A demo plot of forage barley at Ag in Motion in 2024. The 2024-25 barley carryout is projected to drop to 500,000 tonnes, down markedly from the 10-year average.

Canadian farmers plant less barley in 2025

Market Talk with Jerry Klassen

I’ve received many inquiries from cattle producers about the feed grain outlook for the 2025-26 crop year. Cow-calf producers have sold a record number of calves and yearlings for fall delivery. Feedlot operators are factoring in a fairly aggressive cost per pound gain in anticipation of larger feed grain supplies this fall. Following is a […] Read more










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Dryness reduces Australian wheat output says USDA attaché

Less area to harvest, reduced yields

With dry conditions in Australia’s southern production regions, the United States Department of Agriculture attaché in Canberra projected reduced wheat production for 2025/26. The attaché wrote in their report released on July 28 that Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria had low soil moisture levels going into wheat planting and there was below-average autumn rains.