Insights and Stories on Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle market grinds lower

Jun. 23, 2020 at 12:01 pm CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle prices were steady to $4 lower on average. Small packages were available and buyers were picking away with subdued interest. There were some “green” strings of yearlings in Alberta and Saskatchewan which were well bid; however, most cattle were characterized by medium […]

Klassen: Weaker fed cattle prices weigh on feeder market

Jun. 16, 2020 at 12:25 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

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

Saskatchewan to adjust WLPIP premiums for producers

May. 14, 2020 at 7:16 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

COVID-19 forces Tyson to shutter two major U.S. pork plants

Apr. 22, 2020 at 5:05 pm CDT

UPDATED — Reuters — Tyson Foods is shuttering two pork processing plants, including its largest in the United States, to contain the spread of the coronavirus, further tightening meat supplies after other major slaughterhouse shutdowns. The closures are limiting the amount of meat the U.S. can produce during the outbreak […]

By Tom Polansek

G20 ag ministers say COVID-19 measures shouldn’t disrupt food supply

Apr. 21, 2020 at 5:47 pm CDT

Dubai | Reuters — Agriculture and food ministers from the Group of 20 (G20) countries agreed at a virtual meeting on Tuesday that emergency measures to stop the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus must not upend global food supply chains. Their extraordinary meeting came as coronavirus lockdowns across the world […]

By Reuters

ICE weekly outlook: Loonie’s rally kept canola lower

Apr. 15, 2020 at 5:54 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canola prices dropped over the last week due to a combination of factors, according to David Derwin of PI Financial in Winnipeg. The Canadian dollar was one of those factors, as it had a small rally that pushed the loonie to almost 72 U.S. cents. That rally ended […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Cattle producers press for lower price insurance premiums

Apr. 13, 2020 at 5:03 pm CDT

The Western Livestock Price Insurance Program is not functioning properly due to very high premiums and needs to be quickly revamped, says the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association. “We’re having unprecedented volatility for markets. Having tools in place for farmers and ranchers has never been more important,” executive vice-president Dennis Laycraft said […]

By Alexis Kienlen

ICE weekly outlook: Canola market floating headline to headline

Apr. 8, 2020 at 7:47 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The ICE Futures canola market moved lower during the week ended Wednesday, but activity was choppy as futures reacted to broad swings in global financial markets. While the looming growing season should be starting to garner some attention, the COVID-19 pandemic “has grabbed all of the headlines and […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin