Farm business
What drives farmland values in Canada, and why rent tells a different story
Canadian farmland has risen in value for decades. How Farm Credit Canada measures it, what pushes prices up, and why rents and returns lag behind land prices.
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Reid Gauthier
Reid lives in Brandon, Manitoba, among grain elevators and feedlots. He writes about livestock and grain markets, feed costs and how prices are discovered.
Trade and markets
How cattle and hogs get priced in Canada
Canadian cattle and hog prices start in Chicago and are converted, adjusted and graded on the way north. How cash trade, basis, auctions and formulas fit together.