Reading Time: 2 minutes Corn imports entering Lethbridge have lowered prices for feed barley compared to those in Edmonton.
Feed Grain Weekly: Corn affecting barley prices in Lethbridge
Only small adjustments in latest USDA supply/demand estimates
Reading Time: 2 minutes Corn ending stocks in the United States for 2025/26 will be slightly tighter than earlier expectations, but still record-large, according to updated supply/demand tables from the U.S. Department of Agriculture released Feb. 10.
Funds exiting short positions in canola
Reading Time: < 1 minute Speculative fund traders reduced their net short position in canola futures for the fourth straight week in the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released Friday.
Large Prairie crops lead to increased December stocks
Reading Time: 2 minutes Bumper crops in Western Canada led to larger stocks of wheat, canola, barley and oats in the country as of Dec. 31, 2025, according to the latest stocks of principal field crops data from Statistics Canada, released Feb. 6.
Prairie CWRS wheat bids mixed to start February
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canada Western Red Spring wheat bids held relatively steady during the week ended Feb. 3, with small price declines in some areas and increases in others.
Feed Grains Weekly: More consideration being given to U.S. corn
Reading Time: 2 minutes There’s beginning to be a shift within the Canadian Prairie feed market towards importing United States corn, said Darcy Haley, vice-president of Ag Value Brokers in Lethbridge.
CBOT Weekly: Prices to continue higher
Reading Time: 2 minutes A severe winter storm in the United States and a weakened greenback helped raise prices on the Chicago Board of Trade during the week ended Jan. 28, 2026.
U.S. grains: CBOT futures extend gains as cold weather hits U.S.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago grain and oilseed futures rose on Friday as severe cold in U.S. and other areas of the world raised fears about damage to crops and disruptions to processing plants.
Feed Grain Weekly: Barley still the king of Canadian feed grains
Reading Time: 2 minutes Brandon Motz of CorNine Commodities in Lacombe, Alta. said barley is still the preferred feed grain of choice here and abroad.
U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans chop up and down as traders assess China demand
Reading Time: 2 minutes Soybean futures close mixed, wheat and corn higher on Thursday, Jan. 22.
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