Insights and Stories on Cereals

CMBTC study finds new malting barley lines a fit for Manitoba

Nov. 3, 2023 at 7:31 pm CDT

Manitoba farmers have improved prospects to access the more-lucrative malting barley market, according to a recent study. The report by the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre (CMBTC), in collaboration with the Manitoba Crop Alliance, says new Canadian malting barley varieties can be grown successfully in Manitoba. With yields and quality […]

Feed weekly outlook: Prices to continue slipping back

Nov. 2, 2023 at 8:44 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Oat cash prices don’t immediately follow CBOT movement

Nov. 1, 2023 at 5:10 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Prairie cash wheat: Bids book week of losses

Oct. 30, 2023 at 10:24 am CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Feed weekly outlook: Grains see flat demand, price movement

Oct. 27, 2023 at 3:14 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Prairie cash wheat: Spring wheat bids rise with U.S. futures

Oct. 22, 2023 at 5:40 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada were mostly higher during the week ended Thursday, as gains in U.S. futures and weakness in the Canadian dollar provided support. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were up by $5-$10.20 per tonne across the Prairies, […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Feed weekly outlook: Grains steady, waiting on U.S. corn imports

Oct. 19, 2023 at 6:13 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — More feed barley is reportedly making its way into Alberta cattle rations for the time being as recently-harvested supplies are competitive with corn imports from the U.S. While nearby demand is keeping the domestic market reasonably steady, more corn will likely start making its way north over the […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Prairie cash wheat: Most bids lower

Oct. 13, 2023 at 9:11 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat were lower in Manitoba, but higher in the rest of the Prairies, while those for Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) and Canada Western Amber Durum (CWAD) wheat also went down during the week ended Thursday. U.S. wheat futures declined for […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Feed weekly outlook: Demand for feed grains ‘in a lull’

Oct. 11, 2023 at 7:50 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Despite prices continuing to come down for feed grains in Western Canada, demand for them is currently at a standstill, according to Susanne Leclerc of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton. “I think we’re in that lull time right now between corn and barley (deliveries) as the (U.S.) corn […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Feed weekly outlook: Lack of overseas demand brings down prices

Oct. 5, 2023 at 7:20 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — As the grain harvest wraps up in Western Canada, feed grain prices continued to move downward. However, harvest pressure was not the only reason for their declines. Evan Peterson of JGL Commodities at Moose Jaw, Sask. heard others say their crops were larger than anticipated — but there […]

By Adam Peleshaty