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Malt barley demand rises, at home and abroad

By Adam Peleshaty February 12, 2021

Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — Domestic malt barley is facing pressure from both inside and outside Canada’s borders as demand for both malt and feed barley has increased. With domestic feed barley prices rising and domestic supplies shrinking with increased exports to China, high-quality malt barley has found its way to feed channels as growers look to sell […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets, Reuters

South Africa’s barley growers face bleak outlook on alcohol ban

Ban reinstated against COVID-19 surge

By Tanisha Heiberg January 29, 2021

Reading Time: 2 minutes Johannesburg | Reuters — South African barley farmers are bracing for a tough market ahead as demand for the grain used to make beer falls and stockpiles grow after a ban on the sale of alcohol was reinstated as the country battles a surge in COVID-19 cases. The government in December enforced its third ban […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Higher feed grain prices continue to pressure feeders

By Jerry Klassen January 12, 2021

Reading Time: 2 minutes Compared to mid-December, western Canadian yearlings traded $3-$5 lower; mid-weight calves are down $4-$6 while calves under 550 lbs. remained firm. Buyers exhibited a defensive tone on heavier yearlings and discounts were more severe on fleshier cattle last week. There is absolutely no risk appetite for 850-plus-lb. cattle at this time of year. Demand for […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Lighter calves end year on positive tone

By Jerry Klassen December 29, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutes Compared to last week, Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were $2 lower to $3 higher depending on the region. Many auction markets were in holiday mode last week and thinner volumes made the market harder to define. Generally speaking, the market was supported by stronger deferred live cattle futures and a slightly weaker Canadian dollar; […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Fed cattle prices supporting calf market

By Jerry Klassen December 22, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutes Alberta packers were buying fed cattle in the range of $139 to $140 last week, up $1 to $2 from seven days earlier. Strength in the nearby fed cattle market along with the recent rally in the live cattle futures has been supportive for calves under 600 pounds. Compared to last week, Western Canadian yearling […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle market volatility continues

By Jerry Klassen December 16, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutes Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $3 lower to $3 higher. Prices were generally steady to $3 higher on Friday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture lowered its estimate for second-quarter beef production by 125 million lbs. in Thursday’s world agricultural supply and demand estimates (WASDE). Fed and feeder cattle futures […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market takes direction from live cattle futures

By Jerry Klassen December 8, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutes Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded steady to $4 lower; midweight calves traded $3 lower to $3 higher and calves under 550 lbs. were relatively unchanged. Yearling supplies are limited at this time of year but demand is also hard to find. These cattle will come on the fed market during the […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Barley bids firm as feeders seek coverage through spring

By Phil Franz-Warkentin - MarketsFarm November 26, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — Feed barley bids held firm through November in Western Canada, with higher prices for deferred delivery as feedlots work to secure supplies in the face of solid export demand. Spot feed barley bids in the Lethbridge, Alta. area have held in the $270-$275 per tonne range through November, said Jim Beusekom of Market […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Export demand supports grain prices

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm November 20, 2020

Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — There continues to be a very strong demand for feed grains with large amounts headed for export, according to Saskatoon-based trader Evan Peterson of JGL Commodities. “It’s driven the prices up and made a massive competition between feed for Alberta versus shipping it overseas,” Peterson said, noting China has been the main driver […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets, Reuters

Barley trade routes redrawn as China tariff hits Australian farmers

China's barley purchases from Canada more than double last year's

By Gus Trompiz, Jonathan Barrett November 17, 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutes Sydney/Paris | Reuters — Out in Australia’s grain fields, farmers have started harvesting one of their biggest-ever barley crops, after drought-relieving rains convinced many to plant to the edges of their paddocks. Yet the tractors are working under the cloud of a new tariff imposed by China — seen widely as retaliation for Australia’s push […] Read more

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No credit expected for farmers’ past work in new carbon market

Spring road bans coming into effect across Prairies

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