Feed grains: Barley exports ahead of last year’s pace

Reading Time: 2 minutes By Commodity News Service Canada June 27 (CNS Canada) – As of June 18, Canada has exported 10.766 million tonnes of barley this crop year, which compares to 9.201 million tonnes during the same period in 2016. That’s a 17.8 per cent year-on-year increase, but forecasters expect the year to close with a 5.8 per […] Read more

Feed Grains: Canadian barley area likely down on the year

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, June 26 (CNS Canada) – Average trade estimates are calling for a slight downward revision in Canadian barley seedings in 2017 compared to the previous year, with Statistics Canada’s field crop area report on June 29 expected to shed some light on the extent of the decline. Barley area […] Read more


Feed Grains: Argentina lowers wheat plantings estimate

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world feed grains markets on Friday, June 23. Bids for feed barley in Saskatchewan are holding steady, according to the latest information from the Prairie Ag Hotwire. Prices are listed at C$2.70 to C$3.00 per bushel. Prices for oats […] Read more

Feed Grains: Costco feed mill construction underway

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, June 22 (CNS Canada) – Ukrainian barley exports continue at a rapid pace. According to UkrAgroConsult, Ukraine has exported 5.25 million tonnes of barley as of May 2017, 19 per cent more than all of 2016. Exports to the European Union were at 348,000 tonnes, compared to 227,000 tonnes […] Read more


Feed Grains: New grain terminals planned for Black Sea

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada June 21 (CNS Canada) – Two new terminals are planned for the Black Sea port at Novorossiysk, Russia. Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port (NCSP) plans to build a facility to handle oil transshipments with 100,000 tonne storage capacity, as well as a grain handling terminal at the site. A Canadian company […] Read more

Feed Grains: Ukraine sets sights on corn exports

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, June 12 (CNS Canada) – Forecasters have Ukraine corn exports increasing to 19 million tonnes for 2016-17, which is 14.3 per cent more than the same period last year. From September through April, Ukraine exported 15.53 million tonnes. That puts it 1.27 million tonnes ahead of the pace set […] Read more


Feed Grains: US to ramp up barley exports to Japan

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world feed grains markets on Monday, June 19. Bids for feed barley in Saskatchewan are holding steady, according to the latest information from the Prairie Ag Hotwire. Prices are listed at C$2.80 to C$3.00 per bushel. Prices for oats […] Read more

Feed Grains: Canadian barley exports revised higher

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, June 16 (CNS Canada) – Canadian barley exports during the current 2016/17 marketing year are forecast at 1.95 million tonnes, according to updated supply/demand tables from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. That would be up 125,000 tonnes from an earlier estimate. Exports for 2017/18 were also 125,000 tonnes higher than […] Read more



Feed Grains: Hot weather raising concerns in Europe

Reading Time: 2 minutes By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, June 15 (CNS Canada) – Hot, dry weather continues to raise crop concerns in most of Europe. Strategie Grains today reduced its estimates for most crops, particularly barley. It marks another downward revision of crop estimates in countries hit by dry conditions since spring. While rain in many regions […] Read more