Reading Time: 2 minutes Feed corn and feed barley prices in Western Canada have been competitive as the potential for more dryness remains.
Feed Grain Weekly: ‘Consistent demand’ despite potential for more dryness
Heat damage reported in some areas
Feed grain weekly: Larger world barley crop expected in 2025/26
USDA predicts 2.5 million-tonne increase on year
Reading Time: < 1 minute Global barley production in 2025/26 is forecast to increase by 2.5 million tonnes in 2025/26, with larger crops in the European Union and Russia more than countering smaller crops elsewhere, according to the latest estimates from the United States Department of Agriculture.
Feed Grain Weekly: Demand, supply matching each other
Dryness having little impact on feed prices
Reading Time: < 1 minute Demand for feed grains continued to hold up fairly good with ongoing dry conditions on the Canadian Prairies not having much of an impact on prices, said Brandon Motz, a manager at CorNine Commodities in Lacombe, Alta.
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Australia forecasts wheat output down 10 per cent on dry conditions
Barley, canola also hit
Reading Time: 2 minutes Australia's wheat production is projected to drop 10 per cent this year to 30.6 million tonnes, with barley and canola output also expected to fall due to dry conditions across several cropping regions, the agriculture ministry, ABARES, said.
Feed Grain Weekly: Farmers still waiting on pasture
Buying activity at feedlots continue to be strong
Reading Time: < 1 minute There is still some buying activity at feedlots despite some cattle already being put out to pasture for the summer months, according to Susanne Leclerc at Edmonton-based Market Master Ltd.
Feed grains: Barley steady heading into growing season
Reading Time: 2 minutes Feed barley prices in Western Canada were holding relatively firm in mid-May, although seasonal price trends in the feed market typically see values start to come down in mid-June as the new crop harvest approaches
Manitoba seeding 12 points ahead of pace
Most spring wheat in the ground
Reading Time: < 1 minute Manitoba farmers pushed their spring planting to 57 per cent complete as of May 21, up 24 points from a week ago, the province's agriculture department reported.
Alberta seeding leaps ahead by almost 30 points
Moisture levels still strong despite declines
Reading Time: 2 minutes Spring planting in Alberta made a 27-point jump at 47 per cent complete during the week ended May 13, according to the latest crop report from the province. That's 21 points above the five-year average.
Feed Grain Weekly: Barley still in demand at feedlots
Barley prices to stay put for now: trader
Reading Time: < 1 minute Feed barley is still in demand at feedlots in Lethbridge, but prices will remain steady for the time being, according to a Saskatoon-area trader.
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