Latest Newsletter

Tag Archives manitoba — page 43

(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Grain prices expected to hold firm

'The farmer doesn't seem super interested in selling'

By
MarketsFarm — Feed prices on the Prairies are likely to remain steady through to the new year, according to Brandon Motz of CorNine Commodities at Lacombe, Alta. “I think the markets for now are to be flat,” he said, noting there has been talk in the market of 25 trains of U.S. corn that have […] Read more
Drought expands across western Prairies
Crops

Drought expands across western Prairies

By
MarketsFarm — Drought conditions expanded across Alberta and Saskatchewan in October, with very little precipitation across the agricultural regions of the two provinces since August. That’s according to the latest Canadian Drought Monitor from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, as of Oct. 31. At the end of that month, 72 per cent of the Prairie region […] Read more
(Thinkstock photo)
Crops, Markets

Prairie cash wheat: Bids steady following Ukraine volatility

U.S. wheat futures up on week

By
MarketsFarm — A roller-coaster type of week for grain markets, fuelled by the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia, ended with slightly higher bids for western Canadian wheat for the week ended Thursday. As optimism grew over the renewal of Russia’s agreement to allow Ukrainian grain shipments on the Black Sea, wheat futures on the […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Adverse weather limits demand for calves

Stronger Canadian dollar adds pressure

By
Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were steady to $2 higher. Calves traded steady to $10 lower in Alberta while markets in Saskatchewan and Manitoba were quoted $5 lower to $2 higher. Adverse weather resulted in a softer tone for calves with Lethbridge temperatures dipping to -25 to -33 C last week. The […] Read more
File photo of barley being loaded off the combine. (Collab Media/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Grain supplies good, freight costs higher

'They don't have as many drivers as normal'

By
MarketsFarm — There are still sufficient supplies of feed barley and wheat to be had on the Canadian Prairies — but there are issues with getting that feed from point to point, according to Erin Harakal, senior trader at Agfinity at Stony Plain, Alta. “I do think there are enough supplies from what we have […] Read more
(WPohlDesign/iStock/Getty Images)
Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Tighter supplies underpin western Canadian feeder market

Weather conditions may sway buying interest

By
Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were unchanged to $4 higher. Heavier calves notched a week-over-week gain of $2-$4. Mid-weight and lighter calves traded steady to $5 lower in Alberta but $4-$5 on either side of unchanged in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Yearling numbers were limited and buyers paid up for quality packages while […] Read more
A combine in the Interlake runs against the setting sun on Nov. 1, 2022, in an effort to wrap up harvest. Photo: Greg Berg
Crops, Markets

Manitoba nets average crops in 2022 after wet spring

By
MarketsFarm – Wet spring conditions delayed seeding operations across much of Manitoba to start the 2022 growing season, but warm summer conditions allowed for good development with yields for most crops showing a marked improvement over the drought-stricken 2021 harvest, according to the final crop report of the season from Manitoba Agriculture. On a crop-by-crop […] Read more
(Thinkstock photo)
Crops, Markets

Prairie cash wheat: Bids dip with U.S. futures

Loonie down 0.4 U.S. cent on the week

By
MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada moved lower during the week ended Thursday, as losses in U.S. futures and a firmer tone in the Canadian dollar weighed on values. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were down $2-$4.50 per tonne during the week, according to price quotes […] Read more

Cyber-Savvy Farmer

Glacier Farmmedia Podcast