Feed prices in the Lethbridge area during the week ended April 24 were slightly higher as growers get deeper into springtime.
Spring Wheat
Feed Grain Weekly: Prices rise on seasonality
C$3 to C$5/tonne weekly increases reported
Know your wheat yield components for a better crop
Knowing the four components of wheat yield and how to ‘crunch’ numbers can help farmers boost their harvest
Most producers could tell you their yields for 2024 — but one U.S.-based grain expert wants to see more attention paid to what he describes as the four core components that went into creating those yields.
Barley, Canola, Cereals, Corn, Lentils, Markets, Oats, Peas, Pulses, Soybeans, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat
AAFC tweaks monthly data, but holds canola exports
But year-to-date exports nearly 7.40 million tonnes
Although Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada made several small revisions to its April supply and demand report compared to the previous month, it did not alter any of its canola numbers.
APK-Inform issues Ukraine forecast for 2025/26
Cold snap halts spring seeding
As spring planting continues in Ukraine, its agriculture ministry and consultancy APK-Inform issued their respective crop forecasts. The reports were issued just as Ukraine was still in a bitter cold snap that brought snow to most parts of the country.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Movement in cash prices mixed
Most spring wheat rises, durum slightly lower
While Western Canadian cash prices for spring wheat were mostly higher during the week ended April 10, those for amber durum eased back.
CBOT Weekly: April S/D report generates few changes
Trump tariffs on, off days prior to report
Very little changed in the monthly supply and demand report from the United States Department of Agriculture on April 10 from its March estimates, including the note at the top stating the data considered the trade policies at the time of publication.
Later is better when spraying for fusarium
Some advice to growers still recommends spraying earlier, but researchers say recent studies point in the opposite direction
Research and field testing in North Dakota indicate the best time to spray for fusarium head blight is when the first flowers appear in the centre of the wheat head.
Feed Grain Weekly: Tariff fears on cattle leads to weak demand
Expect slow spring, summer
As tariff issues continue to hover around the globe, there has been a sharp reduction in the number of cattle in Canadian feedlots, said Darcy Haley, vice-president of Ag Value Brokers in Lethbridge. And that has reduced the demand for feed grains in Western Canada to a trickle.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Prices mixed
Wheat complex bumps up, tariff concerns weigh on values
Western Canadian cash prices for spring wheat and amber durum were mixed during the week ended April 3. While upticks in the United States wheat complex lent support, concerns over the worldwide reciprocal tariffs announced by President Donald Trump on April 2 generated a lot of uneasiness in the markets.
CBOT Weekly: Soy takes hardest hit with Trump tariffs
Biodiesel plan boosted Chicago soy
The day after the so-called 'Liberation Day' the Chicago Board of Trade was experiencing a mixed reaction, said broker Ryan Ettner of Allendale Inc. in McHenry, Ill.