Insights and Stories on Saskatchewan

Klassen: Yearling prices on fire

Aug. 25, 2020 at 2:16 am CDT

Compared to last week, yearlings coming off grass traded $3-$5 higher; backgrounded yearlings were $1-$3 higher on average while calf markets were relatively unchanged. February and April live cattle futures closed marginally lower for the week; however, fed cattle basis levels from U.S. packers are very strong for winter and […]

Canadian cannabis retailers poised to merge

Aug. 22, 2020 at 3:57 am CDT

By Dave Bedard

Prairie cash wheat: Increases for CWRS and CPSR, durum steady

Aug. 21, 2020 at 3:35 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Feed weekly outlook: Early harvest pressures Alberta prices

Aug. 20, 2020 at 6:43 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Prairie cash wheat: Prices stabilize following tumultuous week

Aug. 14, 2020 at 8:09 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Most of Prairies to see little rain

Aug. 12, 2020 at 4:48 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Warm and dry weather that has generated little precipitation across the Prairies is expected to continue in most areas, aside from southern Manitoba, according to two meteorologists. “Looks like the overall pattern isn’t going to be changing too much,” Scott Kehler of Weatherlogics said. “What you see is […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Pulse weekly outlook: Chickpea prices steady into harvest

Aug. 11, 2020 at 6:56 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The chickpea harvest is underway in some areas of the Prairies, including southern Alberta and southwestern Saskatchewan, where pulse crops were planted earlier due to drier spring weather. So far, the chickpea crop has seen co-operative weather conditions. “As we go along with this sunshine and heat, the […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Klassen: Weaker feed grains drive feeder market higher

Aug. 11, 2020 at 3:00 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearlings traded $2-$4 higher. This was the first week of the fall yearling run with larger groups of quality packages and there was no shortage of buying enthusiasm. Heavier yearlings were readily trading at 52-week highs. Feed barley prices collapsed in southern Alberta as […]

By Jerry Klassen

Prairie cash wheat: Loonie, U.S. prices trigger steep declines

Aug. 7, 2020 at 6:02 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada were significantly lower for the week ended Thursday. Those includes double-digit losses for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR). Losses in Canada Western Amber Durum (CWAD) were relatively smaller. Pressure came from sharp losses in U.S. markets […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Saskatchewan crops in decent shape heading into August

Jul. 31, 2020 at 12:13 pm CDT

MarketsFarm – Crops throughout Saskatchewan rated as being in fair to good condition, according to the latest weekly crop report from Saskatchewan Agriculture. As of July 27, spring cereals, canola, field peas and soybeans were said to be in fair to excellent. The report said winter wheat and fall rye […]

By MarketsFarm Team