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Prairie cash wheat: Spring wheat up, durum pulls back

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm June 10, 2022

MarketsFarm — Wheat prices on the Canadian Prairies were mixed during the week ended Thursday. Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheats incurred moderate gains, as Canada Western Amber Durum (CWAD) fell back. Good upticks in the U.S. wheat complex fueled price increases in Western Canada, along with a weaker

Crops, Weather

Drought worsens in Alberta, but eastern Prairies wet

By GFM Network News, Marketsfarm June 10, 2022

MarketsFarm — Highly varied precipitation across the Canadian Prairies in May saw drought conditions worsen in southern Alberta while parts of Manitoba and Saskatchewan were becoming too wet, according to the latest federal Drought Monitor report. The report, released by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) for the period ended May 31, showed that overall, 19

Green lentils. (Alexey Shipilov/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentils planted, now it’s wait-and-see

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm June 7, 2022

MarketsFarm — As planting of lentils on the Canadian Prairies has pretty much wrapped up for 2022, prices have been holding firm, according to Colin Young of Midwest Grain Ltd. at Moose Jaw. “In pulses right now, this is the naturally quiet time of the year. We’re ramping old-crop into new-crop,” Young said. “Prices are

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Negative feeding margins temper strength in feeder market

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen June 7, 2022

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearlings weighing over 800 lbs. traded steady to $2 lower on average. Feeder cattle under 800 lbs. were relatively unchanged. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle on a dressed basis at an average price of $288 delivered, down from the range of $288-$290 seven days earlier. Using a 60

Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Will summer be cold and wet or hot and dry?

Weather-wise, May 2022 turned out to be a sequel to April

By Daniel Bezte June 7, 2022

Once again, I am in the position of having to write the monthly weather roundup while there are several days left in the month. Due to my deadline being the Friday before you read this, I had to decide whether I should wait one more issue to take our monthly look back and then peer

Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Rains forecast for southern Alberta

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News June 3, 2022

MarketsFarm — The prospect of rain over drought-stricken southern Alberta, with Calgary and Lethbridge possibly seeing at least 30 millimetres from June 4 to 7, would seem to be a godsend for growers. However, recent history suggests the moisture may not matter in the long term, according to Mike Fleischhauer of Eagle Commodities Ltd. at

Manitoba cattle sales for the week ending May 27, 2022.

Beef cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets, Markets

Livestock markets: Numbers shrink at sales as prices remain firm

High feed costs continue to put pressure on cattle values

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm June 2, 2022

In seeing reduced numbers of cattle coming to auction, Scott Anderson of Winnipeg Livestock Sales noted “the quiet time of the year” has begun. “A lot of guys have either turned their cattle out or are just trying to get going on the land,” Anderson said. In terms of quality, he said the ordinary cattle or plain cattle

Weather, Weather Vane

Forecast: Drier pattern trying to establish itself

FORECAST | Issued May 27, 2022, covering the period from June 1 to 8, 2022

By Daniel Bezte June 2, 2022

Well, the last forecast got the overall pattern right, but, in a good sign that we are switching to a summer-like pattern, the exact timing, strength and positioning of the systems were a little off. We did see the expected warm-up and the strong low did develop to our southwest, but it tracked northward in

Weather

Environment Canada sees cool summer for Manitoba

By GFM Network News, Marketsfarm June 1, 2022

MarketsFarm — Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan could be in for a cooler-than-normal summer, according to the latest long-range outlook from Environment Canada. The latest seasonal forecast from the government agency, released Tuesday, calls for a 40 to 80 per cent chance of below normal temperatures from June through August across all of the agricultural regions

Southward displacement of arctic air is fuelling the ongoing storm systems and resulting rains pushing through southern Manitoba.

Weather

Displaced arctic air and heat waves

Under a ridge of high pressure, sinking air can lead to truly warm days

By Daniel Bezte June 1, 2022

I received a few requests over the last week to stop discussing heavy rainfall and thunderstorms and start talking about summer heat waves. All of this, of course, is in the hope that talking about heat will maybe somehow make it happen. Oh, if only it was that simple. I also received a few questions

Daily Network News

Canadian aquaculture should be classed as agriculture, industry groups say

CBOT Weekly: April supply and demand report a ‘nothing burger’

Canada blocks meats, dairy from Greece over foot-and-mouth disease

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