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Hot weather is posing a threat to corn crops in the U.S. Photo: Thinkstock

Prairie forecast: Warm-hot start then slow cooldown

Issued August 2, covering August 2 to 9

By Daniel Bezte, GFM Network News August 2, 2023

The weather models have been doing a good job with the overall weather picture over the last several weeks, despite a fairly unsettled, tough-to-figure-out weather pattern. In this next forecast period, it will again be tough to figure out some of the finer details as our region experiences weak highs, lows, and even the possibility

Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: U.S. feeder markets lead Canadian prices higher

Dry conditions in Saskatchewan and parts of Alberta are moving yearlings off grass sooner than expected

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen August 1, 2023

Compared to last week, Western Canadian yearling markets once again jumped $3-$5/cwt on average. Higher quality 900-pound steers are reaching up to the range of $310-$315/cwt. Comments from readers suggest that 850-900-pound steers are trading up to $315-$320/cwt. Calves in the 500-550-pound range are reaching just over the $400/cwt level. Dryer conditions in Saskatchewan and

Weather

UPDATE prairie forecast: unsettled start as sub-arctic high builds in

Issued July 26, covers July 26 to August 2

By Daniel Bezte, GFM Network News July 31, 2023

Update: A low tracking through central prairies is a little weaker than expected. This will result in less precipitation with showers, thundershowers, and storms being less widespread. Another issue is the smoke which can be difficult to predict. In areas with smoke, we see cooler than expected daytime highs. An upper ridge that brought plenty

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Cereals, Crops, Livestock, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: wheat, barley prices still on the rise

Demand for feed grains on the quiet side as feedlots order more United States corn says analyst

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News July 27, 2023

Marketsfarm – Variable crop conditions in Alberta and Saskatchewan are contributing to rising feed grain prices on the Prairies just weeks away from harvest. Erin Harakal, trade manager for Agfinity Inc. in Stony Plain, Alta., said while conditions in the northern half of Alberta are good in some places, areas around Red Deer and parts

Weather

Updated prairie forecast: unsettled start as sub-arctic high builds in

Issued July 26, covers July 26 to August 2

By Daniel Bezte, GFM Network News July 26, 2023

Update: A low tracking through central prairies is a little weaker than expected. This will result in less precipitation with showers, thundershowers, and storms being less widespread. Another issue is the smoke which can be difficult to predict. Areas with smoke we see cooler than expected daytime highs. An upper ridge that brought plenty of

Beef cattle, Livestock

Klassen: tight supplies continue to underpin feeder complex

Feedlot operators shrug off past week's rally in the corn market

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen July 24, 2023

Compared to last week, Western Canadian yearling markets traded $2-$5/cwt higher on average while calves were up $5/cwt to as much as $10/cwt in some cases. Feather light calves under 500 pounds reached fresh historical highs with 300-400 pound steers trading from $400-$450/cwt in Southern Alberta. Finishing feedlots continue to be aggressive on yearlings for

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Editorial, Op/Ed

Editor’s Take: The rural problem with EVs

By Alexis Stockford July 21, 2023

Electric vehicles have a chicken-and-egg problem in rural Canada. Until there are enough charging sites that drivers feel no constraints on travel, electric vehicle purchase will be a hard sell. And until there are enough electric vehicles to create demand for those charging stations, there isn’t an urgent push to install them. When Western Canada’s

Livestock Markets, Markets

Cattle sales continue in summer months

Most cattle seen headed for other parts of Western Canada

By Adam Peleshaty July 20, 2023

Only four auction sites in Manitoba saw cattle go through the rings during the week ending July 13. For at least one, prices and demand are still rising. Winnipeg Livestock Sales held its bi-weekly sale July 7. Feeder steers weighing more than 700 lb. sold for as much as $315 per hundredweight. Heifers weighing more

Crop Report, Crops

Manitoba crops holding on, need rain very soon

By Marketsfarm July 20, 2023

While crops in Manitoba remain in relatively good shape, the province’s July 18 crop report stressed that soil moisture reserves are inadequate to sustain those crops unless significant rain comes soon. Parts of the province received some rain with Elie, located in the central region, getting the most at 29.5 millimetres. A numbers of areas

A barley crop south of Ethelton, Sask. on July 30, 2019. (Dave Bedard photo)

Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Dry weather cuts into barley prospects

Canadian buyers already booking new-crop U.S. corn

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin July 20, 2023

MarketsFarm — Dry weather across the Canadian Prairies may be cutting into barley production prospects, keeping domestic feed prices underpinned for the time being despite the likelihood of large corn imports from the United States. Alberta’s barley crop was only rated 43 per cent good to excellent in the latest weekly report, well off the

Daily Network News

Southern California honeybees show resistance to varroa mites

Pulse Weekly: SaskPulse optimistic despite input, crop price concerns

Canadian aquaculture should be classed as agriculture, industry groups say

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