird flu reaches Manitoba airspace

Apr. 20, 2022 at 2:00 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

Klassen: Yearling prices soften but calves drop sharply

Apr. 19, 2022 at 7:35 pm CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices unchanged to $4 lower on average while calves were down $4 to as much as $8 in some cases. The steer-heifer spread appeared to widen by $2-$3 for yearlings and $3-$6 for calves. Adverse weather set a negative tone and the market […]

By Jerry Klassen

Pulse weekly outlook: No worries about delayed planting in Manitoba

Apr. 19, 2022 at 4:30 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Despite an influx of snow across southern Manitoba, with more precipitation in the forecast for this week, a provincial pulse specialist isn’t too concerned about the potential for late planting of pulse crops. “The moisture is welcome, but it’s not the weather we would like to see at […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

B.C. orders poultry indoors as avian flu arrives

Apr. 14, 2022 at 8:37 pm CDT

British Columbia officials are ordering all commercial poultry operations to move their birds indoors after the arrival of avian flu in a flock in that province. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said Thursday it confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza on Wednesday in a commercial poultry flock in the Regional […]

By Dave Bedard

Canadian cattle in a feedlot with a cowboy in the background.

Klassen: Feedlots value feeders on finished cattle price projections

Apr. 11, 2022 at 8:31 pm CDT

Compared to the week ending March 2, western Canadian yearling prices were $3-$5 lower on average. Mid-weight replacements in the range of 650-800 lbs. were down $8-$12. Steer calves under 650 lbs. traded steady to $5 lower. Heifer calves under 650 lbs. were also down $8-$12. The market was hard […]

By Jerry Klassen

Prairie cash wheat: Bids up on Ukraine projections, poor U.S. winter wheat conditions

Apr. 8, 2022 at 8:14 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — A sharp reduction of wheat acres in war-torn Ukraine and poor crop conditions in the United States all brought support to wheat bids in Western Canada for the week ended Thursday. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has not only posed major difficulties exporting grain out of the country, but […]

By Adam Peleshaty