High prices for fed cattle were protecting margins at the start of February, despite bullish outlook on feed prices
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Heartland Livestock Services closes Brandon auction mart
Heartland Livestock Services announced the closure July 25. The Brandon auction mart has been a historic standby for Manitoba beef producers selling their cattle.
Canada may struggle to find markets for its peas
Canada’s competition for its piece of global pea sales is expected to heat up as Russia expects a bigger pea crop in 2025.
Warm September, warm demand in Manitoba cattle markets
Cattle prices at Manitoba auction sites for the week ended Oct. 3 remained strong as warmer temperatures allowed cattle to stay on pasture for a little while longer. Producers are expected to begin selling calves in the next week or two.
Crude oil correction could corral canola markets
In the world of commodities, crude oil rules, even when it comes to agriculture. It is needed to power the tools and the equipment to seed, harvest, transport and, in some cases, turn crops into final products. Some of those products are also in competition with crude oil itself. As a result, oilseeds and vegetable[...]
Industry believes green pea supplies are over-reported
Canada has far fewer green peas than the government is reporting, says an analyst. “Purely from a price perspective, markets believe the Canadian harvest was smaller than estimated by Statistics Canada,” Stat Publishing noted in a recent article.
Pulse Weekly: Strong export demand boosts most green lentil pricing
Prices for green lentils were steady to higher for the week ending Sept. 27, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire. A broker credited increased foreign demand.
Pulse weekly: Yellow, green pea prices rise
India’s extension of tariff-free pea imports last month has caused a rise in Canadian prices, according to a Saskatchewan pulse merchant.
Pulse Weekly: Lentil prices in decline in Western Canada
Lentil prices in Western Canada have seen a sharp decline over the past month, but weather events could provide a bit of a boost.
Pulse Weekly: Most lentil prices lower as focus changes to new crop
Lentil prices on the Canadian Prairies eased back during the week ended July 28, said Levon Sargsyan, broker with Johnston’s Grain. Sargsyan noted that’s due to the recent rains that brought relief to some of the dry areas of the region.
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