Insights and Stories on Barley

Grain drain — are carryover projections off the mark?

Jul. 28, 2014 at 4:02 pm CDT

Canada will carryover more grain than usual when the crop year ends July 31, but analysts say it may be less than some people think. That mountain of Western grain created from a record harvest last fall, combined with poor rail service until spring, is being whittled away. In […]

Slow sales, transportation keep Prairie feed grain supported

Jul. 23, 2014 at 11:52 am CDT

By Marney Blunt

Ag Canada tightens grain/oilseed stocks projections

Jul. 22, 2014 at 4:48 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Whether to spray for fusarium: flowering period is key

Jul. 18, 2014 at 1:15 pm CDT

By Lisa Guenther

Ukraine questions legal basis of Crimea’s grain exports

Jul. 10, 2014 at 4:01 pm CDT

Barley acres down, but not expected to keep declining

Jul. 7, 2014 at 5:42 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Canada’s farmers have seeded their smallest barley crop in 50 years, according to Statistics Canada, but an industry official says he doesn’t think it will remain so low in the long-term. StatsCan’s seeded acreage report on June 27 had pegged barley acreage at 6,089,000 acres, down from […]

By Marney Blunt

ICE barley trades for first time in six months

Jun. 10, 2014 at 5:09 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– The long-dormant barley contracts on the ICE Futures Canada platform saw a glimmer of life on Tuesday as buyers and sellers met up to make some actual trades for the first time in six months. Five October 2014 barley contracts changed hands at $125 per tonne, with […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Alta. cash barley prices begin to loosen

May. 28, 2014 at 10:59 am CDT

CNS Canada — Cash barley prices have begun to weaken in the key cattle feeding area of Lethbridge, Alta., as feedlots have shipped out many of their animals for the season and demand for feed starts to decrease. According to Jim Beusekom, grain broker at MarketPlace Commodities in Lethbridge, current […]

By Dave Sims

Don’t write off ICE Canada’s grain futures just yet

May. 23, 2014 at 3:37 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Milling wheat and durum contracts offered by ICE Futures Canada have not seen any actual trade in over a year, and it’s been five months since feed barley last had any open interest — but the exchange isn’t ready to give up on the grain contracts just […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Malting barley expected to see slow price surge

May. 6, 2014 at 7:09 pm CDT

CNS Canada — A projected decrease in Canadian malt barley acreage in 2014 could lead to price increases by the spring of 2015, according to an analyst in Alberta. Darren Smith of RMI Analytics in Calgary said exports in the barley market have been fairly light recently, due to logistics […]

By Dave Sims

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