Winnipeg – The potato acreage may have increased this year in Western Canada, but it doesn’t look like it will be the same story for yields. “I think overall it’s too early to tell because we haven’t started the main harvest, but we are not expecting as big of yield as the last couple of […] Read more
Ashley Robinson
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Lethbridge feedlots buying U.S. corn
Winnipeg – As barley prices climb, feedlots in Lethbridge, Alta. have found a cheaper feed option – corn from the United States. “Price has (pushed feedlots to buy corn). Barley it’s probably, $4, $5 a tonne higher than corn price right now. And the cattle feeder can source corn quite easily and more economically than […] Read more
Sask. lentil yields predicted to be down
After a year of market woes for lentils, it looks as though the yields in Saskatchewan won’t be the best either. “I think overall we would be expecting lentil yields lower than average this year, but it’s hard at this point to put a figure or a number on that,” said Carl Potts, executive director […] Read more
Prairie wheat bids down again with U.S. futures
Winnipeg – Wheat bids in Western Canada continued to fall during the week ended Aug. 30, following the lead of the United States futures markets. Average Canada Western Red Spring (13.5 percent CWRS) wheat prices were down by C$4 to C$6 per tonne, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery points compiled by […] Read more
Rain brings slight reprieve to Sask. farms
Winnipeg – Saskatchewan producers were able to make good harvest progress earlier in the week before cooler temperatures hit, according to the weekly crop report from Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, released Aug. 30. Twenty-seven percent of the provincial crop is now harvested, which is ahead of the five-year average of 13 percent. Seventeen percent of […] Read more
CBOT corn, soy and wheat markets stabilizing
Winnipeg – Corn, soybean and wheat markets at the Chicago Board of Trade are starting to stabilize after a wild week. “Obviously we’ve been down a little bit here this week. We’re recovering some here today, the wheat’s doing the biggest recovery of all,” said Jack Scoville of Price Futures Group in Chicago, Ill. Markets […] Read more
Sask. lentil yields predicted to be down
Winnipeg – After a year of market woes for lentils, it looks as though the Saskatchewan lentil yield won’t be the best either. “I think overall we would be expecting lentil yields lower than average this year but it’s hard at this point to put a figure or a number on that,” said Carl Potts, […] Read more
Manitoba cattle prices decent ahead of fall run
With cattle sales in Manitoba expecting to pick up in the next few weeks as the slow summer season turns into the fall run, prices are looking good. “(Prices are) pretty darn strong given feed costs are quite high and the dollar’s slowly creeping up, so you’ve got to keep an eye on that. But […] Read more
Prairie wheat bids descend with U.S. futures
Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada fell for the week ended Aug. 24, as a rising Canadian dollar and dropping United States futures prices pressured prices. Average Canada Western Red Spring (13.5 percent CWRS) wheat prices were down by C$11 to C$16 per tonne, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery […] Read more
Chicago corn and soy markets seeing little action
One trader isn’t expecting much movement on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn and soybean markets until harvest starts in the United States Midwest. “I’m looking (past) all the (information) that we see every day and hear. We wait until the combines roll, they tell you the truth,” said Scott Capinegro of Barrington Commodity […] Read more
