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Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market vulnerable to weakness

Placements higher than expected

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Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $3-$5 on either side of unchanged. Prices for 800-plus-lb. yearlings were firm in Manitoba but softened in western regions. Calf prices were relatively unchanged from week-ago levels. There were larger volumes of calves on offer with many auction barns holding feature sales. The increase in supplies
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Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Grains steady, waiting on U.S. corn imports

Barley yields might beat StatCan expectations

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MarketsFarm — More feed barley is reportedly making its way into Alberta cattle rations for the time being as recently-harvested supplies are competitive with corn imports from the U.S. While nearby demand is keeping the domestic market reasonably steady, more corn will likely start making its way north over the next month. Feed barley is
Counting the stems and tillers of fall-emerged winter cereals will provide a better stand assessment.
Cereals, Crops

Solid footing for Manitoba’s winter cereal crops

The fall had some quirks, but an open seeding window boosted interest in the crop

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Manitoba’s winter cereals are off to a good start. Anne Kirk, cereals specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, and Alex Griffiths, agronomist with the winter wheat program of Ducks Unlimited Canada, both report plenty of fields in good shape, particularly those seeded in the prime window in early to mid-September. “We have had some moisture this September,
Producers called to speak on Bunge-Viterra merger
News

Producers called to speak on Bunge-Viterra merger

Canada’s Competition Bureau is reviewing the deal, but some farm groups call for further government action

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Producers who have something to say about the merger of Bunge and Viterra have been given a platform. The Manitoba Canola Growers Association is calling on its members to provide feedback on the deal. A survey has been launched by the group, based on questions from the Competition Bureau, the MCGA said in an Oct.
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Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Demand for feed grains ‘in a lull’

U.S. corn harvest a work in progress

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MarketsFarm — Despite prices continuing to come down for feed grains in Western Canada, demand for them is currently at a standstill, according to Susanne Leclerc of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton. “I think we’re in that lull time right now between corn and barley (deliveries) as the (U.S.) corn harvest is underway,” Leclerc said,
Pastures green up with recent rainfall, but limits harvest progress
Crop Report, Crops, Weather

Pastures green up with recent rainfall, but limits harvest progress

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 22 (week 41)

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Overview  Limited harvest progress over the last week due to widespread rainfall across the province. Harvest progress sits at 86 per cent complete across the province, which is ahead of the 5-year average (81 per cent). Harvest has wrapped up for most of the spring cereal crops, with barley at 100 per cent complete, oats
Barley. (Doug Wilson photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Lack of overseas demand brings down prices

'It feels like for now, we've kind of bottomed out'

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MarketsFarm — As the grain harvest wraps up in Western Canada, feed grain prices continued to move downward. However, harvest pressure was not the only reason for their declines. Evan Peterson of JGL Commodities at Moose Jaw, Sask. heard others say their crops were larger than anticipated — but there were additional factors adding pressure
File photo of barley being loaded off the combine. (Collab Media/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Barley bids near bottom post-harvest

Feed corn values narrowing against barley

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MarketsFarm — After a better-than-expected harvest across the Canadian Prairies, feed grain prices on the region either have bottomed out or soon will, according to Evan Peterson of JGL Commodities in Saskatoon. “They’ve dropped significantly in the past three to four weeks as harvest pressure kicked off,” he said, citing feed barley going into feedlot
On the morning of Dec. 30, the nearby January canola contract apparently hit a new all-time high. Photo: File
Crops, Markets

Tightening canola stocks projected, AAFC says

Wheat, barley, oat, pea stocks also projected lower

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MarketsFarm –– Canadian canola carryout supplies for the current marketing year will likely end up tighter than earlier expectations, according to updated supply/demand balance sheets from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) that account for recent production and stocks data from Statistics Canada. Canola ending stocks for 2023-24 are now forecast to tighten to only one

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