Insights and Stories on Barley

Prairie feed barley prices nearing 2014 highs

Apr. 30, 2014 at 3:07 am CDT

CNS Canada — Lethbridge feed grain markets are trading at highs for the 2014 calendar year, and even starting to approach September prices, according to Jim Beusekom, grain broker at MarketPlace Commodities. “We’re at $190 to $195 per tonne for feed barley and feed wheat.” Road bans, the start of […]

Malt barley supplies large ahead of new crop year

Mar. 27, 2014 at 6:14 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Alta. feed barley prices remain firm

Mar. 24, 2014 at 5:50 pm CDT

By Dave Sims

Calgary’s Big Rock picks B.C. brewery site

Mar. 4, 2014 at 2:48 am CST

By Staff

Grainworld: Barley prices to remain in downtrend for months

Feb. 26, 2014 at 4:32 pm CST

By Terryn Shiells

Lethbridge barley rallies by $10 since mid-January

Feb. 6, 2014 at 3:25 pm CST

CNS Canada — The Lethbridge barley market has appeared to have bottomed out in January, as prices have rallied by $10 per tonne in the past few weeks. “The barley market through the last two weeks has ticked up a little bit,” said Jim Beusekom, grain broker at MarketPlace Commodities […]

By Brandon Logan

Competition in Lethbridge’s feed market drives prices lower

Jan. 16, 2014 at 5:44 pm CST

Competition for Lethbridge’s marketplace is heating up, as feed wheat and barley are nearly priced identically, leading to further declines in both markets. “It seems like they are both trading in the mid-C$150 (per tonne) range,” said Allen Pirness, senior trader at MarketPlace Commodities in Lethbridge. According to the Alberta […]