Glacier FarmMedia – While feed barley and corn prices were in a steady decline since the start of harvest, the latter were “relatively flat” over the past week, said Glen Loyns, general manager of JGL Commodities in Moose Jaw, Sask. He said large corn crops on both sides of the border continue to pressure prices despite their recent plateau.
“They’ve been depressed; they’ve been falling since harvest began. With the big U.S. corn crop and the big Canadian crop, it’s weighing heavily on the pricing,” Loyns said.
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The United States Department of Agriculture raised its projection for the 2025-26 corn crop by 1.829 million tonnes at 4.271 billion in its monthly supply/demand estimates released on Sept. 12.
Five days later, Statistics Canada cut its estimate for the 2025-26 Canadian corn crop by 53,000 tonnes at 15.5 million. In addition, StatCan upped its barley estimate by 237,000 tonnes at 8.228 million.
Saskatchewan’s weekly crop report said the province’s barley crop was 72 per cent combined as of Sept. 15, but the harvest was stalled due to widespread rainfall during the week. In Manitoba, barley was 87 per cent harvested as of Sept. 16 and Alberta’s barley harvest was 53 per cent complete as of Sept. 9.
“It’s been slow going, especially in the eastern parts of Saskatchewan. It’s just starting to slow up,” Loyns added.
He also said demand has been steady for domestic feed, but it has been slower for imported feed. Loyns believes feed prices are going to remain steady over the remainder of September.
“Once we get through the harvest, I think you’re going to see things start to stabilize and then start to go up,” he said.
Delivered bids for feed barley in Saskatchewan ranged from C$4.50 to C$4.75 per bushel on Sept. 17, said Prairie Ag Hotwire, down four cents from the past month. In Manitoba, the range was from C$4.00 to C$4.27/bu., down 30 cents, and in Alberta, prices were from C$4.43 to C$5.88/bu., down 33 cents.
For feed wheat, a delivered bid of C$6.88/bu. was reported, steady from the past month. In Manitoba, bids ranged from C$6 to C$6.10/bu., down 90 cents, and in Alberta, prices were from C$5.69 to C$7.25/bu., down 64 cents.
