Insights and Stories on Prices

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie market stable heading into New Year

Dec. 19, 2019 at 11:52 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Western Canadian feed grain markets are showing some stability heading into the New Year, as buyers have generally booked coverage over the holiday season. “Everybody is just waiting to see what will happen,” said Mike Fleischhauer of Eagle Commodities in Lethbridge. While large amounts of tough grain were […]

Pulse weekly outlook: Balance sheet tightening

Dec. 9, 2019 at 2:37 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Prairie cash wheat: CWRS prices up, durum largely down

Dec. 6, 2019 at 3:59 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

StatsCan report puts canola production at lowest since 2015

Dec. 6, 2019 at 10:32 am CST

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Feed weekly outlook: Purchases delayed as prices steady, supplies ample

Dec. 5, 2019 at 5:57 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Pulse weekly outlook: Green pea bids still pointed higher

Nov. 19, 2019 at 7:42 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Green pea prices in Western Canada continue to rise, while bids for most of the other major pulses grown in the Prairies are also trending higher. Spot green pea bids have risen by about 70 cents per bushel over the past two weeks to currently top out at […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

CBOT weekly outlook: Harvest activity drops commodities

Oct. 23, 2019 at 5:12 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Commodities on the Chicago Board of Trade were mostly lower Wednesday amid a slower news week and harvest activity putting pressure on prices. “We’ve had a quieter week,” said Steve Georgy of Allendale Inc. at McHenry, Ill. “The market starts to fall of its own weight as we’re […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Klassen: Adverse weather tempers feeder market

Oct. 8, 2019 at 2:37 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $3-$5 lower. Excessive snow in Alberta and ongoing rains across Manitoba and Saskatchewan set a negative tone. The market appeared to incorporate a risk discount, although many auction barns had limited numbers on offer. Buyers once again focused on local […]

By Jerry Klassen

Feed weekly outlook: Snowfall boosts spot barley bids

Oct. 3, 2019 at 4:59 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Spot barley prices have received support from last weekend’s snows in southern Alberta, but the major barley-growing regions were mostly spared. While the cold and wet weather has delayed harvest activity, a promising forecast should allow for harvest to resume in the Red Deer area, where most of […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Hog market at seasonal lows, turnaround expected

Sep. 17, 2019 at 10:05 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The Canadian hog market may be at its seasonal lows, but tightening worldwide supplies should underpin values over the next few months. “We’re at a seasonal time of year when prices move lower,” said Brad Marceniuk, livestock economist with Saskatchewan Agriculture, pointing to higher U.S. slaughter numbers and […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin