Insights and Stories on Saskatchewan

Dec. 27, 2022 at 1:16 am CST

MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada saw some mixed activity during the week ended Thursday (Dec. 22), with small losses reported for red spring wheat in Manitoba, while prices were up in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Dec. 22, 2022 at 2:39 pm CST

MarketsFarm — The Lethbridge feed grain market is holding relatively steady heading into the holiday season, with ample imports of corn from the U.S. keeping a lid on prices. Reports out of Alberta’s feedlot alley peg the upper edge of delivered barley bids in the $430-$435 area, with feed wheat […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Dec. 16, 2022 at 7:54 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Wheat prices on the Canadian Prairies for the week ended Thursday were mixed as CWRS wheat was either side of unchanged and CPSR was down slightly. Meanwhile, durum made modest gains. Declines in the U.S. wheat complex put pressure on western Canadian cash prices, but those declines were […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Dec. 13, 2022 at 11:14 am CST

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $2-$3 on either side of unchanged. Calf prices were mostly unchanged compared to seven days earlier; however, there were pockets where buyers reported prices up $2-$3 on average. The Alberta calf market appeared to stage a minor recovery after softening over […]

By Jerry Klassen

Dec. 12, 2022 at 5:26 am CST

MarketsFarm — Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) hit multi-month lows, which put pressure on Western Canadian wheat bids, during the week ended Thursday. Despite tighter wheat supplies in the U.S. and worldwide compared to last year, as well as the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, wheat […]

By MarketsFarm