Insights and Stories on Saskatchewan

At Ag in Motion: Exhibitors ready after rainy first day

Jul. 19, 2023 at 4:41 pm CDT

The sun is shining, exhibitors are ready and the grounds are prepared for a traditionally-busy second day of the Ag in Motion show near Langham, Sask. Opening day saw the clouds roll in and the skies open up, but few were complaining about the much-needed moisture that rolled through much […]

At Ag in Motion: Soybean proponents still eye western expansion

Jul. 19, 2023 at 4:24 pm CDT

By Alex McCuaig

Klassen: Feeder market continues climb

Jul. 18, 2023 at 1:26 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Prairie Forecast Update: Low pushes southeast instead

Jul. 17, 2023 at 1:29 pm CDT

By Daniel Bezte

More bovine TB cases found in Saskatchewan herd

Jul. 13, 2023 at 9:07 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

Feed weekly outlook: Dryness helps push up grain prices

Jul. 13, 2023 at 7:55 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — As dry conditions continued to take root across much of the Canadian Prairies, feed grain prices have for the most part been climbing, according to Susanne Leclerc of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton. “The futures are coming up on quite a few commodities, so the prices have been […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Weather outlook not great for Prairie crops

Jul. 13, 2023 at 7:34 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Just when crops across the Canadian Prairies need rain, the outlook to the end of July according to Drew Lerner of World Weather Inc. pointed to conditions getting hotter and drier. “It does not look really good at the moment. We are going to see below normal rainfall […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Prairie Forecast: Large Hudson Bay low dominates

Jul. 12, 2023 at 1:56 pm CDT

As the weather models correctly predicted, a large and extremely strong area of low pressure formed over Hudson Bay during the last forecast period, bringing the expected cool and unsettled weather to the eastern half of the Prairies. Over the western half of the Prairies a weak upper-level ridging brought, […]

By Daniel Bezte

Klassen: Feeder market consolidates at historical highs

Jul. 11, 2023 at 12:11 pm CDT

For the week ending Saturday, western Canadian yearling steer prices were quoted $2-$4 higher; yearling heifers traded $2 higher to $5 lower. Calves were relatively unchanged although volumes were limited. Larger groups of quality genetics were well bid while second tier cattle were marginally discounted off the highs. Some ranches […]

By Jerry Klassen

Prairie cash wheat: Weather, rising futures lift bids

Jul. 10, 2023 at 3:35 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Dry weather for most of the Prairies, as well as rising wheat prices in the U.S., lifted western Canadian wheat bids, some to more than $400 per tonne, for the week ended July 6. With the exception of thunderstorms and sporadic precipitation in Alberta, dryness persisted across much […]

By Adam Peleshaty