Insights and Stories on Saskatchewan

Prairie Forecast: Upper ridge to bring the heat

Aug. 16, 2023 at 2:24 pm CDT

After going through a couple of weeks of tough forecasting, with little agreement among the weather models, this forecast period is looking a little more stable with the two main weather models for our region in basic agreement. We start off this forecast with a low over Manitoba that is […]

Klassen: Feeder market consolidates

Aug. 15, 2023 at 4:32 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Prairie cash wheat: Bids run mixed to higher

Aug. 14, 2023 at 4:44 am CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Prairie Forecast Update: Low to chug through mid-week

Aug. 14, 2023 at 1:46 am CDT

By Daniel Bezte

Feed weekly outlook: Crop conditions, barley demand lower

Aug. 10, 2023 at 6:59 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Prairie Forecast: Cooler and unsettled

Aug. 9, 2023 at 6:34 pm CDT

First off, I must apologize for not producing an update to the last forecast; I had the opportunity to do some backwoods camping, which meant I was off the grid for about five days. I’m back now, and from the weather model runs I’ve been able to check out, this […]

By Daniel Bezte

Klassen: Upward momentum in feeder market eases

Aug. 8, 2023 at 7:12 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets were relatively unchanged. Higher-quality groups of yearling heifers appeared to trade steady to $2 higher on average while steer markets traded $3-$4 higher to $2 lower. Calf prices are unchanged from seven days earlier. The rally in deferred live cattle futures […]

By Jerry Klassen

Saskatchewan Crop Report: Dryness continues as harvest begins

Aug. 3, 2023 at 5:06 pm CDT

MarketsFarm – With the exception of a handful of areas, most of Saskatchewan remained dry for the week ended July 31 as harvest operations began in the province’s southwest and west-central regions. Areas north of Prince Albert and northwest of Kindersley, as well as inside and around Hudson Bay each […]

By Adam Peleshaty MarketsFarm

Feed weekly outlook: Influx of cheaper U.S. corn pushing down prices

Aug. 3, 2023 at 1:46 pm CDT

MarketsFarm – Feed grain prices took a tumble this week in Alberta, said Susanne Leclerc of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton. “It’s kind of shocking. I know we had some harvest start in the southern part [of the province]. It seems to have really affected prices. Of course, corn got […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Prairie forecast: Warm-hot start then slow cooldown

Aug. 2, 2023 at 11:02 am CDT

The weather models have been doing a good job with the overall weather picture over the last several weeks, despite a fairly unsettled, tough-to-figure-out weather pattern. In this next forecast period, it will again be tough to figure out some of the finer details as our region experiences weak highs, […]

By Daniel Bezte