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CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy react fittingly to USDA reports

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Traders had a lot to sort through with two big U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports released Thursday, but at a glance the markets reacted accordingly, according to one trader. USDA on Thursday released its world agricultural supply and demand estimates (WASDE) and crop production reports. “The market reaction, I think, was […] Read more

Barley south of Ethelton, Sask. on Aug. 3, 2017. (Dave Bedard photo)

Feed weekly outlook: For barley acres, seeding delays will tell tale

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — After a slight delay to the start of seeding in southern Alberta, producers are out in the fields and it doesn’t yet look like they have seeded more shorter-season acres, such as in feed barley. “Southern Alberta is a little bit later than normal (for starting seeding). But most areas, they’re kind […] Read more



A view from Alberta Highway 36 north of the Oldman River on April 14. While some traffic has been rerouted, flooding in southern Alberta hasn’t yet had a major impact on feed delivery, CorNine Commodities reports. (Photo courtesy Taber RCMP)

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie grains continue strong rally

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — The rally on which southern Alberta feed grain prices have been riding since the start of the year continued this week. “Right now (we’re seeing) some of the best prices on barley for farmers that have been seen in Alberta for a while,” said Joshua Boyko of CorNine Commodities in Lacombe. According […] Read more





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Feed weekly outlook: Barley prices rising for northern Alberta feedlots

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — While feed barley prices are holding steady in the Lethbridge area, further north around Edmonton, prices are starting to climb. “We’re starting to see already just difficulty with loading here and there and buyers getting caught off-guard with not getting barley coming in when they needed it to happen. And that’s spurring […] Read more




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Feed weekly outlook: Shipping to feedlots becomes problem

Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada –– Spring has sprung on the Prairies, meaning road bans are starting, leading to problems shipping feed grains to feedlots in Alberta. “The supply is actually there at the farm gate but getting the supply from the farm gate to the end-user means more truck logistics and higher freight rates typically,” said Jim […] Read more