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Malt barley prices remain stable

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm July 9, 2019

MarketsFarm — Malt barley prices have held steady throughout the 2019 growing season as global demand remains strong. Malt prices in 2018 were driven about 15 per cent higher due to a global shortage. According to Farmlink, drought conditions caused Australia to produce “one of the smallest barley crops in recent memory.” The crops were […] Read more

Barley south of Ethelton, Sask. on Aug. 3, 2017. (Dave Bedard photo)

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Feed weekly outlook: World weather buoys barley

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm July 5, 2019

MarketsFarm — Canadian feed barley prices are being buoyed by a triple threat of weather circumstances both locally and abroad. Three years of dry growing conditions in Australia have tightened global feed barley supplies to the point that domestic Canadian prices have increased. Current feed barley bids are topping out at $6.25 per bushel in […] Read more

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Klassen: Fed cattle bounce supports yearling market

By Jerry Klassen June 25, 2019

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were relatively unchanged while calf values were extremely variable. In Alberta, calf prices were holding value but in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, feeder cattle under 650 lbs. were $3 to as much as $8 lower in some cases. Recent rains in Saskatchewan have come too late and auction […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Grain prices strong as dry weather persists

By MarketsFarm Team, Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm, GFM Network News June 14, 2019

MarketsFarm — Producers are anxious to stock up on feed grains as weather across the Prairies has remained dry. “We’ve been seeing buyers being quite aggressive [when] bidding on all feed grains,” explained Nelson Neumann of Agfinity in Lethbridge. “Nobody wants to be caught without anything over the summer.” With little precipitation in the forecast, […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Weather buoys grain prices

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm May 30, 2019

MarketsFarm –– A dry spring on the Prairies, coupled with intensely wet weather south of the border, has frustrated producers and supported higher feed grain prices. Barley prices have rallied “quite strongly” due to dry weather observed across most of the Prairies, combined with tight supplies from previous years, said Nelson Neumann of Agfinity in […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: A tale of two Prairie grain markets

By Phil Franz-Warkentin May 9, 2019

MarketsFarm — Tight old-crop supplies may be keeping nearby barley bids underpinned on the Prairies — but expectations for increased acres in 2019 mean new-crop bids are at a considerable discount. “It’s a tale of two markets right now,” said Glen Loyns, general manager of JGL Commodities at Moose Jaw, pointing to the large spread […] Read more

Barley. (Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)

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Feed weekly outlook: Barley acreage buoyed despite current prices

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm April 18, 2019

MarketsFarm — International demand for Canadian feed barley has been strong thanks to a 2018 growing season drought in Australia that limited exportable supplies. China purchased nearly 950,000 tonnes of Canadian barley in the first seven months of the 2018-19 year, significantly above the five-year average. However, feed markets in general are quite sluggish ahead […] Read more

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Feed weekly outlook: Barley bids soften as attention turns to new crop

By Phil Franz-Warkentin April 11, 2019

MarketsFarm — Feed barley bids in the key cattle feeding area of southern Alberta are coming under some pressure, as attention begins to turn to the new crop. “Demand is dropping off here a little bit,” said Allen Pirness of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge. Feedlots have extended coverage through the spring and into the […] Read more

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Feed weekly outlook: Barley prices correct off recent highs

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm March 28, 2019

MarketsFarm — Feed markets in Western Canada have softened slightly following a jump in prices earlier this month. Nelson Neumann, a grain trader for Agfinity, said barley supply was tight earlier in the month as buyers rushed to secure their feed before spring road bans, seeding season and poor weather conditions hampered deliveries. “We saw […] Read more

The barley market needs to encourage acreage for 2019.

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Feed barley update

Market Talk with Jerry Klassen

By Jerry Klassen March 6, 2019

The feed barley market has been relatively flat throughout the winter. During the last week of January, Lethbridge-area feedlots were buying feed barley in the range of $255/mt to $260/mt delivered. At the same time, central Alberta feedlots were making purchases from $245/mt to $250/mt. Barley stocks are projected to drop to historical lows by […] Read more

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Malt barley prices remain stable

Feed weekly outlook: World weather buoys barley

Klassen: Fed cattle bounce supports yearling market

Feed weekly outlook: Grain prices strong as dry weather persists

Feed weekly outlook: Weather buoys grain prices

Feed weekly outlook: A tale of two Prairie grain markets

Feed weekly outlook: Barley acreage buoyed despite current prices

Feed weekly outlook: Barley bids soften as attention turns to new crop

Feed weekly outlook: Barley prices correct off recent highs

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