Elevators in northern Alberta are offering higher prices for feed barley than in feedlots around Lethbridge, said an Edmonton-based analyst.
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Feed Grain Weekly: Elevators offering higher prices for barley
Feed barley under pressure, watching to see ‘who blinks first’
Ample supplies and a lack of demand are weighing on Western Canadian feed barley in early October, with both buyers and sellers reluctant to push values one way or the other.
Feed Grain Weekly: Buyers holding out for cheaper barley
There is very little activity for feed barley as potential buyers are holding out for lower prices, said a Lethbridge-based trader.
Feed Grain Weekly: Corn prices steady, barley harvest slows
Lower U.S. corn prices and a slow Canadian barley harvest were affecting Western Canadian feed prices on Sept. 17, 2025.
Feed Grain Weekly: Barley, wheat swinging upward
Prices for feed grains on the Canadian Prairies have “started to rebound a little bit,” said Matt Beusekom, trader with Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge.
Feed Grain Weekly: Barley prices stay steady for now
Susanne Leclerc of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton said feed barley prices have stayed put over the past week.
Feed Grains Weekly: Price likely to keep stepping back
Expected to drop passed last year’s lows
As the harvest in southern Alberta presses on, a broker said that is one of the factors pulling feed prices lower in the region. Darcy Haley, vice-president of Ag Value Brokers in Lethbridge, added that lower cattle numbers in feedlots, plentiful amounts of grass for cattle to graze and a lacklustre export market also weighed on feed prices.
Feed Grain Weekly: Barley seeing low prices, demand
Feed barley prices may continue to decline
Feed barley prices continue to have an advantage over feed corn and prices may go lower, said one trader.
Feed grains weekly: USDA ups global coarse grain estimate
Production up 4.4 per cent on year
Total world coarse grain production in 2025/26 is forecast to be up by 25 million tonnes from earlier estimates, largely due to increased corn production in the United States, according to the latest Feed Outlook from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, released Aug. 14.
Feed Grain Weekly: Barley, wheat competing with U.S. corn
Western Canadian grains hold price advantage
While U.S. corn prices are falling, Western Canadian feed barley and feed wheat still have price advantages, said a Lethbridge-based trader.
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
