Reading Time: 2 minutes There’s beginning to be a shift within the Canadian Prairie feed market towards importing United States corn, said Darcy Haley, vice-president of Ag Value Brokers in Lethbridge.
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Feed Grains Weekly: More consideration being given to U.S. corn
Feed Grain Weekly: Barley still the king of Canadian feed grains
Reading Time: 2 minutes Brandon Motz of CorNine Commodities in Lacombe, Alta. said barley is still the preferred feed grain of choice here and abroad.
Lessons from the past: How Canada can reverse its shrinking share of the global food market
A historic look back at how Canada has positively dealt with trade issues — and how those lessons can inform future moves
Reading Time: 7 minutes A historic look back at how Canada has positively dealt with trade issues — and how those lessons can inform future moves.
Agriculture Canada expects farmers to plant more canola, less pulses in 2026/27
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canadian farmers will plant more canola in 2026/27, while lowering their pulse and special crop area, according to the first supply/demand estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada for the upcoming marketing year.
FMC Canada unveils 2026 crop protection roster
Reading Time: < 1 minute FMC Canada’s crop protection lineup for 2026 will include four products marketed for control of kochia.
Feed grains weekly: Large U.S. corn crop to weigh on values
Reading Time: 2 minutes Confirmation of a record-large corn crop in the United States should keep feed grain bids in Western Canada under pressure in the near term, as the domestic market works to remain competitive.
IGC raises 2025/26 world grains forecast to record 2.5 billion tons
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Global grain production is rising faster in the 2025/26 season than previously forecast and stocks also look set to climb this season, the International Grains Council said on Thursday.
FranceAgriMer cuts non-EU wheat export forecast and raises EU shipments
Reading Time: < 1 minute Farm office FranceAgriMer on Wednesday cut its forecast for French soft wheat exports outside the European Union in 2025/26, to 7.50 million metric tons from 7.60 million expected last month, but still more than double the volume shipped in 2024/25.
Feed Grain Weekly: Higher export prices could push up those for feed
Reading Time: 2 minutes If there’s one bright spot in the Prairie feed grain market that would be export prices for barley and wheat. Susanne Leclerc of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton said the grain elevators have upped their prices in order to meet export demand.
Klassen: Feedlot margins will determine feeder prices
Reading Time: 2 minutes There were no Western Canadian feeder cattle sales for week ending December 27. The shortened holiday week is always a time for cattle producers to call in and discuss factors that will influence the feeder market over the next couple months. In the short-term, finishing feedlot margins are the main factor driving the feeder market. […] Read more