Insights and Stories on Manitoba

Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba edible beans look good for now

Jul. 15, 2020 at 3:42 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Edible bean crops in Manitoba remain in generally good shape in mid-July, with early indications pointing to solid production on the year. “Overall, they look pretty good,” said Dennis Lange, provincial pulse specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, on the state of dry edible bean crops. The crops had struggled […]

Feed weekly outlook: Prices to soften as new crop year nears

Jul. 9, 2020 at 4:00 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Merged Manitoba crop groups qualify for checkoffs

Jul. 8, 2020 at 10:12 am CDT

By Dave Bedard

Prairie summer weather patterns to hold for now

Jul. 7, 2020 at 8:08 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Flea beetle damage ‘moderate’ across Prairies so far

Jun. 22, 2020 at 7:35 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Feed weekly outlook: Barley prices close to ceiling

Jun. 11, 2020 at 6:05 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Feed barley prices, which climbed during May, have very likely risen as far as they can go, said Nelson Neumann, senior trader with Agfinity at Stony Plain, Alta. “We’re at the point where corn can be a cheaper alternative. There’s a ceiling on the market and we’re pretty […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Klassen: Canadian feeder market divorces from U.S. values

Jun. 9, 2020 at 12:40 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged. Lower volumes were on offer across the Prairies and the quality was quite variable at smaller sales. Many auction barns are in summer mode; however, there were decent volumes in the major feeding regions of Alberta. Strong feedlot […]

By Jerry Klassen

Klassen: Feeder market recovery continues

Jun. 2, 2020 at 12:52 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were $6-$8 higher on average while calves were unchanged to $4 higher. Strength in fed cattle prices was the main factor driving the feeder cattle market this week. Alberta direct fed cattle sales were reported on a live basis from $150 to […]

By Jerry Klassen

Insurance customers’ contact info dropped into MASC email

Jun. 1, 2020 at 8:26 pm CDT

A contact list of crop insurance customers at Manitoba Agricultural Services Corp. has gone out via email to several dozen of the Crown ag insurance agency’s customers. MASC on Monday said a file containing names and contact information of an unspecified number of AgriInsurance clients was “attached in error” to […]

By Dave Bedard

HyLife buys pork packing, hog production capacity

May. 29, 2020 at 2:32 pm CDT

Canadian hog production and pork processing firm HyLife has moved to expand its reach in North American pork packing as well as Manitoba hog farming. La Broquerie, Man.-based HyLife announced last week it has bought a 75 per cent stake in Taylor Corp.’s Prime Pork, a packing and processing operation […]

By Dave Bedard