Week of April 20, 2026 | Western Farm Report | Prairie Livestock
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Read Free — Enter Your EmailWe respect your privacy. No spam, ever.The Section 122 global tariff surcharge expires on July 24, 2026 — 97 days from today. That date is now the dominant fixed coordinate in the Canada-US tariff landscape, and its interaction with two converging timelines — the CUSMA Article 34.7 joint review deadline of July 1 and the USTR’s Section 301 investigations aimed at…
The July 1, 2026 CUSMA review date is no longer a background event for dairy producers. The United States Trade Representative has placed Canada’s supply management system near the top of its list of structural grievances, and the formal review process is already underway. Producers in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba who operate under the Western…
The story of Prairie pork in 2026 is not one story — it is several, running simultaneously at different speeds. Feed cost per pig is up modestly from recent lows. A new export market of 280 million people opened in February with Canada’s first-ever pork access to Indonesia. Traceability regulation amendments that producers in Alberta…
Steer calves in the 500–525 lb. range were trading around $500 per hundredweight (cwt) in central Alberta at the start of 2025. By April of that year, 300–400 lb. steer calves in Saskatchewan had cleared the $600/cwt mark for the first time on record. Those are not misprint numbers—they reflect a structural shift in feeder…
Canadian hog producers are generating strong margins in 2026, supported by solid domestic and international demand for pork. The supply picture is tight enough to keep prices supported, and the sector is in considerably better financial shape than it was two years ago. But the trade environment surrounding Canadian pork is the most complicated it…
Prairie Cattle in 2026: Record Prices, Cautious Expansion, and a Trade Picture That Just Got More ComplicatedFree Access · BeefRead Western Farm Report — FreeRegister with your email address for full access to all content. No subscription. No credit card. One click to verify.Read Free — Enter Your EmailWe respect your privacy. No spam, ever.