Market analysis

In the 2021 FCC Trade Report, a new effective ag and food exchange rate shows a more cautionary environment for wheat, pork and beef exporters.

Mid-year farmland values update shows a 3.8% increase despite drought and bumps in economic recovery.

Farm equipment sales are expected to soften in 2022, following a stellar performance in 2021.

In Post 3 of our craft beer series, we explore the role of the maltster as the indispensable conduit between craft brewer and barley producer.

Alberta’s craft brewers and retailers could withstand the damage that COVID wrought on most small businesses. Here’s how they did it. Post 2 of 4 in our series on the economics of the craft beer supply chain in Canada’s prairies.

With the market shift to craft beer, consumers now drive trends. Part 1 of 4 in our series providing a glimpse into the economics of Alberta’s craft beer supply chain.

Learn more about the recent rise in construction costs and effective strategies to help reduce the impacts.

In post 4, we illustrate how much influence COVID had — and didn’t have — at the farm of a barley producer with close ties to an Alberta maltster.

How farmers can prepare for a potential interest rate increase.

In the latest broiler outlook update, demand for chicken products is rebounding as the entire supply chain deals with elevated prices.