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A November photo from Waterloo Brewing’s company blog promoting its “apple crumble porter” from its 2022 Signature Series Winter Collection. (WaterlooBrewing.com)
Barley, Crops, Markets

Carlsberg to buy Ontario’s Waterloo Brewing

Danish brewing giant paying $144 million to scale up Canadian business

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One of the world’s biggest beer companies is moving to expand its brewing capacity on Canadian soil with a $144 million deal for Kitchener-based Waterloo Brewing. Carlsberg Group on Wednesday announced an all-cash deal worth $4 per share for all shares of Waterloo Brewing, which bills itself as the largest Canadian-owned brewery in Ontario and […] Read more
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Crops, Markets

AAFC raises canola stocks projection, despite smaller crop

Department also trims wheat ending stocks

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MarketsFarm — Canadian canola ending stocks for 2022-23 were revised higher by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in its latest supply/demand estimates, released Friday. The larger carryout projection came despite a downward revision to production, as both exports and domestic usage were also down from the November report. The government agency now sees canola carryout of […] Read more
Klassen: Feeder cattle market outlook
Market talk, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle market outlook

Market Talk with Jerry Klassen

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Feeder cattle markets in Western Canada have been trading near seven-year highs throughout the fall. Feeder cattle supplies are sharply below year-ago levels on both sides of the border. While supplies are tighter, demand from feedlots for replacement cattle has been significantly greater than last year. Finishing operators in Western Canada have been able to […] Read more
CBOT March 2023 oats with 20- and 50-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Cereals, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Wheat, barley eschewed for other grains

Oats, corn finding demand as feed

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MarketsFarm — Feed wheat and barley prices in Alberta’s feedlot alley are coming down, largely due to the increasing presence of corn imported from the U.S. The high-delivered bid for Alberta feed barley on Wednesday was $9.80 per bushel, 11 cents lower than the previous week and 22 cents lower than one month earlier, according […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle market experiences diverse price behaviour

Manitoba calves hold a premium over Sask., Alta.

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Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded steady to $2 higher while calf prices were unchanged to $4 lower. Yearling supplies are limited and there appeared to be a surge of buying interest for 850-lb. thin-fleshed replacements. Alberta fed cattle basis levels for the second quarter of 2023 have above average and the […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Weather

Australia looking at record wheat, canola crops

Near-record winter crop output expected

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MarketsFarm — Australia is forecast to harvest record-large wheat and canola crops in 2022-23, with improved crop prospects in many parts of the country more than offsetting losses in others. That analysis comes from the latest crop report from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES), released Tuesday. Total production of […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Weather

StatCan data show smaller Canadian canola, durum production

Report also logs more barley, oats than previous estimates

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MarketsFarm — Canadian farmers grew less canola and durum than originally thought in 2022, but more barley and oats, according to updated production estimates from Statistics Canada released Friday. “There were both bullish and bearish surprises,” MarketsFarm Pro analyst Mike Jubinville said. While canola production of 18.174 million tonnes was still up considerably from the […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Barley, Corn, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Looming corn imports to keep lid on Prairie barley

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MarketsFarm — Large shipments of corn from the U.S., slated for delivery to Alberta’s feedlot alley, should keep domestic barley prices under pressure going forward, according to an analyst. “The barley price here will gradually decline,” said Errol Anderson of Pro Market Communications in Calgary, adding that up to 30 unit trains of U.S. corn […] Read more
cattle feeding at a trough
Livestock, Nutrition

Don’t focus solely on price when using raw screenings as winter feed

Nutrition with John McKinnon

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This is a time of year when cattle feeders — particularly cow-calf operators and those backgrounding calves — attempt to purchase byproduct feeds to supplement homegrown forage supplies. Typically, one looks for low-cost ingredients that can serve as supplemental sources of energy and protein. In some cases, brokers are involved with the search while in […] Read more

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