Insights and Stories on Cereals

Jan. 19, 2023 at 7:14 pm CST

MarketsFarm — With January being a quiet time there’s isn’t a whole lot of direction for feed grains, according to Brandon Motz of CorNine Commodities at Lacombe, Alta. Prices for feed barley and wheat have been slowing slipping, he said — especially with feedlots not having to buy and farmers […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Jan. 15, 2023 at 7:53 am CST

MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada moved lower during the week ended Thursday as a sharp gain in the Canadian dollar relative to its U.S. counterpart cut into basis levels. The currency was up by roughly a penny on the week, settling Thursday at its highest level in […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Jan. 13, 2023 at 4:09 am CST

MarketsFarm — When comparing oat prices at the start of 2023 compared to one year ago, they appear to be night and day. Despite modest price increases over the past month, some western Canadian oat bids are less than half of what they were last year. In Alberta, the high-delivered […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Jan. 11, 2023 at 2:14 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Ample corn imports from the U.S. continue to keep the western Canadian feed grain market under pressure, with barley bids in Lethbridge trending lower through the early days of 2023. “We started the year with cash barley trading at roughly $450 (per tonne) in Lethbridge, it’s since declined […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Jan. 6, 2023 at 7:17 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Coming out of the holiday season, most western Canadian wheat bids were slightly lower for the week ended Thursday, as wheat futures in the U.S. continued to be bearish. U.S. wheat exports continue to fall behind last year’s pace, as cheaper Russian wheat floods the market due to […]

By Adam Peleshaty