Reading Time: 2 minutes Despite United States corn futures declining as of late, barley is still the preferred feed grain at feedlots in southern Alberta, said a trader.
Feed Grain Weekly: Corn prices drop, barley favoured
Wheat yields in Western Australia are better than expected, industry body says
Reading Time: 2 minutes Western Australia should produce 420,000 tonnes more wheat this year than was projected a month ago, an industry group said Friday, adding to expectations that Australia's national crop will be larger than pre-harvest estimates.
Feed Grain Weekly: Prices ‘percolating sideways’
Transportation issues push up barley prices
Reading Time: < 1 minute As winter conditions descended on Alberta, prices for feed grains bumped up a little, but were otherwise "percolating sideways," stated Jim Beusekom of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge.
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Only small changes in latest AAFC estimates
Reading Time: 2 minutes There were only small changes to the updated supply/demand estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) released Nov. 19. All of the other data in the AAFC report were carried over from its October report.
Feed grains: Corn prices rising above feed barley, as C$ falls
Reading Time: < 1 minute Prices for corn delivered into southern Alberta have risen at a quicker pace than domestic barley over the past few weeks, which should keep barley in feed rations and temper corn imports for the time being.
Feed Grain Weekly: Barley preferred over corn at feedlots
Reading Time: < 1 minute Barley seems to be the preferred grain over corn at feedlots in the Lethbridge, Alta.-area during the week ended Nov. 7, 2024.
Feed Grain Weekly: Barley, corn in southern Alberta on par with each other
Reading Time: < 1 minute Feed barley and corn imported from the United States are currently trading at the same price into southern Alberta, said Lethbridge-based Darcy Haley, vice-president of Ag Value Brokers.
Ukrainian grain exports to fall in 2024/25: USDA attaché
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ukrainian grain exports are expected to be down in the 2024/25 marketing year due to smaller crops, tighter carryout stocks and the ongoing challenges of shipping through the Black Sea, according to the United States Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service in Kyiv.
Alberta harvest wraps up
Reading Time: 2 minutes Harvest operations in Alberta are virtually complete for 2024, the province’s crop report said. Combining advanced three points to 99 per cent finished as of Oct. 22 as well as being three points above the five-year average.
Prairie feed grains market watching U.S. corn
Reading Time: < 1 minute Rising corn prices in the United States could provide support for feed grains in Western Canada, although the current price spread remains conducive for imports of U.S. corn into Canadian feed channels.
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