Seasonal weakness and recent rains across the Prairies pressured feed grain prices according to a Moose Jaw-based trader.
Feed Grain Weekly: Prices in a slow decline
Seasonal weakness, rains pressure barley
VIDEO: A strategic approach to risk on the ranch
Depth of Field with Kelly Sidoryk
Given the increase in the value of livestock and the market volatility, we need to cover our risks. First, I think we should consider our risk tolerance level. An investment advisor can present tools for assessing risk tolerance. On many farms and ranches, complete alignment on risk tolerance is unlikely. Ages, personality styles and life […] Read more
Feed grain weekly: Canadian barley area down
Supplies to tighten
Canadian farmers planted their smallest barley crop in eight years in 2025, with tightening supplies likely going forward.
Feed Grains Weekly: Prices to remain in a ‘funk’ for now
Feed prices on the Canadian Prairies have slipped over the last week and are poised to remain flat to the end of the year, said Darcy Haley, vice-president of Ag Value Brokers in Lethbridge.
Rye silage: From the field to feedlot
Nutrition: Evaluating how barley silage and rye silage compare in feed quality
Acres seeded to hybrid rye as a source of silage for feedlot cattle in Canada and the U.S. have increased in recent years. Increased use of hybrid rye as a forage source may be driven by greater yield potential relative to conventional rye and the early harvest may allow for double cropping. In some areas, […] Read more
Growing Canada’s beef herd: CCA’s priorities working with new federal government
CCA Reports, from the June 2025 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
This is my first column since the federal election. The Canadian Cattle Association works with all elected officials and parliamentarians, regardless of the political party that they represent, to address issues that concern Canada’s beef producers. During the election period, we developed recommendations so that we can reduce the barriers facing our farmers and ranchers that come […] Read more
Feed Grain Weekly: ‘Consistent demand’ despite potential for more dryness
Heat damage reported in some areas
Feed corn and feed barley prices in Western Canada have been competitive as the potential for more dryness remains.
Unpacking the Picture Butte Feeder Cooperative loan suspension
A look at the allegations against the co-op and what it needs to do to regain access to the Feeders Association Loan Guarantee Program
Editor’s note: After the June issue of Canadian Cattlemen went to press, it was announced that lending operations involving the Picture Butte Feeder Cooperative would resume on May 26. Read that story at the Western Producer, here. [UPDATED: June 19, 2025] On January 27, an order from Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation suspended Picture Butte Feeder […] Read more
Where is the top of the fed cattle market?
Market Talk with Jerry Klassen
In late April, Alberta packers were buying fed cattle on a dressed basis at $486/cwt delivered, up about $30/cwt from a month earlier. Using a 60 per cent grading, live prices during the last week of April would equate to $292/cwt, up from the late March value of $274. In Kansas, live prices were quoted […] Read more
As recession risk rises in U.S., beef demand holds up
Prime Cuts with Steve Kay
The likelihood of a tariff-induced recession rises in the U.S. and worsening consumer sentiment jeopardizes what was expected to be a recovery year for food service and retail. So says Rabobank in its April Agribusiness Review. Trade disruption begins to weigh on pork values, leaving producers cautious, while milk production returns to growth while tariff […] Read more
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
