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Feed weekly outlook: Barley exports slowing down, local prices steady

Feedlots relatively well covered

Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — Canadian barley exports slowed down in January, but out-of-country movement is still running ahead of the year-ago pace, according to updated export data from the Canadian Grain Commission. Canada exported 131,100 tonnes of barley from licensed facilities in January, with China the top customer taking 100,500 tonnes. Total barley exports were well off […] Read more

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BASF halting hybrid wheat seed development in North America

Results 'have not achieved development goals we set'

Reading Time: < 1 minute Reuters — Global chemicals and crop seeds company BASF is halting development of hybrid wheat in North America after results of seed trials failed to reach development goals, the company told Reuters on Wednesday. BASF will instead focus development of the new type of wheat in European markets, aiming to launch the technology there “toward […] Read more


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Prairie cash wheat: Durum rises, red spring falls back

U.S. wheat futures down on week

Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — Wheat prices on the Canadian Prairies saw the red spring varieties take a hit during the week ended Thursday, while durum made gains. There were sharp declines in the U.S. wheat complex, which weighed on Canadian cash prices while a weaker dollar helped to stymie further losses. Despite the one-year anniversary of the […] Read more

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Feed grain weekly: Prices slip back on good supplies

Demand for corn from Manitoba, U.S. wanes

Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — There are sufficient supplies of feed barley, wheat and corn across the Prairies, according to Evan Peterson, trader with JGL Commodities. In turn, that’s putting pressure on prices. Peterson said a shortage of trucks and truck drivers last summer and fall led buyers to acquire as much feed as possible to get through […] Read more


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Prairie cash wheat: Little change in wheat bids

U.S. wheat futures up on week

Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — Despite bullish factors affecting wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), western Canadian wheat bids did not see much change during the week ended Thursday. Futures prices for all three major U.S. varieties increased week-by-week, mostly fuelled by large gains on Feb. 10, as traders shifted focus to Russia’s invasion of […] Read more

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Feed weekly outlook: Grain bids quietly drift lower

Oats still making their way into feedlots

Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — Prices for feed barley and wheat in Western Canada drifted lower during the week ended Wednesday. Erin Harakal, trade manager for Agfinity Inc. at Stony Plain, Alta., said a relatively milder winter across the Prairies has resulted in less consumption of feed grains in feedlots. In turn, feedlots are not purchasing as much […] Read more


In 2021 Kyle Jewell won gold in winter wheat yield with 4.04 tonnes (148.4 bu.) per acre.

Maritime YEN takes crop yields to a new level

It’s not just about how much you produce, but how much you could produce on your farm

Reading Time: 5 minutes Kyle Jewell wasn’t sure what he was getting into when he agreed to join the Maritime Yield Enhancement Network (YEN) project in 2019. Now he can hardly imagine doing without its depth of information and the co-operative spirit he’s seen in the past three growing seasons. The YEN concept has become popular, with a Canada/U.S. […] Read more

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Feed weekly outlook: Grain stocks set tone for barley, wheat

Barley expected to go bullish in April, May

Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — Statistics Canada’s (StatCan) grain stocks report issued earlier this week largely met trade expectations, according to Winnipeg-based independent trader Jerry Klassen. The survey-based report, which estimated the country’s grain stocks as of Dec. 31, was neutral for spring wheat, supportive of durum, and pointed toward barley being somewhat bullish come spring, he said. […] Read more


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Prairie cash wheat: Spring wheat bids edge higher

U.S. wheat futures supportive; durum bids down

Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada were mostly higher during the week ended Thursday, underpinned by gains in U.S. wheat futures. However, durum bids lost some ground. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were up by between 10 cents and $5.80 per tonne across the Prairies, according […] Read more

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Feed weekly outlook: Prairie markets hold steady

U.S. corn imports keep lid on domestic grains

Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — Feed grain markets in Western Canada have seen little change over the past few weeks. Feed barley bids across Western Canada have generally held steady over the past month, with the spot market topping out at $9.58 per bushel in Alberta, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire data. Prices in Manitoba and Saskatchewan are […] Read more