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Feed weekly outlook: Barley prices correct off recent highs

By Marlo Glass 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.

Barley, Market talk, Markets

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

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market sends mixed signals

By Jerry Klassen March 5, 2019

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets were steady to $4 lower while calves were steady to $2 higher. Barley prices have jumped $3-$6 per tonne over the past week, with winter conditions hindering off-farm logistics. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle in the range of $149-$150 last week; however, in Nebraska, fed cattle […] Read more

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Barley ‘price war’ seen sparked by China, Saudi demand drop

By Reuters February 14, 2019

Paris | Reuters — A drop in demand from China and Saudi Arabia sent barley prices tumbling in recent weeks, despite low global supply, and price pressure may continue if harvest prospects for next season remain good, analysts at Strategie Grains said. The barley market rallied earlier in the 2018-19 season with weather-hit crops in […] Read more

Barley, Corn, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: Little to change for Prairie prices

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm February 7, 2019

As feedlots reduce their cattle numbers, demand for feed grains has declined on the Canadian Prairies, according to Market Place Commodities trader Allen Pirness at Lethbridge. “It’s a pretty calm time of year. The feedlots are shipping a lot of fat cattle more than they are replacing. Their grain consumption drops off a little bit […] Read more

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Klassen: Fed cattle weakness pressures yearlings

By Jerry Klassen February 4, 2019

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearlings and calves over 700 lbs. traded steady to $3 lower on average. Weakness in the fed cattle market weighed on the heavier replacements. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle at $155 on a live basis, down $7 from the highs seven days earlier. Barley prices were up $3-$5 […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets, Winter Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: Tight supplies, good demand support barley

By Phil Franz-Warkentin January 24, 2019

Solid demand, both domestically and internationally, coupled with tightening world supplies is keeping barley bids well supported in Western Canada and should lead to increased acres this spring. “The price of feed barley is staying historically high,” said Brian Otto, chair of the Barley Council of Canada, noting feed barley at Lethbridge was currently trading […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets, Weather

Harvest delays prompt questions about malt barley supplies

By Terry Fries October 11, 2018

CNS Canada — The long, wet harvest of 2018 has probably spelled the end for most hopes that barley still in fields will meet malting specifications. “I really suspect that anything left in the field now, any barley now, will not be malting quality,” said Jeff Nielsen, a farmer near Olds, Alta., and director with […] Read more

Barley, Corn, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: Cheap corn, Prairie harvest quality weigh on prices

By Phil Franz-Warkentin - MarketsFarm September 20, 2018

CNS Canada — Cheap corn imports and adverse Prairie harvest conditions should mean no shortage of feed grain in Alberta’s feedlot alley this winter — which should also keep prices under pressure going forward. “Anytime you get a ripe crop and you get snow and rain falling on it, it normally doesn’t make better quality,” […] Read more

Barley, Corn, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Lethbridge feedlots buying U.S. corn

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm September 6, 2018

CNS Canada — As barley prices climb, feedlots around Lethbridge have found a cheaper feed option: corn from the U.S. “Price has (pushed feedlots to buy corn). Barley, it’s probably $4, $5 a tonne higher than corn price right now. And the cattle feeder can source corn quite easily and more economically than barley,” said […] Read more

CBOT weekly outlook: Market stuck in range until acreage report

ICE weekly outlook: Choppy canola trade likely

U.S. grains: Wheat, soybeans slightly lower after midday rise

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