Insights and Stories on Saskatchewan

Klassen: U.S. feeder markets lead Canadian prices higher

Aug. 1, 2023 at 8:02 am CDT

Compared to last week, Western Canadian yearling markets once again jumped $3-$5/cwt on average. Higher quality 900-pound steers are reaching up to the range of $310-$315/cwt. Comments from readers suggest that 850-900-pound steers are trading up to $315-$320/cwt. Calves in the 500-550-pound range are reaching just over the $400/cwt level. […]

UPDATE prairie forecast: unsettled start as sub-arctic high builds in

Jul. 31, 2023 at 9:32 am CDT

By Daniel Bezte

Feed weekly outlook: wheat, barley prices still on the rise

Jul. 27, 2023 at 5:10 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Saskatchewan crops a mixed bag

Jul. 27, 2023 at 5:04 pm CDT

By MarketsFarm

Updated prairie forecast: unsettled start as sub-arctic high builds in

Jul. 26, 2023 at 3:24 pm CDT

By Daniel Bezte

Klassen: tight supplies continue to underpin feeder complex

Jul. 24, 2023 at 8:19 am CDT

Compared to last week, Western Canadian yearling markets traded $2-$5/cwt higher on average while calves were up $5/cwt to as much as $10/cwt in some cases. Feather light calves under 500 pounds reached fresh historical highs with 300-400 pound steers trading from $400-$450/cwt in Southern Alberta. Finishing feedlots continue to […]

By Jerry Klassen

Feed weekly outlook: Dry weather cuts into barley prospects

Jul. 20, 2023 at 3:42 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Dry weather across the Canadian Prairies may be cutting into barley production prospects, keeping domestic feed prices underpinned for the time being despite the likelihood of large corn imports from the United States. Alberta’s barley crop was only rated 43 per cent good to excellent in the latest […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

At Ag in Motion: 4-H’ers get bigger-picture view of ag industry

Jul. 20, 2023 at 2:10 pm CDT

Whether they were there to learn about leadership, careers in agriculture or just hang out with friends, some happy young people from Saskatchewan 4-H came out in force to Ag in Motion on Wednesday. Shelby Longworth, the provincial programs manager for 4-H Saskatchewan, said the group of older teens wanted […]

By Jeff Melchior

At Ag in Motion: Significant Prairie yield drop expected

Jul. 20, 2023 at 1:50 pm CDT

MarketsFarm has released its first yield estimates for Western Canada’s crops and the outlook is grim. Analyst Bruce Burnett just recently completed a crop tour covering most of Saskatchewan. “Unfortunately, I don’t have a lot of good news on the crop front,” he told growers attending the Ag in Motion […]

By Sean Pratt

Prairie Forecast: Summer heat to build back in

Jul. 19, 2023 at 8:31 pm CDT

It looks like the overall weather pattern is going to undergo another shift. After nearly two weeks of unseasonably cool and unsettled weather over the eastern half of the Prairies, with near-average conditions over the west, it looks like more typically summer weather will move back in. The massive area […]

By Daniel Bezte