Insights and Stories on Manitoba

Feed weekly outlook: Cheaper corn to temper rising barley bids

May. 28, 2020 at 1:03 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Rising feed barley prices in Western Canada may be nearing their upper limit, as end users look to add more cheaper corn to their rations. “The higher that barley and wheat get, the more attractive corn gets,” said Mike Fleischhauer of Eagle Commodities in Lethbridge. “If barley and […]

Klassen: Feeder cattle markets reflect mixed tone

May. 27, 2020 at 7:58 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

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

Klassen: Feeder market jumps on renewed optimism

May. 19, 2020 at 11:39 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Prairie cash wheat: Bids weaken with seeding underway

May. 17, 2020 at 10:24 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Feed weekly outlook: Barley, wheat holding fairly well

May. 14, 2020 at 8:17 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Klassen: Feeder market banks on fed cattle recovery

May. 12, 2020 at 5:21 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were $4 higher to $4 lower, with the exception of southern Alberta where quality packages were unchanged to $6 higher. Calves and grass cattle traded $2 lower to as much as $5 higher. Certain auctions in Western Canada reported calves trading $4 […]

By Jerry Klassen

Klassen: Yearlings trade lower, calves ratchet higher

May. 6, 2020 at 8:02 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were $4-$6 lower; mid-weight feeder cattle traded $2 higher to $4 lower. Lighter calves and grassers were quite variable. In Alberta, these cattle ranged from unchanged to as much as $8 higher on average while in the eastern Prairie regions, calves traded […]

By Jerry Klassen

Prairie cash wheat: Bids mixed

May. 1, 2020 at 8:24 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada were mixed during the week ended Friday, with some gains observed in Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat, and a mixed tone for Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR). Durum (CWAD) saw small losses. Average CWRS (13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were steady […]

By MarketsFarm Team

Klassen: Yearling prices stay sluggish, calves hold value

Apr. 27, 2020 at 10:38 pm CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were steady to $4 lower; calves and grass cattle were relatively unchanged. Early in the week, the mood was quite depressing; yearlings were under pressure with feedlot buyers on the sidelines. By Friday, the market appeared to be well established. Backgrounding operators […]

By Jerry Klassen

Prairie cash wheat: Most bids see increases

Apr. 24, 2020 at 11:54 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada were mostly higher for the week ended Thursday. Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheats improved and Canada Western Amber Durum (CWAD) was generally firm. Support came from steady to higher prices in U.S. markets, while a strong […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm