Insights and Stories on Saskatchewan

May. 15, 2024 at 9:45 am CDT

For this forecast period, well, it's a bit of a mess. Overall, it looks like we could be stuck in a cool, wet pattern until the end of the month.

By Daniel Bezte

May. 14, 2024 at 1:58 pm CDT

India’s extension of tariff-free pea imports last month has caused a rise in Canadian prices, according to a Saskatchewan pulse merchant.

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

May. 14, 2024 at 12:34 pm CDT

It’s that time of year when available supplies start to decline. At the same time, demand is limited. Most backgrounding operators have sufficient numbers and demand for grassers is waning. Ontario interest was noted in Manitoba and Eastern Saskatchewan, which appeared to sustain prices near last week’s levels.

By Jerry Klassen

May. 9, 2024 at 1:15 pm CDT

Sufficient supplies of domestic barley and wheat along with the ongoing influx of corn from United States, have continued to keep a lid on feed grain prices on the Canadian Prairies. That’s especially so in southern Alberta, according to Darcy Haley, vice-president of Ag Value Brokers in Lethbridge.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

May. 8, 2024 at 7:47 am CDT

A large area of low pressure stalled out just south of the Prairies early this week, bringing some much-needed significant rains that stretched from western Manitoba through Saskatchewan and into Alberta. This low is forecasted to rapidly break down over the next day or so and make way for some nice late-spring weather.

By Daniel Bezte