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Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market remains firm

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were steady to $3 lower on average; calves were relatively unchanged but limited numbers were on offer. Strength in the Canadian dollar appeared to temper demand from south of the border in the 750-plus-lb. weight categories. Last week was the first full week of sales in both […] Read more
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Barley, Corn, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: Alberta bids see slight gains

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Reading Time: 1 minute MarketsFarm — Alberta feedlots are only buying feed barley and wheat on a hand-to-mouth basis as demand remains unchanged, according to a local trader. “A lot of the feedlots we work with are buying what they needed and getting covered,” said Agfinity Inc. senior trader Erin Harakal from Stony Plain, Alta. High-delivered bids are $12.93 […] Read more
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Barley, Corn, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: Feedlots, elevators filled with corn

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Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — As 2022 begins, feed grain markets in Alberta have been “status quo,” according to a grain buyer. “There’s a lot of grain that has been pre-contracted in terms of corn coming in from the United States,” said Brandon Motz of CorNine Commodities at Lacombe, Alta. “Lots of priority has been towards execution, making […] Read more
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Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market has positive factors

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Reading Time: 2 minutes There were no feeder cattle sales last week due to the holiday season; however, this didn’t stop many cow-calf producers from inquiring about the market outlook for 2022. This past year was one for the record books. There is no doubt about it. Waves of COVID-19 caused beef demand to be quite volatile from month […] Read more
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Cereals, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Prices to remain steady until spring

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Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm – Feed grains in Western Canada are seeing limited trading during the holiday season, but the demand for feed remains at feedlots. “The trade has been very slow. We’re kind of just in execution mode right now,” said Evan Peterson, trader for JGL Commodities in Moose Jaw, Sask. “Stocks are tight on the farm, […] Read more
Standing corn north of St. Adolphe, Man. on Sept. 19, 2021. (Dave Bedard photo)
Barley, Corn, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: Corn is king at feedlots to end 2021

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Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — As the holidays approach and 2021 comes to a close, there was little trading activity on feed grain markets, according to Allen Pirness, senior trader at Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge. “The offers are still quite a bit higher than the bids. But there hasn’t been a lot of appetite right at the […] Read more
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Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market stabilizes after December surge

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle prices traded $3-$4 on either side of unchanged. Small groups of various quality characterized sale volumes. There were a few packages of backgrounded yearlings that sold at decent levels. Finishing feedlots were fairly aggressive on groups in the 700- to 800-lb. category. Higher flesh levels have become […] Read more
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Crops, Markets

AAFC adjusts grain, oilseed balance sheets slightly

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Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm –– Updated supply and demand tables from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), released late Friday, included only minor adjustments to balance sheets for the country’s major crops. The department’s projected ending stocks for wheat and canola were left unchanged from the previous month. Factoring in the official estimates from Statistics Canada, released Dec. 3, […] Read more
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Barley, Corn, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: Bids high, but limited supplies mean little moving

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Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — Feed grain prices in Western Canada remain at very high levels heading into the New Year, but little is actually trading as feedlots fill up with cheaper corn from the U.S. “The volume trading of Canadian feed grains has dropped significantly,” said Jim Beusekom, of Market Place Commodities at Lethbridge, noting about 80 […] Read more
CDC Austenson (centre), seen here in a yield trial, bested or equalled the malt barleys in every site-year regardless of N rate or PGR treatment.
Barley, Crops

Feed barley yields from malt varieties?

An Alberta project compares how both types benefit from high N and PGRs

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Reading Time: 5 minutes It’s a disappointment when barley intended for the malt house winds up in the feed market because it doesn’t meet maltsters’ strict specifications. It’s why many growers have given up on barley altogether — malt premiums are hard to attain while feed barley yields don’t offer the revenue of competing crops. But some researchers have […] Read more

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