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File photo of cattle on feed near Champion, Alta., about 75 km north of Lethbridge. (James_Gabbert/iStock/Getty Images)
Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Uncertain fed cattle market weighs on feeder cattle

U.S. feeder demand seen relatively sluggish

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Compared to last week, western Canadian yearlings (900 lbs. and over) appeared to trade $6-$8 lower on average; yearlings weighing 800-900 lbs. off grass were unchanged. Backgrounded yearlings were also $6-$8 lower. Mid-weight calves were unchanged but calves under 600 lbs. were $3 to as much as $10 lower in some cases. Feedlot operators pulled
In volume, beer sales are 8.3 per cent below pre-pandemic levels and have dropped for a variety of reasons.
Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: Canadian brewers having a hard time staying afloat

The industry hoped for a post-COVID bounce, but instead sales continue to sag

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With recent reports that people are out enjoying the weather, we could assume that everything is back to normal after the pandemic. But that’s not entirely true, especially for the beer industry. Total beer sales have dropped 7.3 per cent from last year, according to Beer Canada. Total beer sales are up in Newfoundland and
CME April 2023 live cattle (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

Klassen: April live cattle futures pull nearby cash feeder market higher

More feedlots switching back to barley

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Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded steady to $3 higher on average. Quality yearling packages of larger volume traded $2-$3 above week-ago levels. The calf market is becoming more defined. Larger calf volumes were on offer in Saskatchewan and Manitoba but smaller numbers were noted in Alberta. Therefore, we can’t accurately compare
Barley. (Doug Wilson photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: No effect seen on Alberta crops from hot, wet weather

Feed grain bids up on week in Alberta, Saskatchewan

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MarketsFarm — Harvest activity in Alberta continues to progress despite wet weather during the past week, according to Mike Fleischhauer, trader for Eagle Commodities in Lethbridge. “We had some rain here about a week to 10 days ago. So, it puts some people in Alberta and Saskatchewan a little bit behind,” he said. “It’s been
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Crops, Markets, Weather

Ending stocks tumble due to drought: StatCan

Canola stocks are below 'pipeline levels'

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MarketsFarm — Severe drought in Western Canada during the summer of 2021 has played a major part in reducing the stocks for Canada’s principal field crops at the end of the 2021-22 marketing year, according to Statistics Canada. Canada’s central data agency released a report Wednesday presenting total ending stocks for the country’s major crops
fall rye
Cereals, Crops

Cereal crop quality reasonable as harvest looms

Unsurprisingly, a late spring has translated into a delayed harvest this year

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Despite getting off to a later-than-normal start, early harvest results show reasonable grade and yield in the province’s cereal fields. “I would say the quality in general, how it’s looking in the field, is good,” says Anne Kirk, Manitoba Agriculture’s cereal specialist. Roughly half of the winter cereals (winter wheat and fall rye) have been

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