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Feed weekly outlook: Barley exports could signal market strength

By Terry Fries July 19, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Jeff Nielsen, a director with Alberta Barley, expected barley exports to make a strong showing. Numbers recently posted by the Canadian Grain Commission confirmed the good news he had been waiting for. “We kind of had an inkling they were going to be good and high and yeah, it just reaffirms it. […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle jump as corn prices drop

By Michael Hirtzer July 2, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. feeder cattle futures rose to nearly four-month highs on Monday as declining feed prices boosted demand for the variety of cattle fattened and then sold to beef packers. Live cattle futures, reflecting the animals already fattened for slaughter, were narrowly higher while lean hogs were widely mixed on the Chicago […] Read more

Barley, Corn, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: Barley prices rising for northern Alberta feedlots

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm April 5, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — While feed barley prices are holding steady in the Lethbridge area, further north around Edmonton, prices are starting to climb. “We’re starting to see already just difficulty with loading here and there and buyers getting caught off-guard with not getting barley coming in when they needed it to happen. And that’s spurring […] Read more

Barley, Cereals, Corn, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie feed grain prices on rise

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm March 1, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Prices are rising for feed grains in Lethbridge, with buyers starting to consider their options. “Seems every day this last week we’re surprised at higher offers being triggered than the day before,” said Jared Seitz, trade manager with Agfinity Inc. In Lethbridge, feed barley bids last week were at $5 per bushel […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Demand shifting at Alberta feedlots

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm February 1, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Demand has shifted at Alberta feedlots this year with more forward contracting and less business taking place in the spot market, according to an analyst. “In a lot of years we’ve seen the demand has stayed in the spot market but this year there were more forward purchases that were done by […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Feed wheat, barley surplus could last until summer

By Dave Sims January 25, 2017

Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — Supplies of feed wheat and barley in Western Canada continue to compete for a home in Lethbridge’s feedlot alley. For the past few months markets have been grinding lower due to the large volumes of low-quality feed and other grains that are being unloaded by farmers. At least one industry expert believes […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Markets

Low-quality feed being dumped on market

By Dave Sims January 4, 2017

Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — Prices for feed barley and wheat don’t appear ready to spike anytime soon, as farmers across Western Canada continue to dump supplies containing high concentrations of vomitoxin and fusarium into feedlots. “Steady as it goes here is the tone,” said Allan Pirness of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge. “We’re looking to clean […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Western Feedlots closure seen hurting prices

By Rod Nickel September 22, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Winnipeg | Reuters — The closure of one of Canada’s biggest cattle feedlots is likely to depress prices of young cattle and the grains used to fatten them, and may increase sales to the U.S., industry officials say. Alberta-based Western Feedlots said Wednesday it will shut feeding operations early in 2017, citing poor market conditions […] 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 cattle market comes back to life

By Jerry Klassen August 9, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were $4-$6 higher on average — in some cases as much as $10 higher in the major feeding regions of Alberta. A couple of auction barns held their first yearling sale of the year and optimism returned with a vengeance. A minor bounce in feeder and live cattle futures along […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures rise on new-month buying

Brandt deal for Topcon distributor in Ontario falls through

Investors pile into Bayer bond to pay settlement charges

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