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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

Barley, Corn, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: Alberta feedlots prepared for supply issues

By Terry Fries August 30, 2018

CNS Canada — Many regions of the Prairies expect some feed shortages this year, but Alberta feedlots have plans ready to deal with those issues. Bryan Walton, CEO of the Alberta Cattle Feeders’ Association, said overall conditions appear decent, although producers in drier areas have silaged barley rather than wait for harvest because of lighter […] Read more

Barley stocks are tight and imports of U.S. corn into Western Canada will likely continue into the new crop year.

Feed markets, Market talk

Tighter corn and barley stocks for 2018-19

Market Talk with Jerry Klassen

By Jerry Klassen June 8, 2018

It’s that time of year when I receive many inquiries in regard to the feed grain outlook for the 2018-19 crop year. In the previous article, I discussed South American crop conditions and North American projections for the upcoming crop year. Feedlot operators have been factoring higher costs per pound gain which has resulted in […] Read more

Barley, Corn, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: Barley prices rising for northern Alberta feedlots

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm April 5, 2018

CNS Canada — While feed barley prices are holding steady in the Lethbridge area, further north around Edmonton, prices are starting to climb. “We’re starting to see already just difficulty with loading here and there and buyers getting caught off-guard with not getting barley coming in when they needed it to happen. And that’s spurring […] Read more

Cereals, Corn, Crops, Livestock, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie feed grains following corn’s lead

By Dave Sims February 22, 2018

CNS Canada — A lack of available barley and steady rise in feed corn prices has pushed the market higher in southern Alberta. According to Jim Beusekom of Market Place Commodities at Lethbridge, barley prices have risen from $220 per tonne, since the start of February, to the current price of $230 per tonne. “The […] Read more

Barley, Corn, Crops, Markets

Feed barley in sync with Manitoba corn

By Dave Sims December 12, 2017

CNS Canada — This year’s bumper harvest of Manitoba corn is making an impact at Alberta feedlots. According to Market Place Commodities at Lethbridge, feed barley prices are near the $215 per tonne mark, down $5 from a few weeks ago. “Corn is filling some of the volume demand, so it is keeping the price […] Read more

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

Barley, Crops, Markets

Feed barley market firms with weak production numbers

By Dave Sims September 19, 2017

CNS Canada — A 16.8 per cent drop in the size of Canada’s barley crop has given feed barley prices some support, according to an industry-watcher in Alberta. “The market is looking fairly strong,” said Allan Pirness of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge. “It’s made things a little firmer for new-crop feed grain.” Wet weather […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn jumps on positioning, new signals of feed demand

By Tom Polansek September 30, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures jumped Friday on quarter-end positioning and government crop data that signalled livestock producers had not cut back on feeding the grain in favour of wheat, as some traders had expected. Prices rose after the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a quarterly crop report, said 1.738 billion bushels of […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets

Manitoba corn locked in sideways trading mode

By Dave Sims December 2, 2015

CNS Canada –– Manitoba corn appears locked into a sideways trading range for the foreseeable future, according to one industry watcher. From where the president of the Manitoba Corn Growers Association sits, it’s not surprising, given commodities’ bearish nature these days. “It’s not super-rosy; the (weak Canadian) dollar helps a bit, but we would like […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Softer fed cattle market weighs on feeder prices

By Jerry Klassen August 10, 2015

Western Canadian feeder cattle traded at similar levels to seven days earlier on very light volumes and little buying interest. Most auction barns were closed and cattle buyers are on holidays, so drawing market information is like the young cowboy at the high school dance — his mind is anywhere but on the markets. Limited […] Read more

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Tag Archives feed corn

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

Feed weekly outlook: Alberta feedlots prepared for supply issues

Tighter corn and barley stocks for 2018-19

Feed weekly outlook: Barley prices rising for northern Alberta feedlots

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie feed grains following corn’s lead

Feed barley in sync with Manitoba corn

Feed barley market firms with weak production numbers

U.S. grains: Corn jumps on positioning, new signals of feed demand

Manitoba corn locked in sideways trading mode

Klassen: Softer fed cattle market weighs on feeder prices

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