Reading Time: 2 minutes Seasonal weakness and recent rains across the Prairies pressured feed grain prices according to a Moose Jaw-based trader.
Feed Grain Weekly: Prices in a slow decline
Seasonal weakness, rains pressure barley
Feed Grain Weekly: ‘Consistent demand’ despite potential for more dryness
Heat damage reported in some areas
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: 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: 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 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.
Feed Grain Weekly: Prices steady before anticipated drops
Few prices changes in May, but declines to come this summer
Reading Time: 2 minutes There were few price changes for feed grains at the start of May, according to an Alberta-based trader. However, seasonal trends will pressure prices in the coming months.
Feed Grains Weekly: Little, if any, price changes coming
Market could tumble with sudden influx
Reading Time: < 1 minute Feed grain prices on the Canadian Prairies very likely will not change much in the coming weeks, stated Darcy Haley, vice-president of Ag Value Brokers in Lethbridge.
Feed Grain Weekly: Prices rise on seasonality
C$3 to C$5/tonne weekly increases reported
Reading Time: < 1 minute Feed prices in the Lethbridge area during the week ended April 24 were slightly higher as growers get deeper into springtime.
Feed Grain Weekly: More grain purchased before seeding starts
Reading Time: 2 minutes A tariff reprieve has allowed for more cattle to move freely across the Canada/U.S. border and has necessitated the need for more grain at feedlots.
Feed Grain Weekly: Tariff fears on cattle leads to weak demand
Expect slow spring, summer
Reading Time: < 1 minute As tariff issues continue to hover around the globe, there has been a sharp reduction in the number of cattle in Canadian feedlots, said Darcy Haley, vice-president of Ag Value Brokers in Lethbridge. And that has reduced the demand for feed grains in Western Canada to a trickle.
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