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Feed weekly outlook: Barley, feed wheat at par in southern Alberta

By Phil Franz-Warkentin November 8, 2019

MarketsFarm – Feed barley prices in southern Alberta’s feedlot alley moved higher over the past few weeks, but the price rise will likely slow down as barley trades at par with feed wheat. Feed barley and feed wheat are both currently trading at around C$225 per tonne delivered into Lethbridge, Alta. “That’s a sell signal […] Read more

Cereals, Livestock, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Feed grain prices a mixed bag

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm November 1, 2019

MarketsFarm – Feed grain prices reflected the mixed bag of harvest conditions across the Prairies, which produced feed grains of varying quality. In particular, for feed wheat that came off the fields dry and in good condition, prices were around C$5.50 per bushel. However, there’s about a 50-cent discount for tough feed wheat, and moisture […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Markets

Crop, field conditions to determine what’s feed

By Glen Hallick October 24, 2019

MarketsFarm – Given the difficult conditions grain farmers have contended with in 2019, especially the cold, wet conditions that’s drawing out the harvest, it’s hard to say how much wheat and barley will end up as feed, according to one broker. “I really think we don’t know what to expect. There’s wheat coming off even […] Read more

File photo of a snow-topped field in Alberta. (Don White/iStock/Getty Images)

Barley, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Weather

Feed weekly outlook: Snowfall boosts spot barley bids

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm 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

Barley south of Ethelton, Sask. on July 30, 2019. (Dave Bedard photo)

Barley, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

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

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm 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

“All of our customers in feedlot alley are all thinking the same thing – that ‘prices will go down.’” Photo: Thinkstock

Barley, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Feed grain bids fall with rain

By Phil Franz-Warkentin July 26, 2019

MarketsFarm – Improving crop conditions have weighed on Western Canadian feed barley prices over the past month as attention turns from the tight old crop supply situation to the upcoming harvest. “Prices are dropping every day it rains,” said Mike Fleischhauer of Eagle Commodities in Lethbridge, Alta. He said barley prices have come off by […] Read more

Barley, Corn, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: Grain prices softer ahead of harvest

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm July 19, 2019

MarketsFarm — Feed grain prices have softened ahead of harvesting season, due in part to improving growing conditions and a stronger Canadian dollar. Drought conditions earlier in the summer had threatened Prairie crop yields and buoyed feed grain prices, but the weather premium has subsided thanks to recent rains. “Rain showed us we’ll have a […] Read more

Barley, Beef Cattle, Cereals, Corn, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: Prices fall with rain

By Glen Hallick June 28, 2019

Feed grain prices for Lethbridge’s feedlot alley took a tumble after parts of the Prairies received some much-needed rain. Jim Beusekom, president of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge, said barley and wheat prices recently dropped. Barley was around $285-$290 per tonne in the area, down about $10 from the week ending June 21. Wheat was […] Read more

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Livestock, Nutrition

McKinnon: Feed grain options expanding for cattle

Nutrition with John McKinnon

By John McKinnon June 28, 2019

One of the questions I get from beef producers relates to the relative feeding value of the various feed grains. Typically this question has focused on barley, wheat and oat grain. However, increasingly producers are asking how corn grain compares as both an energy and protein source. While to some this may seem like a […] Read more

CBOT July 2019 corn (candlestick chart) compared to K.C. July 2019 wheat (orange line). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn reaches five-year high on crop uncertainty, firm cash

By Julie Ingwersen June 14, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures climbed to their highest level in five years on Friday as forecasts for more showers in the eastern Midwest next week clouded U.S. production prospects, analysts said. Soybeans also advanced on the weather worries and wheat closed higher after a choppy session. Chicago Board of Trade July corn […] Read more

Prairie forecast: Near-average temperatures as messy weather pattern continues

Interest in biological crop inputs continues to grow

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans extend losses as Midwest weather looks crop-friendly

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Feed weekly outlook: Barley, feed wheat at par in southern Alberta

Feed weekly outlook: Feed grain prices a mixed bag

Crop, field conditions to determine what’s feed

Feed weekly outlook: Snowfall boosts spot barley bids

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

Feed weekly outlook: Feed grain bids fall with rain

Feed weekly outlook: Grain prices softer ahead of harvest

Feed weekly outlook: Prices fall with rain

McKinnon: Feed grain options expanding for cattle

U.S. grains: Corn reaches five-year high on crop uncertainty, firm cash

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