Reading Time: 2 minutes The work stoppage at the Canadian National Railway (CN Rail) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) will adversely affect feed grain sales and deliveries, according to one grain broker.
Feed Grain Weekly: Prices could drop during rail shutdown
Feed Grain Weekly: Prices need to become cheaper to generate demand
Reading Time: < 1 minute An ongoing lack of demand has forced feed grain prices to drop back recently, according to Darcy Haley, vice-president of AgValue Brokers in Lethbridge.
Prairie feed grain markets trending lower as harvest looms
Reading Time: < 1 minute Feed grain bids in Western Canada continue to trend lower, with early harvest pressure contributing to the softness.
Feed Grain Weekly: Weather, low U.S. prices affecting Prairie markets
Reading Time: 2 minutes Glen Loyns, trader and general manager for JGL Commodities in Moose Jaw, Sask., said while the recent heat and dryness has reduced yield expectations, prospects of a decent harvest are still putting pressure on prices.
Feed Grains Weekly: Prices remain lower despite upswing in market
Reading Time: 2 minutes Although prices for barley and wheat have swung higher during the week ended July 18, prices for feed grains fell back.
Feed Grains Weekly: ‘Going to be a lot of grain’ says broker
Reading Time: 2 minutes Feed grain prices took a sharp drop across most of the Canadian Prairies during the week of June 24, as a broker pointed to the potential for good crops this year as the reason why.
Feed Grain Weekly: Wild weather in Alberta gives growers pause
Reading Time: < 1 minute Susanne Leclerc, owner of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton, said moisture levels in Alberta are not distributed evenly with the north seeing plenty of rain and the south becoming drier. A recent cold snap between Calgary and Edmonton plunged lows to around the freezing mark earlier this week, while snow fell over parts of the Foothills.
Feed Grain Weekly: Prices drift down as seeding nears completion
Reading Time: 2 minutes The recent influx of moisture across the Prairies put pressure on feed grain prices, according to an Alberta-based trader.
‘Status quo’ for Prairie feed market
Reading Time: < 1 minute Feed grain bids in Western Canada lack any clear direction for the time being, as farmers finish up spring seeding around consistent rains.
U.S. corn still moving into feed channels, but new business slow
Reading Time: < 1 minute Corn from the United States continued to move into Canadian feed channels at a steady pace, but little fresh business is going on the books as end users turn their attention to new crop production prospects.
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