Insights and Stories on Prices

Klassen: Uncertainty defines feeder market

Apr. 21, 2020 at 12:51 pm CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were down $3-`$5 on average while calves were unchanged to down $2. Sales were characterized by low volumes and limited buying interest. Feedlot operators are hesitant to step forward in the current environment, with packing plants on both sides of the border […]

Feed weekly outlook: Prices steady, demand quiet

Apr. 16, 2020 at 7:56 pm CDT

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

ICE weekly outlook: Loonie’s rally kept canola lower

Apr. 15, 2020 at 5:54 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Cattle producers press for lower price insurance premiums

Apr. 13, 2020 at 5:03 pm CDT

By Alexis Kienlen

Feed weekly outlook: Strong demand supports prices

Apr. 8, 2020 at 5:40 pm CDT

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Pulse weekly outlook: Prices mostly steady ahead of seeding

Apr. 7, 2020 at 6:38 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — As farmers decide what to plant in 2020, Dale McManus of Johnston’s Grain at Welwyn, Sask. hasn’t seen any significant deviation from what producers normally buy for pulse seed. “Red lentils, green lentils, green and yellow peas,” McManus cited among the pulses being purchased. Also, he noted, prices […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Feed weekly outlook: Barley, wheat remain firm

Apr. 2, 2020 at 6:46 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Prices for feed barley and wheat have firmed up across the Prairies amid the COVID-19 pandemic, said trader Allen Pirness of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge. However, he also noted corn prices have fallen due to the steep decline in the U.S. ethanol industry. The Saudi Arabia/Russia crude […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: Hog futures drop to 3-1/2 year low

Apr. 2, 2020 at 6:06 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures dropped to a 3-1/2 year low on Thursday while cattle tumbled as recession concerns and surging U.S. unemployment due to the coronavirus pandemic triggered broad liquidation across the battered livestock markets. Both live and feeder cattle and lean hogs dropped by their daily […]

By Karl Plume

Feed weekly outlook: Spring rally unlikely

Mar. 26, 2020 at 6:03 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Feed grain bids in Western Canada have held relatively steady over the past month despite large moves in many outside markets. However, a number of factors may weigh on values heading into the spring. Feed barley is trading in the $4-$4.95 per bushel area in Alberta, according to […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Pulse weekly outlook: Lack of willing sellers underpins prices

Mar. 24, 2020 at 6:07 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Pea and lentil bids in Western Canada are holding relatively steady for the time being, despite anecdotal reports of increased international demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with attention soon shifting to spring seeding. A lack of willing sellers is keeping pulse bids underpinned in Western Canada, according […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin