Insights and Stories on Saskatchewan

Klassen: Adverse weather tempers feeder market

Oct. 8, 2019 at 2:37 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $3-$5 lower. Excessive snow in Alberta and ongoing rains across Manitoba and Saskatchewan set a negative tone. The market appeared to incorporate a risk discount, although many auction barns had limited numbers on offer. Buyers once again focused on local […]

ICE weekly outlook: Upside limited for canola’s snow boost

Oct. 2, 2019 at 6:11 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Late Canadian mustard crop facing quality downgrades

Oct. 1, 2019 at 7:08 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Snow to stall harvests for western Prairies, Montana

Sep. 27, 2019 at 4:25 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Deer heads required from Kootenay region for CWD tests

Sep. 26, 2019 at 9:54 pm CDT

By GFM Staff

Last of trace-out quarantines lifted in bovine TB probe

Sep. 26, 2019 at 8:55 pm CDT

The last of 38 cattle herds to be checked for bovine tuberculosis in a federal trace-out investigation across three provinces has been released from movement controls. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Monday reported that a central Saskatchewan herd has now been released from controls which were imposed in December […]

By GFM Staff

Wet harvests hurt U.S., Canadian spring wheat quality

Sep. 20, 2019 at 7:03 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Excessively wet conditions in the northern U.S. Plains and Canadian Prairies have hurt the quality of the region’s spring and durum wheat crops, potentially tightening supplies of top grades of the grains, handlers and agronomists said. Rains and heavy dew have slowed the harvest and, worse, […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Pulse weekly outlook: Pea harvest nearly complete

Sep. 17, 2019 at 9:22 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canada’s pea crop is almost totally off the fields, but quality remains a question. “Farmers are wrapped up with harvesting right now, so we haven’t received many samples,” said Marcos Mosnaim of Globeways Inc. in Missisauga. The few samples the company has seen have shown good conditions, but […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Klassen: Feeder market experiences mixed tone

Sep. 10, 2019 at 7:51 pm CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices traded $3-$5 on either side of unchanged. Auction market volumes are growing in Saskatchewan and Manitoba; however, central Alberta prices held a definite premium of $8-$10 over the eastern Prairie regions. Ontario orders are starting to surface in Manitoba but prices were […]

By Jerry Klassen

Pulse weekly outlook: Harvest weighs on Saskatchewan bids

Sep. 3, 2019 at 12:54 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Seasonal harvest pressure may be weighing on pea and lentil bids in Western Canada — but rain delays could lead to quality premiums down the road. Large green lentils delivered to the plant are currently trading at around 20 cents/lb. at the high end, with red lentils topping […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin