By Commodity News Service Canada
Winnipeg – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world feed grains markets on Tuesday, January 19.
– CBOT corn futures were stronger on Tuesday, boosted by speculative short covering. The March contract was up 4.5 cents, at US$3.6775 per bushel. ICE Futures Canada barley contracts were steady to higher, with the May contract up C$2 at C$190 per tonne.
– The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) and the Animal Nutrition Association of Canada (ANAC) are working together on a joint project with the aim to create a database that can be used by industry participants to accurately measure the greenhouse gas emissions from poultry and livestock production. The Canada-US Global Feed LCA Institute is a follow-up to the Livestock Environmental Assessment Partnership (LEAP) project.
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By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Jan. 19 (CNS) – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world…
– Citing a lack of moisture, the Zambian Farmers Union estimates that corn production in the country may fall to 1.8 million tonnes in 2016, which would be well below the 2.6 million tonnes grown the previous year and the smallest crop in seven years.
– Feed barley bids in the key cattle feeding area of Lethbridge, Alberta were in the C$205 to C$214 per tonne area as of January 15, which was unchanged compared to the previous week, according to provincial reports. Feed wheat prices were in the C$220 to C$225 range, which was down slightly from the previous week.
