Insights and Stories on Manitoba

Klassen: Feeder market experiences mixed tone

Sep. 10, 2019 at 7:51 pm CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices traded $3-$5 on either side of unchanged. Auction market volumes are growing in Saskatchewan and Manitoba; however, central Alberta prices held a definite premium of $8-$10 over the eastern Prairie regions. Ontario orders are starting to surface in Manitoba but prices were […]

Clubroot able to beat resistant canola reaches Manitoba

Sep. 10, 2019 at 3:01 pm CDT

By GFM Staff

Grain leaves Churchill for first time in four years

Sep. 9, 2019 at 7:50 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Hay shortage in Manitoba Interlake reaches tipping point

Sep. 5, 2019 at 3:45 am CDT

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

RMs declare ag disaster in Manitoba’s Interlake

Aug. 29, 2019 at 4:22 pm CDT

By Manitoba Co-operator staff

Manitoba Tories pledge to pump up biofuel content

Aug. 27, 2019 at 6:02 pm CDT

Manitoba’s incumbent Progressive Conservatives have pledged to boost provincial mandates for biofuel content in gasoline and diesel two weeks ahead of a provincial election. The Tories, whom recent polls favour for re-election on Sept. 10, included the pledge Tuesday in a campaign announcement specifically aimed at the province’s farmers. The […]

By GFM Staff

StatsCan production report may show stronger yields

Aug. 23, 2019 at 2:04 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — A challenging growing season across the Prairies has left questions in the market ahead of Statistics Canada’s production report, due out Wednesday. “It’s hard to get a handle on canola this year because, at this stage, the farmers are going to be a bit conservative and err on […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Klassen: Feeder cattle falter under fed cattle uncertainty

Aug. 20, 2019 at 2:29 pm CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were down $2-$4 on average. The feeder cattle market was hard to define due to limited volumes; however, prices were down $2 to as much as $6 in some cases. The Aug. 9 fire at a Tyson packing plant near Holcomb, Kansas […]

By Jerry Klassen

Oats market steady, watching harvest

Aug. 19, 2019 at 7:41 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Western Canada’s oats market is stable at prices a bit better than a year ago, as harvest gets underway and participants wait to see how much will move off the combine to the market. Early yield reports range anywhere from 80 to 140 bushels per acre, said Tyler […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Ceres closes on option to buy Delmar Commodities

Aug. 19, 2019 at 4:26 am CDT

U.S. commodities firm Ceres Global Ag Corp. has exercised its option and closed its deal to buy Manitoba grain merchandising firm Delmar Commodities. Ceres announced Friday it has completed the deal to buy all of Delmar’s shares for about $15.25 million in cash and assume about $7.6 million in existing […]

By GFM Staff