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Klassen: Demand for grass cattle pushes feeder market higher

By Jerry Klassen May 28, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutes In the week ending May 25, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were trading $4 to $8 higher compared to seven days earlier. Some higher quality genetic packages of 700-pound plus cattle were up as much as $10 from week-ago levels.

Crops, Markets

Manitoba seeding progress nears halfway mark

By Phil Franz-Warkentin May 22, 2024

Reading Time: < 1 minute Spring seeding in Manitoba neared the halfway mark during the week ended May 21, with 47 per cent of intended acres in the ground, according to the latest provincial crop report. That compares with 30 per cent the previous week and the five-year average of 52 per cent done.

Weather

Prairie forecast: Cool, unsettled weather across the Prairies

Forecast issued May 22, covering May 22 to 29, 2024

By Daniel Bezte May 22, 2024

Reading Time: 3 minutes Rainy, cool and unsettled weather to continue across the Prairies as the influence of upper lows continue.

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Demand for grass cattle pushes feeder market higher

By Jerry Klassen May 21, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutes For the week ending May 18, Western Canadian yearling markets were trading $3 to $5 higher compared to seven days earlier. Calf prices were relatively unchanged compared to the prior week. The feeder market appears to be consolidating near historical highs.

Crops, News

Manitoba crop report: Seeding speeds up to normal pace

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm May 15, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutes Planting progress greatly accelerated across Manitoba during the week ended May 12. The province’s crop report released on May 14 showed that seeding was at 30 per cent completion, compared to just four per cent the week before.

Weather

Prairie forecast: Cool and unsettled weather across the Prairies

By Daniel Bezte May 15, 2024

Reading Time: 4 minutes For this forecast period, well, it's a bit of a mess. Overall, it looks like we could be stuck in a cool, wet pattern until the end of the month.

Markets

Pulse weekly: Yellow, green pea prices rise

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm May 14, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutes India’s extension of tariff-free pea imports last month has caused a rise in Canadian prices, according to a Saskatchewan pulse merchant.

File photo of cattle on pasture.(MikeEntertainment/iStock.Getty Images)

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle market takes defensive tone

By Jerry Klassen May 14, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s that time of year when available supplies start to decline. At the same time, demand is limited. Most backgrounding operators have sufficient numbers and demand for grassers is waning. Ontario interest was noted in Manitoba and Eastern Saskatchewan, which appeared to sustain prices near last week’s levels.

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Markets

Feed Grain Weekly: A bearish market, especially in southern Alberta

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm May 9, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutes Sufficient supplies of domestic barley and wheat along with the ongoing influx of corn from United States, have continued to keep a lid on feed grain prices on the Canadian Prairies. That’s especially so in southern Alberta, according to Darcy Haley, vice-president of Ag Value Brokers in Lethbridge.

Crops, Markets

Manitoba seeding progress made, but behind average pace

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm May 8, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutes Planting progress in Manitoba advanced a little bit during the week ended May 7, with four per cent of the province’s crops in the ground. With the bulk of the seeding in the central region, that’s up two points from the previous week but five behind the five-year average.

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Klassen: Demand for grass cattle pushes feeder market higher

Manitoba seeding progress nears halfway mark

Prairie forecast: Cool, unsettled weather across the Prairies

Klassen: Demand for grass cattle pushes feeder market higher

Manitoba crop report: Seeding speeds up to normal pace

Prairie forecast: Cool and unsettled weather across the Prairies

Pulse weekly: Yellow, green pea prices rise

Klassen: Feeder cattle market takes defensive tone

Feed Grain Weekly: A bearish market, especially in southern Alberta

Manitoba seeding progress made, but behind average pace

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