By Commodity News Service Canada
WINNIPEG, Nov. 28 (CNS Canada) – Bird flu outbreaks in both Europe and South Korea have seen hundreds of thousands of birds culled in recent weeks, which could put some pressure on international feed markets going forward.
About 190,000 ducks in the Netherlands and 180,000 in South Korea were culled in the most recent reports.
In other international news, Indonesia is reportedly looking to become self-sufficient in food production, with plans to stop importing corn by 2018. The country has imported 800,000 tonnes of corn in 2016, according to reports.
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By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Jan. 19 (CNS) – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world…
Canadian farmers delivered 62,500 tonnes of barley into the commercial pipeline during the week ended November 20, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission data. Total farmer barley deliveries to date, of 745,500 tonnes, are running slightly ahead of the year-ago pace.
Corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade held within a penny of unchanged on Monday, lacking any clear direction with speculative position-evening a feature.
Feed barley bids in the key cattle feeding area of Lethbridge, Alberta were in the C$170 to C$175 per tonne range as of November 25, which was relatively steady compared to the previous week, according to the latest pricing information from the provincial government. Top end feed wheat prices were also steady, at C$188 to C$192 per tonne in Lethbridge.
