Reading Time: 2 minutes Some areas of Saskatchewan received more than 100 mm of rain during the week ended Aug. 4, 2025, but others had little to none. Harvest operations began in those dry areas.
Saskatchewan Crop Report: Varied precipitation as harvest begins
Dry areas begin harvest operations
Prairie forecast: Merging lows bring plenty of chances for rain
Forecast issued Aug. 6, covering Aug. 6 to 13, 2025
Reading Time: 3 minutes For this forecast period we start with a small but fairly potent area of low pressure lifting northwards through Manitoba. Meanwhile, weak high pressure is covering Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Klassen: Feeder market in price discovery mode
Reading Time: 2 minutes For the week ending August 2, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded steady to as much as $10 higher. Quality yearling packages off grass were up as much as $15 in some cases. Prices for similar weight cattle were quite variable across the Prairies, which made the market hard to define. The market appears to be in price discovery mode for the grass yearling market.
Rain aids some Saskatchewan crops
Soil moisture largely adequate
Reading Time: 2 minutes There was some relief for crops in Saskatchewan following sporadic showers. The provincial agriculture department said farmers are hoping for more rain to aid head and pod filling, but the weekly crop report for the week ended July 28 noted that more moisture wouldn’t help the yields for more advanced crops.
Prairie forecast: Sunny and warm with a chance of rain
Forecast issued July 30, covering July 30 to August 6, 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutes This forecast period is looking much more stable and predictable as a large area of high pressure dominates the Prairie region.
Klassen: Lower U.S. calf crop supports Canadian feeder cattle market
Reading Time: 2 minutes For the week ending July 26, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were relatively unchanged from seven days earlier. Yearlings off grass weighing 900 pounds plus were very strong and may have been up $3 to $5 from the previous week.
Saskatchewan Crop Report: Rains benefit some crops
Between two to 83 mm of rain falls on province
Reading Time: 2 minutes Heavy rains fell on parts of Saskatchewan during the week ended July 17, 2025, but they were a mixed blessing for fields and pastures.
Prairie forecast: Near-average temperatures as messy weather pattern continues
Reading Time: 3 minutes Our current unsettled and—for lack of better word—'messy' weather pattern looks to continue for at least one more week.
Klassen: Lower feed grain prices set to enhance feeder cattle prices
Reading Time: 2 minutes For the week ending July 19, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were unchanged from the previous week, although volumes were limited.
Saskatchewan agriculture minister talks trade, tariffs
Daryl Harrison on new role as Saskatchewan Ag Minister
Reading Time: 3 minutes Saskatchewan ag minister Daryl Harrison discusses trade, tariffs and agriculture at Ag in Motion 2025.
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