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Feed market awaits influx of spring-threshed grains

By Dave Sims March 14, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — As spring slowly approaches, western Canadian feed dealers are warily eyeing the amount of grain that may be left over on Prairie fields. “There’s a bit of concern about how much spring-threshed grain we may see here in the next few weeks,” said Allan Pirness of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge. “That’s […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Reuters, Weather

Japan feedmakers to tap corn stocks after U.S. supply disruption

By Reuters February 16, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Tokyo | Reuters — Japan’s feedmakers are expected to tap the country’s emergency stockpiles of corn as inventories decline to critically low levels due to a delay in shipments from the U.S. Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries plans to approve the measure after heavy storms in the northwestern U.S. caused lengthy delays to […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Markets, Weather

‘Mini-harvest’ likely to weigh on feed grains

By Phil Franz-Warkentin February 14, 2017

Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada –– Seasonal lows in the Western Canadian feed grain market may stick around longer than normal this year, as the industry awaits the abnormal spring harvest of those fields left to overwinter this year. “The seasonals are fairly consistent,” said Jim Beusekom of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge, adding “we usually see the […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy positioning ahead of USDA report

By Dave Sims January 5, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn futures chalked up modest gains on the week ended Wednesday, as slow farmer selling and weakness in the U.S. dollar underpinned the market. March corn ended 11 and a half cents higher from the previous week (all figures US$). It was another volatile stretch for corn, […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market aggressively searches for demand

By Jerry Klassen October 18, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes A boulder falling off a mountain accelerates and gains momentum as it nears the ground. Until we see another force come into play, there’s no signal the lows are near in the feeder complex. Once again, the western Canadian feeder cattle traded $8 to $10 below week-ago levels, with sharper declines noted on unweaned calves. […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Major Alberta cattle feeder set to shut feedlots

By Rod Nickel September 21, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — One of Canada’s biggest cattle feeding operations, Western Feedlots, said Wednesday it will close feeding operations after marketing the cattle it currently owns, due to poor market conditions. Closure of Western’s feeding operations, likely early in 2017 once its current cattle are sold, will make it more difficult for ranchers to find markets […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Overcrowded feed market eats into profitability

By Jade Markus August 30, 2016

Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — Alberta’s feed grain market is overcrowded with sellers, driving prices lower in a trend one market participant says is expected to stay for the near-term. “Farmers keep asking if there’s a lot of grain out there, and that’s not really the main reason markets are falling off,” said Jared Seitz of Agfinity […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market stable but demand remains soft

By Jerry Klassen August 30, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Comments from the country this week suggested the market was slightly firmer than week-ago levels. However, market reports stated prices were relatively unchanged and actually softened late in the week. The old saying that even a priest lies about his car’s gas mileage applies to overly optimistic cattlemen trying to bolster market enthusiasm. Feedlot margins […] Read more

Livestock, Markets

Lower feed costs weigh on supply-managed goods

By Erin DeBooy June 10, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada –– Relatively soft feed grain prices over the past year mean producers of supply-managed commodities, such as milk and eggs, have also received lower prices for their products. Such is the interpretation of industry participants accounting for declines in the latest Farm Price Index data released by Statistics Canada. The livestock and animal […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Reuters

End of China’s corn stockpiling threatens global feed trade

By Tom Polansek March 29, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Grain traders worried on Tuesday about the risk for reduced demand from China after the government said it would scrap its corn stockpiling program at a time when global markets are awash with excess supplies. Traders said importers in China would likely reduce purchases of farm products used to feed livestock, […] Read more

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