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Feed weekly outlook: Prairie grain market finding a bottom

By Phil Franz-Warkentin October 9, 2019

MarketsFarm — The western Canadian feed grain market is showing signs of finding a bottom, as buyers wait to get a better handle on the quality of grain still unharvested across the Prairies. Feed barley is currently trading at around $200 per tonne in southern Alberta, while feed wheat bids are around $210, according to […] Read more

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Feed weekly outlook: Snowfall boosts spot barley bids

By Marlo Glass October 3, 2019

MarketsFarm — Spot barley prices have received support from last weekend’s snows in southern Alberta, but the major barley-growing regions were mostly spared. While the cold and wet weather has delayed harvest activity, a promising forecast should allow for harvest to resume in the Red Deer area, where most of the barley crop is located. […] Read more

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University’s ‘Beefier Barley’ billboard binned

By GFM Staff October 1, 2019

A billboard about Alberta barley’s prospects under climate change in the University of Alberta’s ‘Truth Matters’ promotion — a series of ads meant to spark discussion about its researchers’ work — has been winnowed out of the campaign. Jacqui Tam, the Edmonton-based U of A’s vice-president for university relations, announced Sunday it would withdraw the […] Read more

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Feed weekly outlook: Barley’s slide slows as harvest drags

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 26, 2019

MarketsFarm — The slide in western Canadian feed grain prices over the past few months shows signs of slowing, as concerns over harvest delays supplant earlier concerns over large crops and quality downgrades. “The weather over the next week or so doesn’t look that great,” Allen Pirness of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge said Thursday. […] Read more

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Feed weekly outlook: Market not bottomed yet

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 19, 2019

MarketsFarm — Falling feed grain prices in Western Canada have not hit the bottom just yet, especially as harvest delays lead to quality downgrades. “I would say it’s coming down quite a bit more,” said Mike Fleischhauer of Eagle Commodities in Lethbridge. The barley and wheat harvests are running behind normal in both Saskatchewan and […] Read more

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Ample world malt barley supply to limit export prices

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 13, 2019

MarketsFarm — Canadian malt barley growers may be dealing with adverse harvest conditions that could lead to quality downgrades in some areas — while world supplies of the key beer ingredient remain more than sufficient to meet global demand. “There’s no real indication at this time that we’ll see a significant up move (in price),” […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets, Weather

As harvest drags on, malt barley quality uncertain

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 11, 2019

MarketsFarm — The quality of Canada’s 2019-20 barley crop remains to be seen, as cool and wet harvest conditions across much of the Prairies are raising concerns over how much will meet malt specifications. “We’ll lose a lot of malting barley this year, because of the weather,” said Peter Watts, managing director of the Canadian […] Read more

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Feed weekly outlook: Barley bouncing back, reducing need for corn

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm September 6, 2019

MarketsFarm — This year has been proving good for barley, according to trader Allen Pirness of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge. “A lot of acres went in and that takes the edge off of supply,” Pirness said of the barley crop throughout southern Alberta. There had been a switch to corn in feed rations last […] Read more

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Feed weekly outlook: New-crop expectations weigh on bids

By Phil Franz-Warkentin August 29, 2019

MarketsFarm — Feed grain bids in Western Canada have trended lower over the past month amid expectations for large barley production and concerns over possible downgrades to wheat quality. “We’ve definitely seen (barley prices) soften up quite a bit,” said grain broker Nelson Neumann of Agfinity at Stony Plain, Alta. New-crop feed barley is trading […] Read more

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Feed weekly outlook: Old-, new-crop barley prices converge

By Marlo Glass August 22, 2019

MarketsFarm — Feed grains prices have been softening as old-crop and new-crop prices converge during harvest. Tracy Green, a grain broker with Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton, said Feedlot Alley is “well-covered” and waiting for harvest. However, buyers in central Alberta are seeing prices around $237 delivered for old-crop barley. For deliveries into Lethbridge for […] Read more

Grains, oilseeds not included in Greens’ plans for biofuel

Cash wheat bids: Red spring gains, durum eases

Future of ag policy remains unclear ahead of election

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Grains, oilseeds not included in Greens’ plans for biofuel

Cash wheat bids: Red spring gains, durum eases

Future of ag policy remains unclear ahead of election

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Feed weekly outlook: Prairie grain market finding a bottom

Feed weekly outlook: Snowfall boosts spot barley bids

University’s ‘Beefier Barley’ billboard binned

Feed weekly outlook: Barley’s slide slows as harvest drags

Feed weekly outlook: Market not bottomed yet

Ample world malt barley supply to limit export prices

As harvest drags on, malt barley quality uncertain

Feed weekly outlook: Barley bouncing back, reducing need for corn

Feed weekly outlook: New-crop expectations weigh on bids

Feed weekly outlook: Old-, new-crop barley prices converge

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