Insights and Stories on Manitoba

Prairie cash wheat: Lower U.S. prices, weaker loonie generate mixed results

Jan. 29, 2021 at 5:15 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada were mixed during the week ended Thursday, with Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) bids down and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) steady to higher. Bids for Canada Western Amber Durum (CWAD) were also higher on the week. Price changes in U.S. wheat markets […]

Klassen: Feeder cattle demand improving

Jan. 26, 2021 at 4:51 am CST

By Jerry Klassen

Klassen: Feeder cattle market in price-discovery phase

Jan. 18, 2021 at 9:40 pm CST

By Jerry Klassen

Prairie cash wheat: Bids track rally in U.S. futures

Jan. 15, 2021 at 6:03 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Feed weekly outlook: Barley, wheat prices very likely to increase

Jan. 7, 2021 at 6:54 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Manitoba to consolidate and shut agriculture, MASC offices

Jan. 6, 2021 at 8:37 pm CST

Updated, Jan. 7 — Manitoba’s agriculture and resource development department and crop insurance and ag lending agency will close their offices in 21 communities and consolidate others this spring, in a bid to reduce their “physical footprint.” Agriculture Minister Blaine Pedersen on Wednesday announced what the province billed as “a […]

By Dave Bedard

Klassen: Feeder cattle prices digesting uncertainty

Jan. 5, 2021 at 3:59 am CST

The feeder cattle market was very quiet during the last week of December with auction barns in holiday mode. There were discussions regarding direct sales but no actual business was confirmed. The stakes are too high given the market uncertainty; a defensive tone will likely continue throughout January. Feed grains […]

By Jerry Klassen

Klassen: Lighter calves end year on positive tone

Dec. 29, 2020 at 9:23 am CST

Compared to last week, Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were $2 lower to $3 higher depending on the region. Many auction markets were in holiday mode last week and thinner volumes made the market harder to define. Generally speaking, the market was supported by stronger deferred live cattle futures and […]

By Jerry Klassen

Klassen: Fed cattle prices supporting calf market

Dec. 22, 2020 at 10:11 am CST

Alberta packers were buying fed cattle in the range of $139 to $140 last week, up $1 to $2 from seven days earlier. Strength in the nearby fed cattle market along with the recent rally in the live cattle futures has been supportive for calves under 600 pounds. Compared to […]

By Jerry Klassen

Klassen: Feeder cattle market volatility continues

Dec. 16, 2020 at 9:03 am CST

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $3 lower to $3 higher. Prices were generally steady to $3 higher on Friday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture lowered its estimate for second-quarter beef production by 125 million lbs. in Thursday’s world agricultural supply and demand estimates (WASDE). […]

By Jerry Klassen