Both Canadian barley and U.S. corn markets will be extremely sensitive to weather conditions and yield projections.

Corn and barley feed market outlook

Market Talk with Jerry Klassen

Feedlot operators and feed grain traders are focusing on new crop production. The USDA held their annual Agriculture Outlook Forum on February 27 and they expect U.S. farmers to increase corn planted area by 3.4 million acres. In Canada, traders and government analysts are expecting a year-over-year increase in barley acres from three per cent […] Read more





cattle eating from a trough in a feedlot

Reducing ration sorting by feedlot cattle

Cattle sort their feed based on a variety of factors

Diets fed to finishing cattle in Western Canada typically consist of more than 80 per cent barley grain and less than 15 per cent forage on a dry matter (DM) basis, along with minerals, vitamins and byproducts. These diets are inherently dry, enabling separation of individual ingredients at the time of delivery and as cattle […] Read more