Insights and Stories on Manitoba

Feed weekly outlook: High barley prices to stay awhile

Mar. 11, 2021 at 7:07 pm CST

MarketsFarm — The price of feed barley in Western Canada, along with those of other feed grains such as corn and wheat, has jumped over the past year and shows no signs of a drop-off. Mike Fleischhauer of Eagle Commodities in Lethbridge said international demand — especially in China, Japan […]

Klassen: Deferred live cattle futures pull feeder market higher

Mar. 8, 2021 at 9:33 pm CST

By Jerry Klassen

Spring road bans coming into effect across Prairies

Mar. 5, 2021 at 7:41 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Feed weekly outlook: Manitoba corn market warms up, rain needed

Mar. 4, 2021 at 3:30 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty

Klassen: Steady demand supports feeder cattle prices

Mar. 2, 2021 at 11:50 am CST

By Jerry Klassen

Feed weekly outlook: Barley, wheat at par in Alberta

Feb. 25, 2021 at 5:11 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Prices for feed barley and wheat are running about the same, from where Susanne Leclerc sits at Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton. Barley and wheat going into central Alberta were both running at $315 per tonne, she said. “We’re seeing buyer strength gaining coverage for the summer,” she […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Canada’s active PED case count dwindling

Feb. 25, 2021 at 6:14 am CST

The number of active outbreaks of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) on hog farms in Canada has shrunk to a few in Eastern Canada, with affected sites elsewhere now believed negative for the disease. Manitoba Pork announced Wednesday that the last of the premises to report a PED outbreak in that […]

By Dave Bedard

Klassen: Cold weather slows feeder cattle market activity

Feb. 15, 2021 at 9:59 pm CST

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged. Extreme temperatures blanketed Western Canada last week. Many auction barns cancelled sales or had limited numbers on offer. Buyers attended sales either in person or via the internet, which was supportive to the overall price structure. Many backgrounders […]

By Jerry Klassen

Pulse weekly outlook: Normal yields expected for dry beans in 2021-22

Feb. 10, 2021 at 7:20 pm CST

MarketsFarm — The number of acres seeded for dry beans in Canada in 2020-21 was at its highest level in more than a decade. But this upcoming crop year, acreage and yields are expected to return to normal. Dennis Lange, pulse specialist for Manitoba Agriculture at Altona, said he hadn’t […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Manitoba crop conference recovers allegedly phished funds

Feb. 3, 2021 at 8:27 pm CST

The organizers of one of the last big Prairie farm events held before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic have recovered funds temporarily lost to an alleged phishing scam. The CropConnect Conference — an annual crop production and farm management conference co-organized by Manitoba grain, oilseed and pulse grower groups […]

By GFM Staff