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Analyst says loonie to stay below par in short term 

By Terryn Shiells November 22, 2012

Recent softness in the Canadian dollar is expected to remain until the new year, according to a currency analyst with RBC Capital Markets. The loonie has slipped since the U.S. presidential election on Nov. 6, largely because fears Washington will go over the so-called “fiscal cliff,” said analyst George Davis. The fiscal cliff refers to the expiration[...]

Crops

Cool weather hurting province’s sunflower crops

By Terryn Shiells August 21, 2013

Cool weather has Manitoba’s sunflower crop behind schedule. “Planting was a little bit later than what we were hoping as well, so compounding the cooler weather, we’re like a week and a half (to) two weeks later than average,” said Mike Durand, sales and purchasing manager with Nestibo Agra  in Deloraine. Some crops are just[...]

Livestock, Livestock Markets

High feed prices push more cattle to slaughter

By Terryn Shiells July 30, 2012

Manitoba cattle auction marts operated in routine holiday mode during the week ended July 20 with feeder cattle seeing steady prices and average volume for this time of year. But, butcher cows on the slaughter market saw above-normal volume, and weaker prices, an industry official said. Rick Wright, a buyer with Heartland Buying Order Company, said[...]

Livestock, Livestock Markets

Producers expecting even stronger prices this fall

By Terryn Shiells July 12, 2012

The cattle auction yards in Manitoba continued to operate in a holiday-reduced atmosphere, but values for the cattle market held fully steady levels during the week ended June 29. The fully steady levels came despite the “significant” drop seen in U.S. livestock futures over the same week, an industry official said. “We had an increase in the[...]

Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Demand for Prairie flax to increase

By Terryn Shiells March 1, 2013

Export demand for western Canadian flax is expected to increase this year, Jonathon Driedger, senior market analyst with FarmLink Marketing Solutions said in a presentation at the annual Wild Oats Grain World Conference in Winnipeg on Feb. 25. Driedger expects exports of western Canadian flax to increase to 436,000 tonnes in 2012-13, from 391,000 in 2011-12. The[...]

Livestock, Livestock Markets, News

Few market pressures translate to steady prices

By Terryn Shiells July 1, 2012

Cattle auctions across Manitoba saw fully steady prices during the week ended June 22, as the number of cattle for sale was similar to the week prior, an industry official said. “We had a few less head this week — we had 330, and last week we had about 390,” said Scott Anderson, a field representative[...]

Beef cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets

Lack of feed has local buyers cautious at markets

By Terryn Shiells April 9, 2013

Auction yards across Manitoba continued to see strong volumes of cattle come up for sale during the week ended March 28. Some of the auction yards in the province’s southwest saw more cattle than anticipated, because their sales the week prior were very small due to weather problems. Rick Wright, a buyer with Heartland Buying Order Co.,[...]

Beef cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets

Interest in grass cattle tempered by lack of grass

By Terryn Shiells April 27, 2013

Tight feed supplies continued to pressure feeder cattle prices at auction yards across Manitoba during the week ended April 19. Prices on good-quality cattle fared better than those on poorer-quality cattle, said Buddy Bergner of Ashern Auction Mart. “The good cattle were fully steady, but plainer-type cattle were down 10 to 15 cents (per pound).” And it[...]

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Wheat could be the next canola

By Terryn Shiells March 7, 2013

Industry insiders say $2.2 billion will be pumped into wheat research in the coming decade and that will be a game changer

If research into the crop pays off, King Wheat is ready to elbow aside canola, say some industry experts. Seed and chemical companies are pumping up their research and will soon be turning out new seed varieties, treatments and fungicides, Todd Ormann, head of crop portfolio for cereals at Syngenta Canada, told attendees at the recent[...]

Livestock, Livestock Markets

Winter weather continues to draw out spring run

By Terryn Shiells April 18, 2013

The spring cattle run is lasting longer than some people originally anticipated, and auction yards across Manitoba continued to see strong volumes of cattle during the week ended April 12. Auction yards at Grunthal, Virden and Gladstone all reported having more cattle at their sale than the previous week, while markets at Ashern, Brandon and Ste.[...]

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Analyst says loonie to stay below par in short term

Cool weather hurting province’s sunflower crops

High feed prices push more cattle to slaughter

Producers expecting even stronger prices this fall

Demand for Prairie flax to increase

Few market pressures translate to steady prices

Lack of feed has local buyers cautious at markets

Interest in grass cattle tempered by lack of grass

Wheat could be the next canola

Winter weather continues to draw out spring run

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