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Feed Grains: U.S. corn continues slide

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Published: August 29, 2017

By Commodity News Service Canada

Aug. 29 (CNS Canada) – Here are some elevator bids for feed grains based on data from Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, in Canadian dollars per tonne:

– Feed wheat, central Alberta: This week-161.86; last week-151.29.
– Feed oats, central Alberta: This week-155.51; last week-155.51.
– Feed barley, central Alberta: This week-155.21; last week-157.56.

Other bids for feed wheat delivered to Lethbridge area last week were offering C$212-C$225, compared to C$220-C$230 the previous week.

Barley delivered to Lethbridge was at C$190-C$197, compared to C$195 to C$197 a week ago.

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